HI All,
I have a requirement to sent PO data from SAP to 3rd party Vendors.(more than 30 vendors). Client insists on using EDI.!!
I have completed the config on SAP R/3 side and IDOCS are created in SAP R/3.
Since we have XI in the landscape, I have a few questions in my mind. Appreciate if you could give you feedback on these questions:
1. Should we send data directly from SAP to 3rd party using EDI adapter and avoid XI. 2. I assume EDI adapter will automatically convert IDOC to vendor format data and vice-versa. 3. All 30+ vendors will need to access this EDI adapter system or do they all need to have a separate one installed in there landscape. 4. If we use XI, will the adapter be able to communicate to XI. If yes what is the adapter name which connects to XI. 5. All vendors need this data in a slightly different format, so will the EDI adapter do the format conversion for every vendor ? 6. Since all vendors have a diff file format needed, I want to avoid doing extensive message mapping in XI. So can the EDI adapter handle it or is ther any easy way to do this mapping. 7. If mapping is not possible, then does it mean I will have to create a separate IDOC for each vendor in R/3 ( in vendor specific format) and send that to them.
Thanks in advance.
Regards
Shirin