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IDoc XML versus IDoc flat file...

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XIers,

Can someone please clarify the difference between the two? Is IDoc flat file not XML? Are all the schema definitions at ifr.sap.com (the contents at this site are being obsoleted) obsolete? Is XI the definitive answer for the schemas for IDoc XML?

Thank you in advance for enlightening me.

Pradeep

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No as standard IDOC are send as flat files with a record structure.

The XI adapter can convert between the flat files and XML, based on the metadata the IDOC has.

You will still need the IDOC flat files, if you are going to send IDOCs between R3 systems.