ports

[Former Member]

what is the port?types of ports?pls describe all the ports?

[anversha_s]

hi,

Ports are a logical representation of the communication channels in SAP. R/3 defines four types of ports viz. tRFC (transactional Remote Function Calls), File, R/2, and Internet. ALE can use all port types to distribute Idocs.

You use the port maintenance in the IDoc adapter to establish an RFC connection to the system that contains the metadata that the IDoc adapter requires to convert IDocs (Intermediate Documents) that have been sent to it to IDoc XML format. This system is defined by the sender port and the client in the IDoc control record. It is either the sender SAP system or an SAP reference system.

You must maintain a port in the IDoc adapter for all clients in each SAP system that you want to connect to the Integration Server using IDocs.

This is also the case for receiver systems if they are subsystems (non-SAP systems). Systems of this kind are defined using the receiver port in the respective communication channel.

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/3b/beb13b00ae793be10000000a11402f/content.htm

Have a look at below link.

Best Regards,

Anver

[Former Member]

chk this SAP help

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/3b/beb13b00ae793be10000000a11402f/frameset.htm

[Former Member]

Hi Sunil,

First of all a port is nothing but an destination to be reached ( in Laymen language)

There are Basically three types of ports, which are really useful to us,

File type

Transaction RFC Port

XML

You can see all the ports in WE21 ( Tcode).

No need to worry, if your an basis guy only, you should look into that.

Generally, for all IDOC purpose , we will create or use File type Port,

That means, Our destination will be routed to the file in an application Server.

Cheers,

Manju, you can contact me [email protected]

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[abdul_hakim]

Hi,

Port types:

1.Trfc Ports: For ALE Purpose

2.File ports: For EDI

3.ABAP-PI: For internal use

4.XML: For exchanging in XML Format

5.CPI-C: For connecting to R/2

Cheers,

Abdul Hakim