SAP SD IDOC

IDOC INTERMEDIATE DOCUMENT

Definition - IDoc is an SAP object that carries

data of a business transaction from one system

to another in the form of electronic message.

Purpose: To transfer data or information from

SAP to other systems and vice versa.

EDI Subsystem: SAP to Non Sap data transfer

ALE: SAP to SAP data transfer

IDOC INTERMEDIATE DOCUMENT

Inbound Flow: EDI Converts partner data and Idoc is created in Sap System.

Outbound Flow: Document message control triggers Idoc creation.

EDI ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE

EDI is electronic exchange of business

document between the computer systems of

business partners, using a standard format

over a communication network

EDI STANDARDS

UN/EDIFACT Formed by United

nations

Describes business

documents as

messages

Example

ORDERS - Purchase order

ORDRSP Purchase Order Acknowledgement

INVOIC - Invoice

ANSI ASC X12 Formed by representatives of major organizations, government bodies and EDI software companies

Describes business documents as transactions of three digit number

Example

850 Purchase order 855 Purchase order acknowledgement

810 - Invoice

856 advance shipment notification

944 Warehouse Acknowledgement Shipment

940 Warehouse delivery

IDOC TYPES OR BASIC TYPES

Based on EDI standards(Mostly EDIFACT stds)

Defines the structure of an Idoc.

Contains all necessary field to carry out the transactions.

Each Basic Type describes

1. Std Idoc segments,

2. format of data fields,

3. Size of data fields

4. Number of segments,

5. Number of fields and

7. Optional and Mandatory segments of Idoc.

IDOC EXTENSION

Feature can be used to send any additional data

that is not available in basic types

Extension of Basic type and contains additional

custom segments and data fields.

IDOC SEGMENTS CONTAINS THE ACTUAL DATA THAT IS SENT OR RECEIVED

SEARCH IDOC (TCODE WE02/WE05)

IDOC STRUCTURE

CONTROL RECORDS(EDIDC)

DATA RECORD(EDID4)

STATUS RECORD

MANUAL PROCESSING OF IDOC

(TCODE BD87)

IDOC DEBUGGING/TESTING TOOL - WE19