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RFC - Remote Function Call in Release 4.0

Asynchronous RFC

ABAP_MODIFICATION_1 WAIT [UNTIL condition] UP TO time SECONDS
The WAIT command allows you to wait for a response from a function module called asynchronously. This requires the addition
PERFORMING form ON END OF TASK . WAIT must occur in the same program context (session).

ABAP_MODIFICATION_2 RECEIVE RESULTS FROM FUNCTION func KEEPING TASK
The KEEPING TASK addition preserves the remote context in the subroutine for reuse.

Other Changes

ABAP_MODIFICATION_3 Error messages from the remote system
If an error occurs in the target system in RFC, details of the error message are passed to the calling system (SY-MSGNO, SY-MSGID, SY-MSGTY, SY-MSGV1, SY-MSGV2, SY-MSGV3
, and SY-MSGV4 ). These fields are set to initial in each RFC call.

ABAP_MODIFICATION_4 Load checks for asynchronous RFC
For each RFC destination , an improved load check is performed for asynchronous RFCs (menu path Destination - ARFC Options in the RFC destination maintenance screen in AS ABAP . Before the function module is executed, the system makes sure that the target host has enough resources. If the host is overloaded, the execution of the function module is delayed (internally) for a short time. The algorithm used to determine the host's load is the same used in asynchronous RFC with the addition DESTINATION IN GROUP . Be aware that this option can only be used for target hosts from Release 3.1H .

ABAP_MODIFICATION_5 SNC option maintenance for RFC destinations
You can define security options for each RFC destination. This is also possible for RFC Secure Network Communication . The SNC component ( Secure Network Communications ) provides added protection, for example by encrypting data transfers and applying secure mutual authorization between communication partners.
To use SNC , you must already have an external security product installed and entered in your profile (see, for example, parameter
snc/enable ). If you are using SNC , you can choose whether or not you want to use your additional protection functions for this destination in the SNC Mode setting. If this is the case, you must define additional SNC options using the menu bar:
Destination - SNC Options .

ABAP_MODIFICATION_6 RFC clients as trusted systems
An RFC client that is registered as a trusted system can log on to the RFC server without a password. Trusted systems must be defined in the trusting system (the RFC server) using the transaction
SMT1 . In the trusted system, you can use the transaction code SMT2 to determine which systems act as trusting systems.

ABAP_MODIFICATION_7 Authorization check
If RFC communication takes place within a single system and in the same user context (with the same client and user ID), then no RFC authorization check based on function groups (using the authorization object S_RFC
) is performed. For more information, see RFC Authorization Concept .

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