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Defining API Mappings

Learn how to instruct Business Central to receive and process API data:

Mappings tell Business Central how to handle data an API call retrieves, matching values from the external system to Business Central tables and fields.

Example: mapping product data from a PIM system to item record fields

Setup

  • Execute the API Function to generate an API Message
    • Open the API Message's data buffer
    • Use the buffer to auto-build initial mappings
    • Configure root-level and record-level nodes
    • Map individual data elements to the correct fields

 

Mapping Types

  • Function Root Node
    • The top-level process; parent to all mappings
  • Record Node
    • The starting point for creating records in a specific table
  • Element
    • A single data value mapped to a Business Central field
  • Record Node Value
    • A data entry with no corresponding external element

 

If the auto-generated mappings don't cover everything, you can build mappings manually.

 

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