https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/lsmw/m-p/788203#M39789 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>LSMW is a tool to map data and control the loading of it. </P><P>LSMW uses a number of ways to load data, these are:</P><UL><LI level="1" type="ul"><P>Batch input; Pre written program that creates a BDC session.</P></LI><LI level="1" type="ul"><P>Direct input; Pre-written program that checks the data and if Ok updates the tables.</P></LI><LI level="1" type="ul"><P>BAPIs; Very simular to Direct input programs, But the interface is IDoc style.</P></LI><LI level="1" type="ul"><P>BDC; You record the transaction then use that to load the data.</P></LI></UL><P></P><P>The big reason for using LSMW is the the ease of use in doing all the mapping.</P><P></P><P>There is more info at &lt;a href="service.sap.com/lsmw"&gt;service.sap.com/lsmw&lt;/a&gt; including a usefull how to use manual.</P><P></P><P>MattG.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 13 Aug 2004 13:09:26 GMT Former Member 2004-08-13T13:09:26Z https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/lsmw/m-p/788202#M39788 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi All,</P><P></P><P>I heard that LSMW is a better option compared to BDCs. Can anybody tell me how to do that ??</P><P></P><P>Warm Regards,</P><P>Sameej T.K.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 13 Aug 2004 11:17:17 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/lsmw/m-p/788202#M39788 Former Member 2004-08-13T11:17:17Z https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/lsmw/m-p/788203#M39789 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>LSMW is a tool to map data and control the loading of it. </P><P>LSMW uses a number of ways to load data, these are:</P><UL><LI level="1" type="ul"><P>Batch input; Pre written program that creates a BDC session.</P></LI><LI level="1" type="ul"><P>Direct input; Pre-written program that checks the data and if Ok updates the tables.</P></LI><LI level="1" type="ul"><P>BAPIs; Very simular to Direct input programs, But the interface is IDoc style.</P></LI><LI level="1" type="ul"><P>BDC; You record the transaction then use that to load the data.</P></LI></UL><P></P><P>The big reason for using LSMW is the the ease of use in doing all the mapping.</P><P></P><P>There is more info at &lt;a href="service.sap.com/lsmw"&gt;service.sap.com/lsmw&lt;/a&gt; including a usefull how to use manual.</P><P></P><P>MattG.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 13 Aug 2004 13:09:26 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/lsmw/m-p/788203#M39789 Former Member 2004-08-13T13:09:26Z