Why we use IDOC adapter for IDOC as reciever?

[Former Member]

hello,

Why we use IDOC adapter while using IDOC as receiver, whereas we don't use IDOC adapter while IDOC is sender?

I am clear about why we don't use adapter for sender IDOCs.

Thank you.

Sarika

[MichalKrawczyk]

Hi Sarika,

>>>>Why we use IDOC adapter while using IDOC as receiver,

maybe the easiest answer would be that we use

IDOC adapter as receiver to tell the XI where he should

send the data - there are many systems to which we can

connect our XI and somewhere there has to be an object

which will tell thx XI "where to" -> which RFC destination should it use

BTW

I believe IDOC apdater is also used as sender

although you don't configure it in AF:

"Once the IDoc has left the application through the RFC interface and has reached the <b>IDoc adapter</b> at the Integration Server inbound channel, the system converts it from IDoc format to IDoc XML format"

from:

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

Regards,

michal

[Former Member]

Hi Michal,

Thanks for the response.

I also believe that you need IDOC adapter for sender IDOCs. However, you don't configure sender communication channel for that, as IDOC adapter is part of the Integration Server.

Regards.

Sarika

[MichalKrawczyk]

no problem

Regards,

michal