Business Document Service (BC-SRV-BDS)

The Business Document Service (BDS) provides general and easily integratable document management functions for applications. The central component of these functions is the Business Document Navigator (BDN) navigation interface. This user interface enables users to interactively perform document management functions (displaying, creating and deleting, for example). Users can execute these functions interactively.

The BDS is also closely related to the business processes in an enterprise, which is particularly apparent in general object relationships. Together with SAP Desktop Office Integration, the BDS represents a software solution package for the integration of general Desktop Office applications.

You do not need to customize when you implement the BDS.

Customizing is only possible for special requirements regarding assigning attributes to documents, specifying as client-specific or cross-client, transport connections and defining a repository other than the standard (see also Content Models).

For more information on BDS Customizing, see the Implementation Guide (IMG) under Basis - Basis Services - Business Document Service.

The BDS can be integrated into all SAP applications that work with documents and that have no special requirements for document management. For an example application, choose  Office  Business Documents  Documents  Find .

Class CL_BDS_DOCUMENT_SET is available within the BDS. For more information on integrating the methods belonging to this class, see Integrating the BDS in SAP Applications.

The BDS has the following features:

• Simple handling of desktop office products

• Support of scenarios for

  • Authoring

  • Publishing

  • Retrieval

• Storing private and shared documents

• User interface for

  • Attribute assignment

  • Classification

  • Detailed information and document information

  • Display

  • Change

  • Navigation

• Connection to the Change & Transport System