04-s4-write-request.md

Create a write request to SAP S/4HANA

Approving locally stored appointments shall create an appointment in SAP S/4HANA. Let's write back to SAP S/4HANA. For that, we need to create an entity to be written and then actually write it.

Build a TimeSheetEntry

Find the TODO in the buildTimeSheetEntry function in src/write-appointments.ts. Instead of returning null create a TimeSheetEntry. You can try to implement this on your own using the following hints or peek at the solution and copy the implementation.

Use the timeSheetEntryApi.entityBuilder() to build a TimeSheetEntry. Set the following properties using the builders' fluent API:

• personWorkAgreementExternalId should be externalId
• timeSheetDataFields should be timeSheetDataFields
• companyCode should be companyCode
• timeSheetStatus should be status
• timeSheetDate should be day
• timeSheetIsReleasedOnSave should be isReleasedOnSave
• timeSheetIsExecutedInTestRun should be * isExecutedInTestRun
• timeSheetOperation should be operation

In the end, build the entity using .build().

Write a TimeSheetEntry

Find the TODO in the writeTimeSheetEntry function in src/write-appointments.ts. Instead of just returning the TimeSheetEntry that was passed to the function, implement a request to create this entity in SAP S/4HANA.

You can try to implement this on your own using the following hints or peek at the solution and copy the implementation.

Use the timeSheetEntryApi.requestBuilder() to implement a request to create a TimeSheetEntry. Pass the given entry.

Execute this request against the destination with a destinationName - S4HANA.

Refresh your application in the browser and try to approve a request. This request should now be written to SAP S/4HANA.

Next step: Create a read request to SAP SuccessFactors