Defining a concatenate string expression

  1. Select BPA Designer > Operations > Expressions.
  2. In the Document field, select the input business document for which to define an expression.

    For accounting framework integration, the list displays transactional BOD registrations. For a flexible output integration, both the master data and transactional BOD registrations are shown.

    The list of available expressions is displayed.

  3. Click Add.
  4. Specify this information:
    Name
    Specify a unique name that identifies the expression. Valid characters are a–z, A–Z, and 0–9. The first character should be an uppercase letter. The maximum length is 15 characters.
    Type
    Select Text.
    Note: A Statement field is displayed containing these controls:
    • Operand Types - possible values are Attribute, Expressions and Fixed Value.
    • Operators
    • Statement Control buttons - use these buttons to navigate and perform editing functions on the statement.
  5. Click the desired operand type. This refers to the value that will be split. Possible values are:
    • Attribute
    • Expression
    • Fixed Value
  6. Specify the information for the remaining fields. The displayed fields depend on the selected operand type.
    For argument of type Attribute:
    Mapping
    Select the desired BOD registration. This list is dynamic. For accounting framework integration, the list displays transactional BOD registrations. For a flexible output integration, both the master data and transactional BOD registrations are shown.
    Attribute
    Select the desired attribute. This list is dynamic. It displays the attributes associated to the selected BOD registration.
    For argument of type Expression:
    Name
    Select the desired expression. This list is dynamic. It displays the search template, text, and REST API expressions associated to the selected Document. For expressions of type search template, only expressions returning an alphanumeric single result is displayed.
    For argument of type Fixed Value:
    Value
    Specify a fixed value.
  7. Click Add.
    The statement box is populated with the selected operand to be used for concatenation.
  8. Before adding another operand, click the & button to indicate a concatenation.
  9. Click Save.
    The new expression is displayed.