Interface & conversion

[Former Member]

Hi,

What is the difference between Interface and Conversion. Where we use these both the things. Can anybody clear me.

Thanks.......

[Former Member]

interface is one which is like uploading or downloading of data where as conversion is a BDC used to upload data.

Interface are 2 types...inbound interface which is also called conversion. Here data from either presentation or application or third party system is been uploaded into internal tables and using BDC data is uploaded into SAP.

outbound interface is one which is used to download data from sap to presentation or application or third party systems.

[Former Member]

Hi,

as u told if it is the inbound interface, instead of interface shall we use conversions. Where we use interfaces and conversions exactly.

Thanku.

[rahulkavuri]

Conversion, converting legacy system data into SAP data. Meaning that it is mainly a one shot deal, for example bringing your customer master to SAP from the legacy system, converting the fields used in legacy to the fields and values used in SAP.

Interface, a program or group of programs that handle the passing of data from one system to another. These programs work together to export the data from one system and import into a target system, maybe these programs run once a day, maybe twice, may every hour throughout the day. It is a good way to keep the data in two or more systems in sync with each other.

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[Former Member]

Hi krishna,

<b>CONVERSION : LEGACY SYSTEM TO FLAT FILE.

INTERFACE : FLAT FILE TO SAP SYSTEM.</b>

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