Call an on-premise SAP RFC/BAPI from a BTP application using the SAP BTP Destination service and Cloud Connector

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Verified steps

  1. In SAP BTP Cloud Connector (transaction SUBACCOUNT > ACCESS CONTROL), add the on-premise system as a back-end resource; expose the RFC system ID as a virtual host and set the protocol to RFC.
  2. In BTP Cockpit, create a destination of type RFC pointing to the virtual host and port configured in Cloud Connector; set authentication to PrincipalPropagation or BasicAuthentication with a technical user.
  3. From your BTP application, resolve the destination using the Destination service REST API: GET /destination-configuration/v1/destinations/<destName> — this returns connectivity proxy details and a one-time token.
  4. Use the SAP Cloud SDK (Java or JavaScript) or the JRFC/NCo library with the connectivity proxy settings to open an RFC connection and call the BAPI, e.g., BAPI_GOODSMVT_CREATE.
  5. Pass the BAPI parameters (GOODSMVT_HEADER, GOODSMVT_ITEM table, GOODSMVT_CODE) as RFC structures; call BAPI_TRANSACTION_COMMIT after the BAPI to finalize the posting.
  6. Verify the Cloud Connector audit log and the BTP Connectivity service trace dashboard for failed connection attempts before debugging at the BAPI level.

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