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SAP B1 Service Layer 2 - Finanzas

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Overview

This node integrates with the SAP B1 Service Layer 2 for financial operations, specifically allowing interaction with the "Chart of Account" resource among others. The "Get by Key" operation retrieves a specific chart of account entry identified by its unique key. This is useful in scenarios where you need to fetch detailed information about a particular account from SAP B1, such as for auditing, reporting, or synchronization purposes.

Practical examples include:

  • Fetching account details before performing updates or deletions.
  • Retrieving account information to display in dashboards or reports.
  • Validating account existence before processing transactions.

Properties

Name Meaning
Key The unique identifier (string) of the Chart of Account entry to retrieve. This is required to specify which account to fetch.

Output

The node outputs JSON data representing the retrieved Chart of Account object from SAP B1. The structure corresponds directly to the SAP B1 API response for a single Chart of Account entity, including all its properties and metadata.

No binary data output is produced by this operation.

Example output snippet (conceptual):

{
  "Code": "1000",
  "Name": "Cash",
  "Category": "Assets",
  "Active": true,
  ...
}

Dependencies

  • Requires an active connection to SAP B1 Service Layer 2.
  • Needs credentials including base URL, username, password, and company database name.
  • The node performs a login request to obtain session cookies used for subsequent API calls.
  • The SAP B1 Service Layer API must be accessible from the n8n environment.

Troubleshooting

  • Authentication errors: If login fails, verify the provided credentials and company database name are correct.
  • Invalid Key: If the specified key does not exist, the API will return an error; ensure the key is valid and exists in SAP B1.
  • Network issues: Connection failures may occur if the SAP B1 Service Layer endpoint is unreachable or blocked by firewalls.
  • Permission issues: The user associated with the credentials must have sufficient permissions to read Chart of Account data.
  • Error messages: Errors returned from the SAP B1 API are captured and output as JSON with an error field containing the message.

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