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‎2007 Jun 19 9:37 PM

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what is the difference between RFC and IDOC

RFC--> remotely updating the data

IDOC---> IDOC also updating data remotely

what is difference?

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‎2007 Jun 19 10:24 PM

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Hi,

RFC will be used to connect the external systems & IDoc is a container to carry the data from SAP to outer world or from outside to SAP.

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  • Dj

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what is the difference between RFC and IDOC

RFC--> remotely updating the data

IDOC---> IDOC also updating data remotely

what is difference?

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uwe_schieferstein
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‎2007 Jun 19 9:40 PM

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Hello Naren

Somewhat simplified you can say that

- RFC describes the (remote) connection between systems and

- IDOC describes a specific message format that is transferred between systems

For example, if you have an <b>EBP </b>(<i>Enterprise Buyer Professional</i>) system and create a purchase order this order is sent as Idoc via RFC to a R/3 backend system.

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Uwe

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‎2007 Jun 19 10:24 PM

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Hi,

RFC will be used to connect the external systems & IDoc is a container to carry the data from SAP to outer world or from outside to SAP.

Regards

  • Dj

reward for all useful answers

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‎2007 Jun 19 10:59 PM

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Hello Naren

Somewhat simplified you can say that

- RFC describes the (remote) connection between systems and

- IDOC describes a specific message format that is transferred between systems

For example, if you have an EBP (Enterprise Buyer Professional) system and create a purchase order this order is sent as Idoc via RFC to a R/3 backend system.

Regards

Uwe