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ABOUT BAPI

Former Member — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:06:32 GMT

Hi Developers,

How to find a BAPI.

Thanks&Regards,

phani

Re: ABOUT BAPI

Former Member — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:09:28 GMT

Hi,

If you mean that you need to know what BAPI's a particular tranx uses, which I can only assume that's what you mean, then you should access the code behind the transaction and search for 'CALL'. That normally is the standard method that think that most people use.

Suppose you want to find the bapi for creating a sales order, you usually use transaction VA01 for this.

1. Find out the package of the transaction.

Start Va01 go to system --> status.

Double click on transaction

Package is VA

Open this package in SE80

Open business engineering-->Business object types

Find the BO which sounds the most appropriate

I would suggest BUS2032 Sales Order

Double click.

Open methods.

Find the released method with from data or something similar in the name

, Createfromdat2

Position the cursor in it and click the program button

Scroll down to find the bapi used in this method

With this way you can also find out programs and FM's

2. Start va01 go to system-->status

Double click transaction VA01

Double click on package

Read the application component. (this is SD-SLS Sales)

Then open the transaction BAPI

Sales and distribution~~>Sales~~>sales order

createfromdat2

To find BApis u can also use tcode SE37 and search as per ur need there..like for netwrok related BApis u can try n search for Bapinetwork and press F4..

check below Fms -

BAPI_NETWORK_MAINTAIN

2002_NETWORK_CREATE

NETWORK_CREATE

NETWORK_ENJOY_CREATE

CNPB_M_NETWORK_CREATE

CO2H_NETWORK_CREATE

CO2H_NETWORK_CREATE_STRU

CO2H_NETWORK_CREATE_WITH_REFE

Regards,

Omkar.

Re: ABOUT BAPI

Former Member — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:16:58 GMT

go to se37 bapi*

else.

t_code bapi

Re: ABOUT BAPI

Former Member — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:20:28 GMT

BAPI (Business Application Programming Interface) is an API method of a business object which intern is a RFC enabled Function Module.

Business Objects are the Objects which has business sence associated to it. Ex. Sales Orders, Purchase Orders etc.

The Properties of BAPI are:

Every BAPI name should start with letters 'BAPI'.
It is an API method of a Business Object.
it does not contain a internal COMMIT statement in the Function Module.
It does not contain "CALL TRANSACTION" statements.
BAPI do not raise 'EXCEPTIONS'.

a RETURN structure is defined as an interface parameter of a BAPI which is used to log all the errors, warnings and the successful processes tha are triggered in the course of execution of a BAPI.

A successful execution of a BAPI requires the data to be commited and this process of performing a COMMIT is achieved by calling the BAPI_TRANSACTION_COMMIT' explicitly if there are no errors logged in the RETURN structure.

There are two types of BAPI's: Instance Dependent & Instance Independent.

BAPI provides an access to the SAP system for external applications to have the business data processed in the form of web services. When BAPI's are used to post the data in SAP system these are used as Function Modules.

for further information check following:

Go to the below link for BAPI.

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/e0/9eb2370f9cbe68e10000009b38f8cf/frameset.htm

BAPI

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/7e/5e114a4a1611d1894c0000e829fbbd/frameset.htm

http://www.sapgenie.com/abap/bapi/example.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/en/9b/417f07ee2211d1ad14080009b0fb56/frameset.htm

http://searchsap.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid21_gci948835,00.html

http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-6329-1051160.html#

http://www.sap-img.com/bapi.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/abap/bapi-conventions.htm

http://www.sappoint.com/abap/bapiintro.pdf