IDOC

[Former Member]

What is difference between custom and generic Idoc?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Jhon,

If client structure/requirement is not full fill with standard Idocs then we go for custom / generic Idocu2019s.

Custom Idoc: custom Idoc containing particular structure I mean multiple fields under segment .but

Generic Idoc: does not contain any structure, only one field under segment.(data coming in one field under segment from sap system)

Thanks,

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Which case we have to use generic Idoc?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

HI jhon,

If client structure/requirement is not full fill with requirement then we go for generic Idoc.

And does not contain any structure, only one field under segment.

So main advantage is Reusability, we can use Idoc in any interface.

Dis.adv: sometimes we need to develop UDF when data is coming with segment delimiters / record delimeter.

thnkas,

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[Former Member]

Hi,

Custom IDoc is our requirement deos not full fill with standard idoc that we develop custom idoc (Zidoc).

please go through below blog you have an idea abt that.

http://www.riyaz.net/sap/beginners-guide-to-ale-and-idocs-a-step-by-step-approach/18/

generic idoc does not contain any structure,it can have one field under segment.

please go through below thread,

regards,

ganesh.