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Set up connection information in the solutions

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Power Platform services use connectors, like SAP ERP, to work with external data sources. A Connector is a proxy or a wrapper around an application programming interface (API) that allows the underlying service to talk to Power Platform.

Solutions are used to transport apps and components from one environment to another or to apply a set of customizations to existing apps. Solutions are the mechanism for implementing application lifecycle management (ALM) in Power Apps and Power Automate.

More information: Solution concepts

The data source for the SAP Procurement solutions is your SAP system. Storing your system's SAP connection information in the solutions ensures that the SAP system connection information can be easily re-established when the solutions are migrated to different environments.

When you import the solutions, you'll be prompted to create new connections or map existing connections.

Set up and manage connections

The SAP Procurement template requires the following connections:

Take these steps to create connections:

  1. Sign in to Power Apps.

  2. In the left navigation pane, expand Data and select Connections.

  3. Select New connection in the command bar.

  4. Go to Search in the command bar if you need to search for the connectors.

  5. Select each connector as it appears and follow the prompts to set up the connections.

Important

Successful setup of the SAP ERP connector is dependent on specific requirements:

  • On-premises data gateway
  • Microsoft C++ Runtime DLL Version 10.x
  • SAP .NET Connector 3.1 SDK from SAP

Manage connection references

A connection reference is a solution component that contains a reference to a connection about a specific connector.

All required connections are referenced by Connection References in the SAP Procurement solution cloud flows. Connection references provide a way to set connections on cloud flow action steps when migrating solutions across environments without modifying the flow and creating an unnecessary solution layer.

Note

It's a best practice to always use connection references in both cloud flows and apps to support your ALM strategy. Connection references are automatically created and set during the solution install process.

To update the connection references originally set during the install solution process:

  1. Sign in to Power Apps or Power Automate
  2. Go to Solutions.
  3. Select the SAP Procurement solution.
  4. Select Connection references.
  5. Double select each of the connection references and choose each Connection that you created.
  6. Select Save.

The two connection references contained in the SAP Procurement solution are:

  • SAP Dataverse: A placeholder for Dataverse connection.
  • SAP ERP: A placeholder for SAP ERP connection.

More information:

Next steps

Configure security groups

See also

Get started with the SAP Procurement template