What is Metadata, how can you check the Idoc metadata (t-code IDX2).

[Former Member]

What is Metadata, how can you check the Idoc metadata (t-code IDX2).

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Metadata is created when XI receives an IDOC for ths first time (you dont need to explicitly create it in IDX2).

If we dont import manually for the first time it throws error in sxmb_moni. But from the second time it process the messages.

If it is in production we dont expect the first message to be error. So manually we have to import the metadata before you run the interface in production.

[Former Member]

Transaction: IDX2

There are a couple of situation where IDX2 can be useful on the XI system.

1. When we want to test connection between the XI and SAP backend system.

2. When an IDoc has changed, and the meta data stored in XI needs to be update.

When an IDoc is sent from the SAP backend system to XI, XI will first check to see if the

meta data for the IDoc is already in its persistent cache. If not, then XI will use the

configuration in IDX1 to retrieve the IDoc meta data from the backend system. If the

meta is already in cache, then it will NOT do so. Therefore, when an IDoc has changed,

it is necessary to manually update the new meta data on XI, or delete it from the cache, so

that the latest version can be retrieved. IDX2 is used for this purpose.

check this link for detail:

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/d19fe210-0d01-0010-4094-a6f...

With Regards,

Raju.

Please give points if useful....

[santhosh_kumarv]

Hi

Metadata tells tha IDoc structure to XI.

Step to load the IDoc meta data to XI:

Go to TCode IDX2

a) Create new

b) IDOC Message Type

c) Enter port created in IDX1.

Regards

Santhosh

[former_member181959]

Hi,

Metadata means structure of the IDoc. XI uses this metadata for IDoc related scenarios.

IDX2 is the tcode for viewing the meta data. and also u can use IDX_CHECK_METADATA for comparing the meta data.

for more information please go tru the link below,

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/b9/c5b13bbeb0cb37e10000000a11402f/frameset.htm

Hope this helps.

-Prasad Babu.

[Former Member]

IDOC meta-data is nothing but IDOC structure, which should be imported in XI using IDX2 transaction. For any scenario involving IDOC, the corresponding IDOC structure needs to be imported in IDX2.

Regards,

Amit