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IDoc type

IDoc Interface (BC-SRV-EDI)

The IDoc type indicates the SAP format that is to be used to transfer the data for a business transaction. An IDoc is a real business process in the form of an IDoc type. An IDoc type can transfer several message types: These are the "logical messages" that correspond to different business processes.

An IDoc type is described using the following components:

the format of the control record is identical for all IDoc types.
a data record consists of a fixed administration part and a data part (segment). The number and format of the segments can be different for each IDoc type.
the status records describe the processing stages which an IDoc can pass through and have an identical format for each IDoc type.

Example

Purchase order number 4711 was sent to a vendor as IDoc number 0815. IDoc number 0815 is formatted in IDoc type ORDERS01 and has the status records "created" and "sent". The purchase order corresponds to the "logical" message ORDERS.