topic why do u need a custom structure for creating a custom bapi in Application Development and Automation Discussions https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/why-do-u-need-a-custom-structure-for-creating-a-custom-bapi/m-p/5094927#M1182579 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi ,</P><P>why do u need a custom structure for creating a custom bapi.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 06 Feb 2009 09:27:58 GMT Former Member 2009-02-06T09:27:58Z why do u need a custom structure for creating a custom bapi https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/why-do-u-need-a-custom-structure-for-creating-a-custom-bapi/m-p/5094927#M1182579 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi ,</P><P>why do u need a custom structure for creating a custom bapi.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 06 Feb 2009 09:27:58 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/why-do-u-need-a-custom-structure-for-creating-a-custom-bapi/m-p/5094927#M1182579 Former Member 2009-02-06T09:27:58Z Re: why do u need a custom structure for creating a custom bapi https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/why-do-u-need-a-custom-structure-for-creating-a-custom-bapi/m-p/5094928#M1182580 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>because we can not give reference of standard if bapi goes out of sap...as outside system wont understand the ref.</P><P>suppose you give pa0001-pernr ref then outside system will not understand what is pa0001 and will bapi will give dump</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 06 Feb 2009 09:36:19 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/why-do-u-need-a-custom-structure-for-creating-a-custom-bapi/m-p/5094928#M1182580 Former Member 2009-02-06T09:36:19Z Re: why do u need a custom structure for creating a custom bapi https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/why-do-u-need-a-custom-structure-for-creating-a-custom-bapi/m-p/5094929#M1182581 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P> Once any Bapi realeased the structures it is using freezed to this bapi, the structure becomes specific to this Bapi, we can not make any changes over there. That is why we need custom structure for creating a custom bapi.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 06 Feb 2009 10:08:07 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/why-do-u-need-a-custom-structure-for-creating-a-custom-bapi/m-p/5094929#M1182581 Former Member 2009-02-06T10:08:07Z