topic Re: RFC in Application Development and Automation Discussions

RFC

Former Member — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 20:37:11 GMT

what is the difference between RFC and IDOC

RFC--> remotely updating the data

IDOC---> IDOC also updating data remotely

what is difference?

Re: RFC

uwe_schieferstein — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 20:40:38 GMT

Hello Naren

Somewhat simplified you can say that

- RFC describes the (remote) connection between systems and

- IDOC describes a specific message format that is transferred between systems

For example, if you have an <b>EBP </b>(<i>Enterprise Buyer Professional</i>) system and create a purchase order this order is sent as Idoc via RFC to a R/3 backend system.

Regards

Uwe

Re: RFC

Former Member — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:24:31 GMT

Hi,

RFC will be used to connect the external systems & IDoc is a container to carry the data from SAP to outer world or from outside to SAP.

Regards

reward for all useful answers

Re: RFC

Former Member — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:59:00 GMT

Hello Naren

Somewhat simplified you can say that

- RFC describes the (remote) connection between systems and

- IDOC describes a specific message format that is transferred between systems

For example, if you have an EBP (Enterprise Buyer Professional) system and create a purchase order this order is sent as Idoc via RFC to a R/3 backend system.

Regards

Uwe