SAP
Issue with Batch call with dependent changeset
Describe the Bug
We are trying to execute batch call from BB/TP CAP application to create Nested Handling units in one go.. As part of this, HU batch API is being used as per the following documentation https://help.sap.com/docs/SAP_S4HANA_CLOUD/9ce855c709ce4f5c99b685903461106e/8d4ac994e30848d695989961d418eef0.html?locale=en-US#example-create-nested-handling-unit
Here, the second HU is processed first and is being further referred in 1st HU changeset using $2 value. Here is a sample of batch request body, which works fine from postman (which means there are no issue with S4HANA API):
--batch Content-Type: multipart/mixed;boundary=change_set_1
--change_set_1 Content-Type: application/http Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary Content-ID: 1
POST HandlingUnit HTTP/1.1 Content-Type: application/json prefer: return=representation
{ "HandlingUnitExternalID": "$1", "Warehouse": "", "PackagingMaterial": "BOX", "_HandlingUnitItem": [ { "HandlingUnitExternalID": "$1", "HandlingUnitTypeOfContent": "3", "HandlingUnitNestedExternalID" : "$2" } ] }
--change_set_1 Content-Type: application/http Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary Content-ID: 2
POST HandlingUnit HTTP/1.1 Content-Type: application/json prefer: return=representation
{
"HandlingUnitExternalID": "$2",
"Warehouse": "",
"PackagingMaterial": "TUBE",
"_HandlingUnitItem":
[
{
"HandlingUnitExternalID": "$2",
"HandlingUnitTypeOfContent": "1",
"Material": "5920",
"HandlingUnitQuantity": 1,
"HandlingUnitQuantityUnit": "EA",
"Plant": "3011",
"StorageLocation": "301C",
"Batch":"MRKT18"
},
{
"HandlingUnitExternalID": "$2",
"HandlingUnitTypeOfContent": "1",
"Material": "5921",
"HandlingUnitQuantity": 1,
"HandlingUnitQuantityUnit": "EA",
"Plant": "3011",
"StorageLocation": "301C",
"Batch":"MRKT18"
}
]
}
--change_set_1-- --batch--
We have created changeset and batch body as per the above structure using SAP SDK for Javascript Client API. However, batch call fails as it is considering the two changesets as individual blocks, which won't work from S4HANA API perspective... If we using batch call for creating bulk HUs which are not dependent, there are no issues...
Please let us know how this can be handled from Cloud SDK for JS.
Steps to Reproduce
Create Client libraries for Handling Unit API invoke the batch call with the details mentioned in the message
Expected Behavior
Successful batch call
Screenshots
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Used Versions
- Node version via
node -v: ...v22.13.1 - NPM version via `npm -v: ...10.9.2
- SAP Cloud SDK version: ... "@sap-cloud-sdk/connectivity": "^3", "@sap-cloud-sdk/http-client": "^3.26.4", "@sap-cloud-sdk/odata-v2": "^3.24.0", "@sap-cloud-sdk/resilience": "^3", "@sap/cds": "^8",
- For CAP users, CAP version: ... "@cap-js-community/odata-v2-adapter": "^1.14.4", "@cap-js/hana": "^1",
Code Examples
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Log File
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Affected Development Phase
Development
Impact
Blocked
Timeline
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Additional Context
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Hi @fahadcybertech ,
Thanks for raising this. We're aware of this feature gap in batch requests — it had been considered previously and even reached the ADR stage, but didn't make it into our priorities. Given current capacity, it's unlikely this will be addressed any time soon.
Looping in our PO @jjtang1985.
