Indirect Connection using Message Control

Use

If your application already sends documents using Message Control, you can connect to the Business Communication Interface (BCI) indirectly.

Features

If you connect your application to the BCI using Message Control, not all of the BCI functions are available. You can use the following functions:

  • Linking of the Application Object with the Document Sent

    Activities

    The application object has to be a BOR object. A NAST object is not adequate.

    The application BOR object must support the IFNAST interface so that the ConvertKey method can be used.

    If the BOR object and the NAST object have different keys, you have to redefine the ConvertKey method with the actual conversion. The interface of the function module MESSAGING has been extended to include the BOR object type and the key of the NAST object for this purpose. They are transferred via the following import parameters:

    Import Parameters

    Description

    PI_OBJTYPE

    Type of application BOR object

    MSG_OBJKY

    NAST object key

    Within Message Control, the BOR object key is then determined using the ConvertKey method and the object link is created using the BCI.