Excluding persistent fields from the object structure

You can exclude persistent field data that you do not want to map to an integration message. By default, the business object persistent fields are included in the object structure definition. Business objects use persistent fields to write processing data to a database.

About this task

You cannot exclude a field that is part of a primary key. If you exclude a persistent field from a predefined object structure, the associated object might not function properly during inbound message processing. Test your inbound messages to ensure that an excluded persistent field does not impact the object processing.

Procedure

  1. In the Object Structures application, select the object structure that you want to update.
  2. Select the business object that contains the persistent field that you want to exclude.
  3. From the Select Action menu, select Exclude/Include Fields.
  4. Click the Persistent Fields tab to display the persistent fields in the business object.
  5. Specify whether you want the persistent field to be excluded or included.
    Option Excluded
    Exclude the field Selected
    Include the field Cleared
  6. Click OK.

What to do next

You can generate schema files and view the XML structures of an object structure web service.