ActivateFunctionGroup
Activates an ABAP function group after creation or update when the object remains inactive.
Instructions
Activate an ABAP function group. Use after CreateFunctionGroup or UpdateFunctionGroup if the object remains inactive.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| function_group_name | Yes | Function group name (e.g., Z_FG_TEST). | |
| session_id | No | Session ID from GetSession. If not provided, a new session will be created. | |
| session_state | No | Session state from GetSession (cookies, csrf_token, cookie_store). Required if session_id is provided. |
Implementation Reference
- Main handler function for ActivateFunctionGroup MCP tool. Takes a function_group_name, optional session_id/session_state, creates an ADT client, calls activate() on the function group, parses the activation response, and returns success/error info with messages.
export async function handleActivateFunctionGroup( context: HandlerContext, args: ActivateFunctionGroupArgs, ) { const { connection, logger } = context; try { const { function_group_name, session_id, session_state } = args as ActivateFunctionGroupArgs; // Validation if (!function_group_name) { return return_error(new Error('function_group_name is required')); } const client = createAdtClient(connection, logger); // Restore session state if provided if (session_id && session_state) { await restoreSessionInConnection(connection, session_id, session_state); } else { // Ensure connection is established } const functionGroupName = function_group_name.toUpperCase(); logger?.info(`Starting function group activation: ${functionGroupName}`); try { // Activate function group const activateState = await client.getFunctionGroup().activate({ functionGroupName: functionGroupName, }); const response = activateState.activateResult; if (!response) { throw new Error( `Activation did not return a response for function group ${functionGroupName}`, ); } // Parse activation response const activationResult = parseActivationResponse(response.data); const success = activationResult.activated && activationResult.checked; // Get updated session state after activation logger?.info(`✅ ActivateFunctionGroup completed: ${functionGroupName}`); logger?.debug( `Activated: ${activationResult.activated}, Checked: ${activationResult.checked}, Messages: ${activationResult.messages.length}`, ); return return_response({ data: JSON.stringify( { success, function_group_name: functionGroupName, activation: { activated: activationResult.activated, checked: activationResult.checked, generated: activationResult.generated, }, messages: activationResult.messages, warnings: activationResult.messages.filter( (m) => m.type === 'warning' || m.type === 'W', ), errors: activationResult.messages.filter( (m) => m.type === 'error' || m.type === 'E', ), session_id: session_id || null, session_state: null, // Session state management is now handled by auth-broker, message: success ? `Function group ${functionGroupName} activated successfully` : `Function group ${functionGroupName} activation completed with ${activationResult.messages.length} message(s)`, }, null, 2, ), } as AxiosResponse); } catch (error: any) { logger?.error( `Error activating function group ${functionGroupName}: ${error?.message || error}`, ); // Parse error message let errorMessage = `Failed to activate function group: ${error.message || String(error)}`; if (error.response?.status === 404) { errorMessage = `Function group ${functionGroupName} not found.`; } else if ( error.response?.data && typeof error.response.data === 'string' ) { try { const { XMLParser } = require('fast-xml-parser'); const parser = new XMLParser({ ignoreAttributes: false, attributeNamePrefix: '@_', }); const errorData = parser.parse(error.response.data); const errorMsg = errorData['exc:exception']?.message?.['#text'] || errorData['exc:exception']?.message; if (errorMsg) { errorMessage = `SAP Error: ${errorMsg}`; } } catch (_parseError) { // Ignore parse errors } } return return_error(new Error(errorMessage)); } } catch (error: any) { return return_error(error); } } - Low-level tool definition (input schema) for ActivateFunctionGroup. Defines the tool name as 'ActivateFunctionGroupLow' with input parameters including function_group_name (required), session_id (optional), and session_state (optional).
export const TOOL_DEFINITION = { name: 'ActivateFunctionGroupLow', available_in: ['onprem', 'cloud', 'legacy'] as const, description: '[low-level] Activate an ABAP function group. Returns activation status and any warnings/errors. Can use session_id and session_state from GetSession to maintain the same session.', inputSchema: { type: 'object', properties: { function_group_name: { type: 'string', description: 'Function group name (e.g., Z_FG_TEST).', }, session_id: { type: 'string', description: 'Session ID from GetSession. If not provided, a new session will be created.', }, session_state: { type: 'object', description: 'Session state from GetSession (cookies, csrf_token, cookie_store). Required if session_id is provided.', properties: { cookies: { type: 'string' }, csrf_token: { type: 'string' }, cookie_store: { type: 'object' }, }, }, }, required: ['function_group_name'], }, } as const; - TypeScript interface for ActivateFunctionGroup arguments, mirroring the inputSchema with typed fields for function_group_name, session_id, and session_state.
interface ActivateFunctionGroupArgs { function_group_name: string; session_id?: string; session_state?: { cookies?: string; csrf_token?: string; cookie_store?: Record<string, string>; }; } - src/lib/handlers/groups/HighLevelHandlersGroup.ts:584-592 (registration)Registration of the ActivateFunctionGroup tool within the HighLevelHandlersGroup. The low-level TOOL_DEFINITION is spread (renamed from 'ActivateFunctionGroupLow' to 'ActivateFunctionGroup') and the handler is wrapped with withContext().
{ toolDefinition: { ...ActivateFunctionGroup_Tool, name: 'ActivateFunctionGroup', description: 'Activate an ABAP function group. Use after CreateFunctionGroup or UpdateFunctionGroup if the object remains inactive.', }, handler: withContext(handleActivateFunctionGroup), }, - src/lib/handlers/groups/HighLevelHandlersGroup.ts:206-209 (registration)Import statement bringing in the low-level tool definition (aliased as ActivateFunctionGroup_Tool) and the handleActivateFunctionGroup handler from the implementation file.
import { TOOL_DEFINITION as ActivateFunctionGroup_Tool, handleActivateFunctionGroup, } from '../../../handlers/function/low/handleActivateFunctionGroup';