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VisualBasic

Java

InternetIntranet

Visual J++

External ApplicationsDB Server

R/3D

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a

App Server

Business Object

Repository

Business Object

B

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The Business App l icat ion

Prog ramm ing Inter faces

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What Makes a BAPI Special?

RFC-enabled

Parameters must be Data Dictionary types

Called synchronously

No exceptions

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Bus iness Objects

Application Area 2

Customer Object 3a1 subtype)SAP Object 3a subtype)

SAP Object 3 supertype)Customer Object 2SAP Object 1

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SAP application

Invoice

Requisition

Delivery note

Material Customer master

Non-SAP application

Archived documents

EDI messages (IDocs)

PC documents

Word processing documents

Spreadsheets

Examples of Object Types

Master

data

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Bus iness Object Reposi tory

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Bus iness Object Disp lay

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The BAPI Exp lorer

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" Standard" BAPIs

GetList

GetDetail

CreateFromData

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Call ing a BAPIFrom w ith in the R/3 system

report zwes_test_bapi.

parameters order like bapivbeln-vbeln.

data: return like bapireturn,

statusinfo like standard table of bapisdstat initial size 0.

call function 'BAPI_SALESORDER_GETSTATUS'exporting

salesdocument = order

importing

return = return

tables

statusinfo = statusinfo.

if return-type = 'S'.

* Process the returned information

else.

write: 'Error:', return-message.

endif.

Must check the RETURN

parameter for errors!

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report zwes_test_bapi.

parameters order like bapivbeln-vbeln.

data: return like bapireturn,

statusinfo like standard table of bapisdstat initial size 0.

call function 'BAPI_SALESORDER_GETSTATUS'destination 'HP2'

exporting

salesdocument = order

importing

return = return

tables

statusinfo = statusinfo.

if return-type = 'S'.

* Process the returned information

else.

write: 'Error:', return-message.

endif.

Call ing a BAPIFrom a dif ferent R/3 sys tem

DESTINATION indicates

a different R/3 system

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Call ing a BAPIFrom a non -R/3 system

Dim CompanyCode As Object

Set CompanyCode = BapiControl.GetSAPObject(ObjectName, _

"1234", "COMP_CODE"))

CompanyCode.ZCCGetDetail Return:=Result, CompanyList:=Detail

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Y t t l di t ib t th M t i l t li t th thi d ti b t t f th M t i l t

Business Component 2Business Component 1

local?

BAPI invocation by ALE

no

yes

BAPIBAPI error?

yes

no

BAPI to IDoc

conversion

ALEout-

bound

ALE Links

IDoc

ALE Error Handling

ALE

inbound

IDoc to BAPI

conversion

Query distribution model

Integrat ion of BAPIs and ALE