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Use

Therefore, you must always configure inbound processing when you want to implement new business processes where data will be received by IDoc. An example is EDI inbound processing of standard orders.

Prerequisites

You must only activate the type linkage for the IDoc interface once because an event is always triggered when an IDoc is received (exception: port type "tRFC"). This takes place in Customizing, activity Activate event-receiver linkage for IDoc inbound processing.

Process

  1. The inbound IDoc is linked to the required processing type using the process code in the partner profiles. You can decide whether a workflow or a function module is triggered when an IDoc is received.

    The process codes supplied with the standard system are already assigned to workflows or function modules. You can display this assignment: Choose Start of the navigation path SAP Menu Next navigation step Tools Next navigation step IDoc Interface/ALE Next navigation step Development Next navigation step IDoc Next navigation step Inbound Processing Next navigation step Inbound Process Code End of the navigation path. This is also the initial screen for new assignments when you want to define new IDoc types or processing types. For more information, see Defining New IDoc Types.

    Example

    A vendor receives a purchase order for a material using an IDoc of type ORDERS01. The vendor has assigned the function module IDOC_INPUT_ORDERS, which converts the IDoc data to the corresponding application data, to the ORDERS message using the process code ORDE. The vendor, therefore, selects the direct path using a function module.

    Note

    There are IDoc types for which inbound processing only takes place in SAP NetWeaver, for example TXTRAW02. These IDoc types are only processed by workflow. The corresponding tasks are grouped together in task group TG70000016. Inbound processing by workflow in logistics is located in task group TG20000011. Task groups make the search for tasks in the Business Workflow Explorer.

  2. For exception handling in inbound processing you must assign the possible agents to the corresponding tasks. You have the following options:

    • You classify all tasks as General Tasks in IDoc Customizing.

    • You maintain the allocation for each individual task using transaction PFTC_DIS. The section on Exception Handling: Procedure describes which tasks are used.