sending a information request to an emarketplace

[Former Member]

We are connected to an e-marketplace which gives us opportunities to exchange information with our manufacturers.

The order process is straight forward. We create an order in SAP R/3 and generate an idoc to SAP XI. This order is being send to the e-marketplace, which sends it to the manufacturer. Synchronously we receive an order confirmation back in the same HTTP session.

Next we need to generate requests to the emarketplace for getting the folowing information back: Order status, Catalogs, Product price information, Quotations and availability inquiries. When we generate the request to the e-marketplace, we receive the requested information back synchronously via HTTP and XML. We have the initiative to receive the information.

We know more or less how we can process the requested information in SAP, but we don't know how we can generate the requests in SAP R/3. Is there a standard idoc for these requests or how could we do this as standard as possible?

[prabhu_s2]

<b>>>>The order process is straight forward. We create an order in SAP R/3 and generate an idoc to SAP</b>

it is the traditional R3(IDOC) to XI scenario for which u can check WIKI for configuration steps

<b>>>>This order is being send to the e-marketplace, which sends it to the manufacturer. Synchronously we receive an order confirmation back in the same HTTP session.</b>

Placing the data over the emarket place can be like using HTTP but i assume that u may need to have another interface that carries the information or data placed in emarket place to the manufacturer or u can think of having the dual f/n combined.

to process the requested information in SAP proxies culd be used. I'm not sure if u have std idoc to do this but if the response could be caught in proxies we can think of other alternatives

[Former Member]

All this is clear, but the question is how we can generate the requests in SAP to the e-marketplace.