Doubt on IDOC TO IDOC communication

[former_member537867]

Hi Experts,

I have a doubt on IDOC to IDOC communication:

Plz clarify it

1. what is the need of passing same IDOC from one system to other system through XI while communicating between two systems,it can be done by using ABAP also ?

2.what is the advantage of passing like this through XI compared to ABAP?

Plz clarify good answers will be rewarded .

Regards,

Vinod.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

See when you are dealing with Only IDOC to IDOC Communication means there is no need of XI here.

You can go with ALE also here.

Situations to go to XI.

1) when you have the Different field mappings

2) When you are having the multiple receivers

3) when you are dealing with Bundling & Transformations

Reward Ponts If Helpful

Regards

Giri

[Former Member]

hi vinod.

Now if the scenario requirement is IDoc to IDoc with XI, then there is no much advantage, only if it is Point to Point.

But suppose we have central integration, meaning in future if we add new systems then XI can act as a central system have same interface. Here if we use ABAP there is more work compared to XI.

regards

Ramesh P

[Former Member]

Hi,

>>1. what is the need of passing same IDOC from one system to other system through XI while communicating between two systems,it can be done by using ABAP also ?

Yes, It can be done thru ABAP also. Generally SAP do not recommend to use XI for IDOC - IDOC communication.

>>2.what is the advantage of passing like this through XI compared to ABAP?

However, here XI ensures the message delivery to target system, error tracing, acknowledgments with out much coding

[Former Member]

One IDOC can be transformed into another one and sent to the target system as a different IDOC.

Central monitoring.

Common Integration platform.

Regards,

Jai Shankar