InfoProvider with services

I am playing with creating Virtual cube with services from the document How to Implement a virtual infoprovider with services
I created the Funtion module in R/3 system but got stuck at step 7. I have never worked with FM. What are the things your write in the import tab and export tab for that particular example

Hi,
Maintain the same parameter names and values associated in step 7&8 as shown in the figure.
Import :- you specify all the variables or parameters used in function module. the values for these parameters are passed from external programme and in this example BW must send InfoProvider name, . .etc parameters given in the picture.
Export are the parameters exported from this function module to the external programme in this case Data and other parameters are returned to BW.
Hope this helps.
Thanks,
Mohan

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