• the IDoc administrator, which is notified in exception handling. If necessary it is overwritten with special entries in the partner profiles (see Role Resolution in Exception Handling).
• the system environment: It describes the functions with which the IDoc interface can operate: the applications or message control.
• The maximum number of logged errors before exception handling is started after the syntax check. You can assign the syntax check in the partner profiles of Outbound processing or Inbound processing .
• the SAPoffice inbox folder for IDocs from the Internet (MIME attachment). IDocs are processed further from this inbox folder when the Internet port type is used. For details on the settings still to be made for this port type read Port type Internet.
• Whether errors when importing status files should lead to work items ("warnings").

The global parameters can be displayed or maintained from the Initial node of the IDoc interface via Control ® IDoc Administration (). Choose the tab page Global parameter and if necessary .