Standardized Parameters

Address Paramters

Specific reference structures are defined for address parameters in BAPIs. You should copy these structures to use in your BAPI, especially if the underlying object type uses the central address management (CAM).

For more information see Address Parameters.

Change Parameters

In BAPIs that cause database changes (for example, Change() and Create() BAPIs) you must be able to distinguish between parameter fields that contain modified values and parameter fields that have not been modified. This distinction is made through the use of standardized parameters.

Extension Parameters

The parameters ExtensionIn and ExtensionOut provide customers with a mechanism that enables BAPIs to be enhanced without modifications. For further information, see Customer Enhancement Concept for BAPIs.

Return Parameters

Each BAPI must have an export Return parameter for returning messages to the calling application. To provide application programmers with a consistent error handling process for BAPI calls, all return parameters must be implemented in the same, standardized way.

Selection Parameters

Selection Parameters The parameters in BAPIs used to search for specific instances of a business object type, for example, BAPI GetList(),, have to enable the caller of the BAPIs to specify appropriate selection criteria. Standardized selection parameters are used to do this.

Test Run Parameters

The parameter TestRun is used in the BAPIs that generate instances - Create() or Change(), to check the entries for the object instance in the database before actually creating the object instance. The creation of the object instance is only simulated and data is not updated.

Text Transfer Parameters

To transfer BAPI documentation texts, for example, documentation of a business object type, you have to create standardized text transfer parameters.