XI 3.0: Using global variables in mapping

Hi everybody
Since it seems that during mapping you have only access to messages fields, does anybody has got idea or a workaround to use global/external variables or constants during mapping??
Example: i would like to store the mail address where i send my error mails outside each mapping program (something like using a properties file or something like that).
Any idea???

Hi,
U can refer to the following links in help.sap.com
GlobalContainer Object
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/75/8e0f8f3b0c2e4ea5f8d8f9faa9461a/content.htm
Container Object
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/78/b4ea10263c404599ec6edabf59aa6c/content.htm
Also some of the RUN TIME CONSTANTS are available in your BPM. So if you are trying to retrieve those variables in your Mapping(that is used in BPM), also read the following thread.
Re: Message id in BPM
Cheers,
Siva Maranani.

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U can refer to the following links in help.sap.com
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user13415143 wrote:
Hi. I have created a function (Retrieve_SerialNo) which returns a variable, which I use throughout my package. I would like to assign this variable as a global variable to be used by all functions and procedures in the package.All variables have scope or "visibility". A variable defined in a procedure is only visible within that procedure.
A variable defines in a package body. is visible within that package body (i.e. procedures and functions in that package body can "see" that variable.
A variable defined in the package definition? Well, who can see the definitions of procedures and function in a a package header/definition? Everyone else basically (other PL/SQL packages and procedures and functions). So this is also true for variables defined in the package interface. These are global variables that not only can be used by the code in that package's body, but also can be used by other packages and PL/SQL code.
So when you create a global variable you need to decide on its scope:
- define it in package header for global usage in all PL/SQL code
- define it in package body for global usage within that package only
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY Supply_Item_Interface AS
..snipped..Ugly code as there is no need to use an explicit cursor if returning a value from a single row. Also buggy code. If there are multiple rows returned by the cursor, the function returns the serial of the last random row. How does this make sense?
This is what I would expect to see from a function like this. You pass it a unique identifier and it returns the applicable attribute (column) value for it.
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Labview uses the dataflow to chain the execution. That is, as soon as one item of data is ready is is presented to the next stage.
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Hello
I wanna use a global variable for a format string. see picture. But I don't work.
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As others said, the problem is not the global.
See attached a picture of how to do what you want. Since the Format String is unknown at edit time, you must provide the types to all inputs that are not DBL.
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"24" --> True
"-18" -- False (coerced to unsigned = 0)
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XI 3.0: Using global variables in mapping

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