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bdc, lsmw , bapi

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Former Member

‎2005 Jul 23 6:39 AM

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when wil we use bdc ,lsmw, bapi, i mean in which requirement u go for lsmw , bapi , bdc while we upload the data.

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‎2005 Jul 23 8:30 AM

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Hi Karthik,

All the 3 can be used for the same purpose.

BDC - was the first provided by SAP for mass data entry in to SAP Database with Screen checks

LSMW - Originated as a 3rd party tool with many more functionalities and ease of use

BAPI - Some times the transaction screens changes, in those cases the BDC's fail as they purely refer to the screen elements. BAPI's provide a more consistent way to make entries in SAP systems without referencing the screen elements but still adhering to the underlying business logic, so the data entry is syntactically and semantically correct.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Gaurav

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Former Member

‎2005 Jul 23 8:30 AM

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Hi Karthik,

All the 3 can be used for the same purpose.

BDC - was the first provided by SAP for mass data entry in to SAP Database with Screen checks

LSMW - Originated as a 3rd party tool with many more functionalities and ease of use

BAPI - Some times the transaction screens changes, in those cases the BDC's fail as they purely refer to the screen elements. BAPI's provide a more consistent way to make entries in SAP systems without referencing the screen elements but still adhering to the underlying business logic, so the data entry is syntactically and semantically correct.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Gaurav