topic Re: BAPIs in Application Development and Automation Discussions

BAPIs

Former Member — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:12:25 GMT

Hello All,

I m in the process of designing a interface to SAP.

We are receiving the material# and in case the material is not available in SAP, we need to create the same and then create a sales order with that material number.

The data is been transmitted via Web-methods to SAP from a different system.

Now, once we receive the data, can we

Step 1: call a Bapi to check for the existence of that material,

in case the material is not present,

Step 2 : call a different BAPI to create the material from the BAPI mentioned for step 1

in case material is present, call a different BAPI to create the sales order line in Sales order.

Can we branch from one BAPI to another.

Or do we have to create a custom program to call different BAPIs depending on conditions.

Thanks

Gauravjit

Re: BAPIs

Former Member — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:17:38 GMT

How you are receving the data from the external system, If its like Idoc / File than you have to write a separate Function module/Program to process this Idoc/ File, In this case you do all your requirements in a single program

Regards

Sasi

Re: BAPIs

Former Member — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:18:20 GMT

Hi,

You can create 1 RFC function that inside you have your logic as per your requirements.

And call your RFC in your web-methods instead of 2 different BAPI.

Hope it helps,

Victor.

Re: BAPIs

Former Member — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:33:50 GMT

As we are in the process of designing the interface, we can get the data [which is material#] in any format, either an idoc, flat file or BAPI].

I am not in favor of flat file as it would meaning writing that file to some directory and another program going in reading the file and blah blah blah....

Can we make/design something which is more efficient/real time if possible.

Regards,

Gauravjit