idoc

[Former Member]

What is IDOCS and what it is used for?

[Former Member]

Hi,

The IDoc interface exchanges business data with an external system.

The IDoc interface consists of the definition of a data structure, along with processing logic for this data structure.

The data structure is the IDoc. The IDoc is the exchange format common to all the communicating systems. You can specify exception handling in the SAP Business Workflow, with IDocs, without the data already having to exist as SAP application documents.

You need the IDoc interface in the following scenarios:

Electronic data exchange (EDI)

Connect other business application systems (e.g. PC applications, external Workflow tools) by IDoc

Application Link Enabling (ALE).

refer this link for more info

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/0b/2a6620507d11d18ee90000e8366fc2/frameset.htm

regards,

pankaj singh

[Laxmana_Appana_]

Hi,

Idoc means intermediate document , which is used to transfer the data between the systems using ALE/EDI .

Check these links for more details:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2004/helpdata/en/dc/6b835943d711d1893e0000e8323c4f/content.htm

http://www.sapgenie.com/sapgenie/docs/ale_scenario_development_procedure.doc

http://edocs.bea.com/elink/adapter/r3/userhtm/ale.htm#1008419

http://www.netweaverguru.com/EDI/HTML/IDocBook.htm

http://www.sapgenie.com/sapedi/index.htm

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

http://www.sappoint.com/abap/ale2.pdf

http://www.sapgenie.com/sapedi/idoc_abap.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/0b/2a60bb507d11d18ee90000e8366fc2/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/78/217da751ce11d189570000e829fbbd/frameset.htm

http://www.allsaplinks.com/idoc_sample.html

http://www.sappoint.com/abap.html

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2004/helpdata/en/dc/6b835943d711d1893e0000e8323c4f/content.htm

http://www.sapgenie.com/sapgenie/docs/ale_scenario_development_procedure.doc

http://edocs.bea.com/elink/adapter/r3/userhtm/ale.htm#1008419

http://www.netweaverguru.com/EDI/HTML/IDocBook.htm

http://www.sapgenie.com/sapedi/index.htm

http://www.allsaplinks.com/idoc_sample.html

Regards

L Appana

[Former Member]

Hi Jeya,

IDOC refers to an Intermediate Document in which data is sent to other ssystems using EDI or ALE.

The SAP R/3 Guide to EDI and Interfaces:

http://rapidshare.de/files/6008346/SAP_R3_Guide_To_EDI.pdf.html

about IDOC's

http://www.sapbrain.com/ARTICLES/TECHNICAL/idoc/SAP_IDOC_structure_introduction.html

http://www.allsaplinks.com/idoc.html

creating an IDOC - example

http://www.allsaplinks.com/idoc_sample.html

Regards,

Priyanka.

[Former Member]

IDoc (for intermediate document) is a standard data structure for electronic data interchange (EDI) between application programs written for the popular SAP business system or between an SAP application and an external program. IDocs serve as the vehicle for data transfer in SAP's