Configuration Steps in IDOC
IDOC or Intermediate Documents are commonly used in case of data migration between
SAP systems or between SAP and legacy system or vice [Link] blog details the steps
involved in configuring a new IDOC and also list's down the various transactions that are
used while working with IDOCs.
IDOCs can be classified into two . Inbound IDOCs and Outbound IDOCs.
Inbound IDOC : These are IDOCs which get the data into SAP system from external
source i.e PI system or any other external system.
Outbound IDOC: These are IDOCs which are sent out from SAP system to any other
system. i.e PI system or any other external system.
Step 1 : We need to check the RFC connections to the target system , it can be PI system or
any external system. If it is to a PI system then we need to check the connection under
ABAP connections in SM59 transaction and for external system under HTTP Connections to
External System.
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Step 2: Create a port in transaction WE21 which shows the target system’s RFC destination.
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Step 3 : In transaction WE20, create a partner profile and mention the message tpe details
.In case of Oubound IDOC’s , mention the message types under Outbound [Link]
case of Inbound IDOC’s , mention the message types under Inbound Parameters. For
outbound parameters ,maintain port and IDOC details, because port describes to which
system the IDOC has to flow. Whereas in Inbound IDOC,mention the process code details
which determines the inbound function module for processing the data.
Step 4 : Message type SYNCH is the default message type for outbound parameters. Choose a
particular message type and maintain the below settings. Under the receiver port mention the port
created in transaction WE21. In Output mode, choose Transfer IDOC immediately. In IDOC type
mention the IDOC associated with the Message Type.
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Step 5: For Inbound IDOCs, mention the process code as APL1 and choose option Trigger
Immediately under Processing by Function Module.
Step 6 : In transaction BDFG, we can see which ALE function module we need to enhance
for our requirement. In case, we are working with Business Partner we can choose the FM
as CRMXIF_PARTNER_SAVE and the Business Object Type as ‘BUS1006’. In IDOCs ,
SAP by standard provides us to exchange the business partner master data details , BP
relationships and BP Hierarchies.
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Step 7: In case we are working with Business Transactions we can choose the FM
as CRMXIF_ORDER_SAVE and the Business Object Type as ‘BUS20001’.
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Step 8 : In our example let us work upon Business Partners. Select the FM name and the
Business Object type and click enter. By default all standard messages types would be
displayed [Link] to create a new message type , click on Create button as shown below.
You will get a popu where in you can enter a Z name.
Step 9 : Once the Z message type is created. Release it as shown.
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Step 10 : Select the Z message type and click on the Display button to view the details.
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Step 11 : With Z Message Type , Z FM’s for both Inbound and Outbound gets created.
Step 12 : In transaction WE30 we can check the IDOC created.
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Step 13 : In transaction WE31 we can check the IDOC segment .
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Step 14 : For Inbound IDOCs in transaction code WE42 , select the process
code APL1 and click on display . Assign a Z Fm-ZAPPL_IDOC_INPUTI . Create a copy of
the standard FM APPL_IDOC_INPUTI into ZAPPL_IDOC_INPUTI .
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Step 15 : Under Logical Message , mention the Z message type created.
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Step 16 : In transaction WE81 , we can see the message type details.
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Step 17 : In transaction WE82 , we can see the message type and basic type details.
Step 18 : For outbound IDOCs in transaction BD64 , create a distribution model. Goto
change mode and click on 'Create Model View'. Enter a description and Technical name.
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Step 19 : Add the message type under the Distribution Model and maintain the sender and
receiver system details.
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Step 20 : In transaction BD82, generate the partner profile for the newly created distribution
model.
Step 21 : In transaction SMOEAC , we create the sites and [Link] is the destination
where the data needs to be sent. Subsricption is to identify what is the object to be exchanged. (In case of BP
data it will be All Business Partner MESG).Subscriptions are assigned under Sites. Type would vary based on
our need.
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Step 22 : In transaction CRMXIF_C1 , we maintain the message type details against the
Site name.
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Step 23 : We can even restrict an Outbound IDOC flow based on any condition to a
particular Site. A times there could be multiple sites in a system , we can control the flow of
IDOC here as [Link] can be achieved by maintaining an entry in table - SMW3FDCUST,
we assign a copy of standard FM - SMW3_OUTBOUNDADP_CALLADAPTERS against
BDoc Type BUPA_MAIN, which is used to do any further customizations. We can do the
same for other IDOC [Link] the Z FM ,input parameter HEADER we get the Site ID details , based
on that we can control the changing parameter - RECEPIENTS.
Step 24 : Apart from the above steps we can use Transaction WE02/WE05 to display any
IDOC and WE60 for IDOC [Link] reprocess any IDOC use transaction WE19 adn
inoput teh IDOC number, a new number gets generated.
Step 25 : Any IDOC has 3 records types - Control, Data and [Link] Records
displays the direction of the IDOC, message type/basic type details.
Data record display the data under multiple segments. In Status Record we can check the
IDOC status whether it is a success or failure.
Tables for these 3 record types are as below.
Control Record - EDIDC
Data Records - EDIDD
Status Record - EDIDS
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