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LSMW

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Hi All,

I am having some doubts in LSMW,please clarify..

1) why we use LSMW insted of BDC

2) why we use recording

3) why we use direct input method

4) why we use BAPI

5) why we use IDOC

6) what regular problems we get while using LSMW

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Thanks,

Madhukar

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Hi,

1)We mostly use LSMW because we didn't have any source code. just through steps you can upload data i.e no coding part.

2)We use recording method because it automatically generates the code..

3) Coming to direct input method- it is a standard one for uploading huge amounts of data. This method can run on both foreground and background.

4)BAPI- We use this instead of Idoc bcoz as this is synchronous processing while transferring data from one system to another

5)Idoc- This is used for transferring data from one system to another but asynchronous processing.

6) Problems in LSMW- If we do not specify correct path to files or assigning fields to structures may cause some errors.

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Hi Madukar,

These are your questions

1) why we use LSMW insted of BDC

2) why we use recording

3) why we use direct input method

4) why we use BAPI

5) why we use IDOC

6) what regular problems we get while using LSMW

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Answers :

1.LSMW is a tool where as BDC is a method/techniques to transfer data into SAP.Generally it is used by Functional people who don't have technical knowledge to write BDC program.Main point here is it is provided by SAP for free of cost to customer.So clients will be using LSMW for avoiding cost of development of programs

2.For all transactions wwe cannot have direct input programs or standard interfaces to transfer data.So we will use recording to simulate the process to upload the data.

3.This is a claasical methos for transfering data.Mainly organizational data is trabsferred.

4/5.BAPI & IDocs are bi-directional mainly.LSMW & BDC can upload data into SAP where as two way communication of data is possible through BAPI & IDocs.

6.Using LSMW is very easy.

Try these links to more about these things.

LSMW

http://www.saptechnical.com/Tutorials/LSMW/LSMWMainPage.htm

ALE&IDocs

http://www.saptechnical.com/Tutorials/ALE/ALEMainPage.htm

BAPI

http://www.saptechnical.com/Tutorials/BAPI/BAPIMainPage.htm

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Ravee..