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difference between scripts and idocs

Former Member — Mon, 21 May 2007 11:37:46 GMT

In real time why we are using scripts and idocs?what is the difference between scripts and idocs?pls tell me where we r using scripts and idocs?

Re: difference between scripts and idocs

Former Member — Mon, 21 May 2007 12:16:21 GMT

Hi,

What is Idoc?

What is Script?

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Regards,

Azaz Ali.

Re: difference between scripts and idocs

Former Member — Mon, 21 May 2007 12:24:54 GMT

HI,

IDOC:

An IDoc is a data container for data exchange between SAP systems or between an SAP system and an external system.

[Removed by the moderator.]Script :

Check this link.

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We use Sap Script in

1.Printing forms such as invoices, sales order etc.

2.Correspondence (e.g. letter to third party) in SAP applications

3.Documentation

Reward if it useful.

Regards,

Jackie.

Re: difference between scripts and idocs

Former Member — Mon, 21 May 2007 12:56:06 GMT

Hi,

IDocs are simple ASCII data streams. When they are stored to a disk file, the IDocs are simple flat files with lines of text, where the lines are structured into data fields. The typical structured file has records, each record starting with a leading string that identifies the record type. Their specification is stored in the data dictionary.

Electronic Interchange Document

IDocs is the acronym for Interchange Document. This indicates a set of (electronic) information which builds a logical entity. An IDoc is e.g. all the data of a single customer in your customer master data file, or the IDoc is all the data of a single invoice.

Data Is transmitted in ASCII format, i.e. human readable form

IDoc data is usually exchanged between systems and partners that are completely independent. Therefore, the data should be transmitted in a format that can easily be corrected by the computer operators. It is therefore mandatory to post the data in a human readable form.

Nowadays, this means that data is coded in ASCII format, including numbers which are sent as a string of figures 0 to 9. Such data can easily be read with any text editor on any computer, be it a PC, Macintosh, UNIX System, S/390 or any internet browser.

IDocs exchange messages

The information which is exchanged by IDocs is called a message and the IDoc is the physical representation of such a message. The name “messages” for the information sent via IDocs is used in the same ways as other EDI standards. .

Scrpits...

If the user wants to print documents such as invoices, purchase order, all such documents are printed with the use of forms. SAP allows the user to define these forms by using layout sets. SAP script is the tool used to create the layout set.

In order to print the document, the SAP system runs a program that collects the data for the document and feeds it into the layout set. This is called as Print Program.

SAP Provides a standard layout set for every printable document and usually there is no need to create layout sets as such. User just modifies the existing layout sets as per requirement of client.

Regards,

Sam

Re: difference between scripts and idocs

Former Member — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 06:56:03 GMT

Re: difference between scripts and idocs

Former Member — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 09:16:48 GMT

hi Sandhya,

Sap Scripts provides a communication between SAP r/3 and Business partner or Customer.

Where as Idoc is intermediate document, which is also called as data container.

It can exchange data with in Sap systems using ALE,

and from SAP to Non SAP system using EDI.

Thanks,

Usha