Add String Data to Input Mapping fields on an API Action Call

[MartyMcCormick]

Hello

I have a simple approval workflow that results in an API call to create a project in S/4HANA Cloud. When you map the Inputs from the data type to the API fields in the Action mapping, you can only select fields.

1. How can I append string values to the fields submitted? For example, if I wanted OrgID to have another 3 character reference after it? Unlike some other areas like email address I cannot type in these input boxes.

2. How can I create static string data in these fields? For example, if I wanted to populate the OrgID in the automation versus have the Build App submit it, what is the best approach?

Thanks,
Marty

[Archana]

Hello Marty,

Any modifications to the process content is not possible currently. This will be addressed with Expression Editor (in roadmap for Q4) where you can do light weight modifications in the process content with available pre-built functions. In Q2, we are also going to provide the support for SAPUI5 based components as the forms and then you can achieve the needed modifications in the UI5 code itself. For example, you can pass the OrgID as-is and then do the needed splitting or concatenation in UI5 itself.

Value helps are possible only in the Forms and not while mapping the fields. In value help you can choose to have static value or fetch it from backend systems like S/4HANA.

Hope that helps,
Archana