When to Use BAPI and when to use BDC to upload data?

[Former Member]

Hi all...

i like to know in which cases one should u use bapi or bdc to upload data ....

..Thanks...

[Former Member]

Ashish

Always use BAPI if it is available.

Thanks

Amol Lohade

[Former Member]

If a BAPI exists for a transaction it is better to use it rather than a BDC... If no BAPI exists you need to use BDC....

There is no such thing as when you have to us BDC and when BAPI... It all depends on the way the data is handled...

[Former Member]

Hi Ashish Bhide ,

Its good to use bapi if available.. Basically for a smaller transactions v can go for bdc. And when the transaction involves lot of screens, table controls....etc...then u can go for bapi provided a bapi should be available.

Venkat

[ThomasZloch]

BAPI = faster, robust and upgrade-resistant

BDC = slower and fragile

Which one would you choose, when available?

Thomas

[former_member181995]

As per of my Experience BDC should be used only on sunday.

rest all day we should use BAPI.

For more info Pls Search.

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Edited by: Amit Gujargoud on Sep 2, 2008 3:30 PM

[Former Member]

Hi ,

BAPI, BDC are used for uploading the data.

BAPI is preferred because data integrity and validity can be maintained easily.

In BDC codings is required where intgrity and validity depends upon standard and logic coding.

BAPI is remote enabled function module . If you want to interact with SAP from external system , you can do that using BAPI whereas BDC you can not.

Data migration is done using BDC during initial phase of SAP implementaion.

BAPI is preferred for creating interface with external system.

Thanks,

Manas

[Former Member]

ANSWERED

[Former Member]

Hmmm.....

Nobody mentioned that with a batch input session, you get a an error session that can be re-processed. This is not easy to do with a BAPI.

Rob

[Former Member]

Hi Experts,

I didn't use bapi for uploading data till now i used bdc only anybody send me sample coding using bapi for uploading data.

please help me ....

Thanks in Advance

Ram