BAPI or ALE/Idoc

[Former Member]

hi.. whenever user creates PO in SAP i want to send data to JAVA based system..there is JCO in JAVA based system.for this i should use BAPI or is it possible using ALE/IDOC..which is most preferable and how to do

regards

shankar

[former_member404244]

Hi shankar,

U can use either BAPI or idoc method to do this.I guess there will be some middleware in between SAP and the legacy system which will have either idocadapter or bapi adapter.

So you have to choose the right one.

One more thing using BAPI is a synchronous method and using

idoc is an asnchronous method...

regarding the Po creation in SAP if u use Idoc method then u have to use the method (DISTRIBUTION OF TRANSACTIONAL DATA).

The transaction codes that are required for this method are

We81

We30

We31

We82

We21

We20

Bd64

Nace

Me22n (purchase order), va02 (sales order) etc.

Ex: purchase order.

Message type: ORDERS

Idoc type: ORDERS05

Outbound process code for purchase order: me10

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Regards,

Nagaraj

[Former Member]

Hai Shankar

check the following Document

Bapi to create customer master

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BAPI_CUSTOMER_CREATEFROMDATA

BAPI_CUSTOMER_CREATEFROMDATA1

Or you can use FM SD_CUSTOMER_MAINTAIN_ALL

what is BAPI?

BAPI stands for Business API(Application Program Interface).

I have answered this question before..

A BAPI is remotely enabled function module ie it can be invoked from remote programs like standalone JAVA programs, web interface etc..

You can make your function module remotely enabled in attributes of Function module but

A BAPI are standard SAP function modules provided by SAP for remote access. Also they are part of Businees Objest Repository(BOR).

Please check out this thread..

Also refer to the following links..

www.sappoint.com/abap/bapiintro.pdf

www.sap-img.com/bapi.htm

www.sap-img.com/abap/bapi-conventions.htm

www.planetsap.com/Bapi_main_page.htm

www.sapgenie.com/abap/bapi/index.htm

Checkout !!

http://searchsap.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid21_gci948835,00.html

http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-6329-1051160.html#

http://www.sap-img.com/bapi.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/abap/bapi-conventions.htm

http://www.sappoint.com/abap/bapiintro.pdf

Java Connector(JCO) can call not only BAPI's but also the function modules which are remotely enabled..

BAPI's as i said earlier are remotely enabled function modules..

Hence, JCO can call also BAPI's(n not only BAPI's as u mentioned).

Thanks & regards

Sreenivasulu P

[Former Member]

Hi Shankar,

I think your requirement is to SEND the data to some other 3rd party system. You can achieve this

1) using ALE/IDoc if the 3rd party system is capable to read the IDoc format of SAP.

2) Create IDoc and send it to some other system which will understand this IDoc, convert it into the format where your JAVA system can understand.

3) Create physical files in .csv / .xls / .txt format which will in-turn read by your JAVA/some other system and process accordingly.

Regards,

Sanidp