The Fun Functionality of

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The Business Application Programming Interfaces

Business Object Repository Java
R/3 D a t a Business Object B A P I s Visual Basic

Internet Intranet
Visual J++

DB Server

App Server

External Applications

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What is a BAPI?
It's an RFC-enabled function module! It's a method of a business object!

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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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Business Objects

Application Area 2 SAP Object 1 Customer Object 2 SAP Object 3 (supertype) SAP Object 3a (subtype) Customer Object 3a1 (subtype)

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Object Type Definition

Object type (supertype/parent)
Basic data

Interfaces Key fields Attributes Methods Events

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Examples of Object Types

SAP application Invoice Requisition Delivery note Material Customer master

Master data

Non-SAP application Archived documents EDI messages (IDocs)

PC documents Word processing documents Spreadsheets

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Business Object Repository

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Business Object Display

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The BAPI Explorer

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"Standard" BAPIs
GetList GetDetail CreateFromData

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Calling a BAPI
From within 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.
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Must check the RETURN parameter for errors!

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Calling a BAPI
From a different 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' destination 'HP2' exporting salesdocument = order importing return = return tables statusinfo = statusinfo.

DESTINATION indicates a different R/3 system

if return-type = 'S'. * Process the returned information else. write: 'Error:', return-message. endif.
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Calling a BAPI
From 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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BAPIs and Transactional Integrity

Logon to R/3 system Call BAPI_1 Call BAPI_2 Call BAPI_TRANSACTION_COMMIT Logoff R/3 system Database

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Integration of BAPIs and ALE

BAPI invocation by ALE

Query distribution model

ALE Error Handling
local? yes

no BAPI to IDoc

ALE outconversion bound

IDoc

ALE IDoc to BAPI inbound conversion

yes

BAPI

BAPI

error?

no
ALE Links

Business Component 1
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Business Component 2
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