SAP ABAP NetWeaver Tutorial

What is this tutorial about?

This tutorial is about the story of IDoc.This blog try to explain the elements in IDoc.

Tutorial

IDoc is a kind of technique based on XML.SAP uses this technique in SAP ECC system.

IDoc technique trys to help SAP ECC communicate with other system.You can take IDoc as a format of data.It defines how we organize the data.

SAP also provides a lot of tools to help us manage and develop IDoc,such like test tool WE19,monitor tool WE02 or BD87.

Below is key elements of IDoc.

Message Type

Bussiness contents the idoc stands.It always relates to some business area.We usually define own message type in sap.

WE81 is used for defining message type.

IDoc Type

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What is this tutorial about?

Try to tell how to trigger idoc with message control framework(output control technique in SD module)

Glossary

Condition record——one record contains the value we want

Condition type——–the type of the condition record

Output procedure——–the procedure determine how the output related with sales order or other business document

Basic Knowledge you need to know

I will list the keyword below,you can search it with google or study it through the link below.

• Condition Technique
• Output Control in SD
• Partner Profile

Tutorial

Here I will try to give a example about configure IDoc output control.

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What is this tutorial about?

Try to explain what is the logical port and how it take effects in idoc processing.

Tutorial.

Logical Port defines how the sap communicates with other system,you can change the name of the idoc in logical port configurations.

Using tcode WE21,you can matain the logical port.

Below is the logical port we used in the blog HELLOWORLD OF IDOC:IDOC TRIGGER WHEN SALES ORDER SAVE

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What is IDOC ?

If you are not fimilar with the definition of IDOC, I think you can get some from google.

What is this tutorial about?

It will tell how to trigger IDOC output when you save sales order in VA01 or VA02.It doesn’t tell the theory but how to do step by step.

Glossary

Before we start, there is some words you need know.

IDOC———–Yes, it’s the one we focus on.You can take it as a xml format.It’s some standard that restrict you how to put data in XML.It’s a container

Logical System——-This is the way that SAP define a external system,every external system in SAP is defined as a logical system.

Logical Message Type——The bussiness aspect of IDOC.Technically,Idoc is the format of the data,logical message is the bussiness meaning of the data.The relationship between them is many to many.

Logical Port———–How the sap communicate with other system,through file,hwo to name the file,what’s the path of the file.

Partner Profile——-The key profile define

Condition Technique/Message Control——-The basic technique in SD module.It applys in price determination,output control and a lot of other areas.In this article,we will see it in output control.

ALE————–A kind of knowledge that relates to IDOC,this technique is usually to connect SAP application together.

Tools We used

WE02———-monitor IDOC process,you can also use BD87,but it’s very slow.

SALE———–It will take us to a tree menu.There is a lot of other tools in it,such like configure logical port.

WEDI———- Similar to SALE.

Tutorial

1 Define Logical System

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