Create BAPI as Web Service

Question

Hi,
I have expose a BAPI as a web service.
Application : PA
BAPI : EmployeePersonalData
Method : Create
When i try to test the web serive with the following test data:
Employeenumber (String) = 12345678
Validitybegin (String) = 2001-01-01
Validityend (String) = 2003-01-01
It give me the following error:
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HTTP/1.1 500 Internal Server Error
Set-Cookie: <value is hidden>
content-type: text/xml; charset=utf-8
content-length: 803
sap-srt_id: 20080128/122539/v1.00_final_6.40/DCCD591434D56BF19BA300145E6770F3
server: SAP Web Application Server (1.0;700)
<soap-env:Envelope xmlns:soap-env="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"><soap-env:Body><soap-env:Fault><faultcode>soap-env:Client</faultcode><faultstring xml:lang="en">Deserialisation failed</faultstring><detail><n0:SimpleTransformationFault xmlns:n0="http://www.sap.com/transformation-templates"><MainName>/1BCDWB/WSS0080123034217187000</MainName><ProgName>/1BCDWB/WSS0080123034217187000</ProgName><Line>128 </Line><Valid>X</Valid><ReferenceFault><DescriptionText>Error accessing the ref. node 'EMPLOYEENUMBER'</DescriptionText><RefName>EMPLOYEENUMBER</RefName></ReferenceFault><Caller><Class>CL_SRG_RFC_PROXY_CONTEXT</Class><Method>IF_SXML_PART~DECODE</Method><Positions>1 </Positions></Caller></n0:SimpleTransformationFault></detail></soap-env:Fault></soap-env:Body></soap-env:Envelope>
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What wrong with it? Any idea how to resolve this problem?
Regards,
Rayden

Answer 1

Hi Rayden
It will surely help you.
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Deepanker
Expose BAPI as a Web Service
1. Go to transaction SE80.Select Function Group from drop down menu; enter the function group in which the BAPI (which is to be exposed as Web Service) comes. You can find this Function Group from function module (BAPI) itself. Go to transaction SE37 and enter function module name (BAPI name) and click on display. You can see the function group here under attribute tab .
2. Then from Function Modules list choose the BAPI to which you want to expose as a   
    Web Service .
3. On right clicking on the BAPI a context menu appears. Click on create and Web Service option .
4. New window will pop up. Click on Continue.
5. Give the name for Enterprise service and short description. Click on continue.
6.  New window will pop up.Click on Continue
7. New window pop up. Click on 'Release service for runtime'. Click on Continue.
8. This window pops up. Click on Complete.
9. New pop up window come up asking for Package. Give the package name and click on SAVE button.
10. New window pop up asking for Request . Give request and click on OK.
11. New window comes displaying service definition.
12. Now go to transaction WSADMIN and choose your web service. Go to Web Service menu and choose WSDL option.
13. New pop up window come.Check on Include SAP Feature in WSDL and click on OK.
14. Internet browser will be opened and asking for User Name and Password .
15. After giving values for user name and password, you will get WSDL file opened in internet explorer. SAVE this locally on your computer for further use.