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SOAP connectivity test utility

A new utility is provided as of release 6.6.3.0 to test HTTPS connections to ONESOURCE Determination Enterprise Cloud. The purpose of this utility is to ensure that the framework between your SAP system and ONESOURCE Determination is properly setup and configured. To do so, the tool will read the configurations in transactions /n/IDT/WS and /n/IDT/PROXY_CONFIG from your Global Next setup and then create a simple XML request that is sent via the Internet Communication Framework in SAP to the Tax Engine. It will test connectivity, proper authentication, and make a simile tax calc if a company has been setup. The utility will provide a success or error message and will provide request and response logs in /n/IDT/LOG if configured.
Note that this tool is not a tax calculator or tax modeling tool.
PREREQUISITES
  • Global Next release installed in SAP system and the following configurations done:
  • SOAP Interface Proxy setup done according to the Install and Programmers Guide
  • Proxy Configuration (/n/IDT/PROXY_CONFIG)
  • WS Service Security Configuration (/n/IDT/WS)
  • Log Number Range (/n/IDT/LOG_NUMBR_RANGE)
  • Log Configuration (/n/IDT/LOG_CONFIG)
  • ONESOURCE Indirect tax determination Customer instance setup and accessible.
Go to transaction /n/IDT/CONNECTION_TEST or under Reports and Tools menu
Selection Screen
Screen Parameter
Parameter values
Sort Order
This is the proxy sort order to be tested. See /n/IDT/PROXY_CONFIG for configured proxies.
External Company ID
This must match the ID maintained in the Company setup of Determination under External Company ID. For Indirect Tax Cloud customers this would be their account number and company code concatenated, i.e. INTSAPDEV_3000
Currency Code
Must be a valid 3-digit currency code recognized by Determination.
Ship From Country
Must be a valid 2-digit country code recognized by Determination.
Ship From State / Province
Must be a valid 2-digit state (US only) or province (rest of world) code recognized by Determination.
Ship To Country
Must be a valid 2-digit country code recognized by Determination.
Ship To State / Province
Must be a valid 2-digit state (US only) or province (rest of world) code recognized by Determination.
Seller Registrations
Must be a valid registration number for the country the test is run.
Once proper data has been entered the program can be run via Execute (F8).
Test Results
Success
The Connection Utility considers a test successful if the XML Request was able to reach ONESOURCE, regardless if a proper tax calculation took place. A successful test will show the following message:
For logs Transaction code /n/IDT/LOG can be used to check the connection test logs.
Failure
ICF Error
In a scenario where the SOAMANAGER configuration isn’t properly configured the utility will return that error message. Such errors would also be shown during a ping test in SOAMANAGER.
Wrong username and/or password
In a scenario where the username and/or password does not match to one setup in Determination the following error will be returned.
Username and/or password not matching External Company ID
In a scenario the user name/password pair is valid, but it doesn’t match to the External Company ID or doesn’t have the proper permission to calculate tax. The Utility will return a SUCCESS status (the connection to the tax engine did work after all), however in the log the following message is shown.
Wrong Company
In a scenario the External Company isn’t a valid one. The Connection Tester will return a SUCCESS status (the connection to the tax engine did work after all), however in the log the following message is shown.

This article applies to:

  • Product: ONESOURCE Indirect Tax
  • Sub Product: SAP