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IDoc
IDoc Interface
(BC-SRV-EDI)
1. SAP standard format for electronic data
interchange between systems.
Different message
types (for example, delivery notes or purchase orders) usually have specific
formats, the SAP IDoc types. However, several related message types can be
assigned to one IDoc type. For example, the IDoc type ORDERS01 transfers the
"logical" message type ORDERS (purchase orders) and ORDRSP (purchase order
confirmation).
2. Features of an IDoc type, that is a business
message with IDoc format (for example the confirmation XYZ).
IDocs can be used in the following business
scenarios:
- ALE: communication
between logical systems. Logical systems can be R/3, R/2 or non-SAP system.
ALE distribution models are based on message types that indicate the
appropriate IDoc types.
- EDI: communication
between an R/3 or R/2 system and a non-SAP system.