Add product id to the BDD

Question

Hi,
does anyone knows how to add the product id to the Business Data Display (BDD) of CIC?
My goal is to allow the agent that is browsing  the product on CIC, to check if we have stock of that product by calling an R/3 transaction.
I've already configured the action box with a bor method and data flow. All I really need is to pass the parameter of the product id that the agent sees on CIC to the BDD. From there I can pass it via data flow to the R/3 transaction.
Thanks in advance,
Vitor

Answer 1

VSA,
Sending data from the BDD and to it are standard functionalities. Inorder to send data to the BDD you have to make use of the import data option.
This import data represents the data to be passed to the BDD.
The steps are as follows: (assuming you have the BOR)
in dataflow:
1. Open the dataflow. The top half of the screen is for settings from BDD to transactions. We have to make our settings in the lower half of the screen.
2. You will see a Create Target element icon. Click it. Give a name for the element (say product) in the element field.
Now for the data type reference, specify the reference table COMM_PRODUCT and field PRODUCT_ID.(or use the object type radio and enter BUS1178. note BUS1178 is the business object for product.)
Click the green tick icon to continue.
3. We come back to the earlier screen. Now in the lower half screen we see a + symbol(expandable) under the column "Component assignement".
Click it and confirm the message that pops up.
On confirming the pop up, "Product Guid" appears under column target component.
4. now click in the datasource column and select F4.
Double click on "BD display object". and select the business object BUS1178 (product).
Click on the green tick icon to continue.
5. we get &<DESKOBJ>BUS1178& in the datasource field. again select f4 in the datasource field. Now we see two line items for "BD display Object".
Expand the second one and select Product Id. (or Product_GUID if product Id does not work)
Your datasource column entry now looks like this &<DESKOBJ>BUS1178.PRODUCTNUMBER&.
6. Do not enter anything in the logical system field.
7. Save your settings.
I hope this helps.
Regards,
Julius