Exact Online Update

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Overview

Use this Snap to update a data object in the Exact Online instance.

Prerequisites

A valid OAuth 2.0 account that supports Exact Online instance, with the appropriate access permissions. See Exact Online OAuth 2.0 Account.

Support for Ultra Pipelines

Works in Ultra Pipelines.

See Snap Support for Ultra Pipelines.

Limitations and Known Issues

None

Snap Input and Output

Input/Output	Type of View	Number of Views	Examples of Upstream and Downstream Snaps	Description
Input	Document	Min: 1 Max: 1	Mapper Snap Copy Snap JSON Parser	Each input document contains data that must be updated and written into the SAP S/4HANA On-Premise instance for the selected entity.
Output	Document	Min: 0 Max: 1	Mapper Snap Copy Snap JSON Formatter	Each document contains the response of the update operation.

Snap Settings

Parameter Name	Data Type	Description	Default Value	Example
Label	String	Required. The name for the Snap. You can modify this to be more specific, especially if you have more than one of the same Snap in your Pipeline.	N/A	SAP S/4HANA Update
Version	String	Required. The version of the Exact Online API.	v1	v1
Division	String	Required. Unique ID of the Exact Online Division (can be retrieved with a REST call https://start.exactonline.nl/api/v1/current/Me?).	N/A	1234567
API object	String	Required. Select the API that you want to access in the Exact Online instance. This drop-down list contains supported services available for the Exact Online instance.	N/A	CRM
Endpoint	String	Required. Select an Exact Online Endpoints to be specified and connected for each of the API objects.	N/A	Accounts
ID	String	Unique Exact Online identifier (Guid) of the record to be updated.	N/A	a8ecb3d6-6632-11eb-ae93-0242ac130002
Connection details	Use this section of Snap Settings to specify the connectivity parameters: timeout, retry count and retry interval. This field set comprises the following fields: Connection timeout Maximum request attempts RetryInterval
Connection timeout	Integer	Required. Enter, in seconds, the duration for which Snap must try to establish a connection with the Exact Online instance. If the connection cannot be established within this duration, the Snap times out writes the event to the log and waits until the specified RetryInterval before attempting to reconnect.	300	120
Maximum request attempts	Integer	Required. Specify an integer value to set the maximum number of reconnection attempts that the Snap must perform, in case of connection failure or timeout.	0	5
RetryInterval	Integer	Required. Enter, in seconds, the duration for which the Snap must wait between two reconnection attempts until the number of retries is reached.	0	10
Snap Execution	String	Indicates how the Snap must be executed. Available options are: Validate & Execute: Performs limited execution of the Snap (up to 50 records) during Pipeline validation; performs full execution of the Snap (unlimited records) during Pipeline execution. Execute only: Performs full execution of the Snap during Pipeline execution; does not execute the Snap during Pipeline validation. · Disabled: Disables the Snap and, by extension, its downstream Snaps.	Execute only	Validate & Execute

Troubleshooting

Error	Reason	Resolution
API object is not existing.	The entered API object is not found for the Exact Online API.	Please search and select an API object from the dropdown list.
The endpoint is not existing.	The entered Endpoint is not found for the selected API object in the server.	Please search and select the Endpoint from the dropdown list.

Additional Information

Here is some information to assist you while using the Exact Online Update Snap.

Snap General Behavior

The Exact Online Update Snap supports the following:

PUT operation to Update data in the Exact Online instance.
Display of only the update-compatible input parameter set from the upstream input Snap.
Dynamic loading of API metadata with a Parent-child dependency structure. This means that you can:
- Select an API object from the API Object field to view only entities that are related to the API object and support PUT queries (update operations).
- And then, select an entity to view and specify values for only update-compatible parameters for input schema.

Input schema

The input schema for Exact Online Update Snap:

Use the Payload schema for Exact Online Update Snap to define the input payload for an API call. This dynamically loads and represents all the parameters that you need for creating the data object (payload).
- If the upstream Snap can display the entire input schema like Mapper Snap, always select the Payload object in the schema to define your input payload in that Snap.
- If your input payload is a JSON object, ensure that the text Payload is included as the key in the parent of your input.

Schema settings

Parameter Name	Data Type	Description	Default Value	Example
Payload	Object	Specify the input data parameters for the selected entities.	N/A	N/A

Examples

Update account details from Exact Online Instance CRM service

This Pipeline example demonstrates using an Exact Online Update Snap to update account details in the Exact Online instance CRM service. The example assumes that you have configured and authorized a valid Exact Online Account (see Configuring Exact Online Accounts (file:////wiki/spaces/SD/pages/......)). Download this Pipeline The following settings are defined for the Exact Online Update Snap to update account details from the Exact Online instance it accesses.

API object: CRM
Endpoint: Accounts

A successful validation or execution of the Snap gives the following output preview, showing the query results. A JSON Formatter Snap is connected to the SAP S/4HANA Update Snap to read and format its output data into standard JSON format. A File Writer Snap is connected to the JSON Formatter Snap to save / write the JSON-formatted data into a file. Output To view the output JSON file, you must SSH to the target directory and open the newly-created JSON file. The preview of the output JSON file can be seen below: