Data type and message type

[Former Member]

Hi Every one, may be this is a basic question.

What is the technical difference between Datatype and messagetype? What are the different purposes served by them.

-Naveen.

[moorthy]

HI,

Data Type is basuc unit of data structure.

And Message types comprisess of Data types. SO it is clear that it is something like wrapper to your data type. So each message type should have one root element.Then it will become valid XML.

Just go thru following links-

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/a8/bfc6373c8fea43bdb3541535bcbd43/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/a8/bfc6373c8fea43bdb3541535bcbd43/frameset.htm

Hope this helps..

Regards,

Moorthy