Adding a Parameter to a Mobile Business Object

Add a parameter to correspond with a synchronization parameter on a mobile client and map to a data source argument.

1. Select the MBO in the mobile application diagram, right-click and select Detailed Properties.
2. Select the Parameters tab.
3. Click Add .

   A new parameter displays with the default name of parameter0. The next parameter you create will be parameter1, and so on.

4. To define the parameter and map it to a data source argument, specify the following:

   Table 1. Parameters

   Field	Description
   Name	Name of the mobile business object parameter. Names cannot contain C# or Java reserved words.
   Data Type	Select the parameter data type from the drop-down list and map to the data source data type. Data types include string, double, int, date, datetime, time, boolean, long, float, and decimal.

   Table 2. Arguments

   Field	Description
   Argument	Data source argument name to which the parameter is mapped. A parameter must be mapped to a data source argument.
   Data Type	Data type of the data source argument to which the parameter is mapped.
   Default Value	The default value for the argument, or select None or NULL in the default value editor. NULL is not supported for MBOs that use SAP as the back-end data source.

5. To add advanced properties, click More>>.

   Table 3. Advanced

   Field	Description
   Filter By	(Optional) Define the parameter as a field that can be used to filter the results, based on the value, that are downloaded to mobile devices.
   Personalization Key	(Optional) If you select Filter by, you can select a personalization key to map to the parameter, which provides an argument value. For example, you can create and specify a state personalization key, and return values that match a specific value, such as California.