Creating IDoc XML and sending to XI

[Former Member]

There is a mechanism to create IDoc XML within SAP ERP through the use of

Change Pointers in concert with a port of type XML File (WE21). This is well

documented in this document.

http://www.erpgenie.com/sap/sapedi/Conversion%20of%20IDOCs%20to%20XML%20format.pdf

My question is whether the IDoc XML can be generated using Change Pointers and

the resulting IDoc XML be sent to XI through a RFC Adapter.

Please don't suggest using an IDoc Adapter. I already know how to do that.

Thanks

Vamsi

[former_member239282]

Hi Vamsi,

the change pointers are mainly the same as change documents. They however can

be set up differently, so fields which trigger change documents are not necessarily

the same that cause change pointers to be written.

In order to work with change pointers there are two steps to be performed

1) Turn on change pointer update generally

2) Decide which message types shall be included for change pointer update

R3 allows to activate or deactivate the change pointer update. For this purpose it

maintains a table TBDA1. The decision whether the change pointer update is active

is done with a Function Ale_Component_Check

check also the following link:

http://www.saptechnical.com/Tutorials/ALE/IDOCToXML/IDOCToXML.htm

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