Idoc and Bdoc

[Former Member]

hi

would u please explain what is Idoc and Bdoc.For what purpose they are used.

thanks&regards.

[Former Member]

Hi

som times SAP will be integrated with som other third party systems

ex SAP with BAAN here we should comunicate one to other systems

here we can integrate using EDI technology in this the formate of data will be in I DOCS EX :EDI is a bridge between 2 systems .I doc is a container to transfer data from one sys to other

this Idocs we can use in ALE technology also

Hope it helps

[Former Member]

Hi Shiva,

IDoc

IDoc (for intermediate document) is a standard data structure for electronic data interchange (EDI) between application programs written for the popular SAP business system or between an SAP application and an external program. IDocs serve as the vehicle for data transfer in SAP's Application Link Enabling (ALE) system. IDocs are used for asynchronous transactions: each IDoc generated exists as a self-contained text file that can then be transmitted to the requesting workstation without connecting to the central database. Another SAP mechanism, the Business Application Programming Interface (BAPI) is used for synchronous transactions

BDOC

BDoc is a business document which is technically similar to an IDoc. BDocs are used to communicate data between two systems.

BDocs come in two types. One is the message BDoc (MBDoc) and the second is the Synchronizing BDoc (SBDoc).

MBDoc is used for replicating the data between SAP CRM and SAP R/3

SBDoc is used for replication and realignment between SAP CRM and mobile clients

Hope this gives you clarity.

Regards

Srikanth.A