differences :

[Former Member]

hi abapers,

can any one clearly explain me

what is the differences between (programs)

data transfer technique,

interfacing technique,

and Conversions ?

Thanks & Regards,

Rajesh.

[Former Member]

Hi

there are different data transfer techniques in data transfers such as BDC, LSMW, ALE/IDOCS, BAPI

You can use which ever method you feel comfortable to transfer the data

BDC or BAPI or LSMW or someother

Initially we used to use BDC's for transfering data

afterwards LSMW came to transfer data allowing the Fun consultants also to transfer data without much coding

After the ENJOY transactions came you can't use BDC's for them So BAPI's have become popular to transfer data to these enjoy Transactions (likp ME21N, VL01N)

ALE is used to exchange data between the Applications servers of an orgn, so it is mainly used between the different depts of a single orgn

IDOC is the just Intermediate data document which is used in ALE/EDI .