Processing and Monitoring Outbound iDocs with Application Interface Framework

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to use SAP Application Interface Framework for processing and monitoring outbound IDocs in various scenarios.

Outbound IDoc Processing

In this unit, we'll take a look at various SAP Application Interface Framework Scenarios for Outbound IDoc Processing. Each scenario leverages different aspects of SAP Application Interface Framework's capabilities, adapting to various processing and monitoring needs. This is a summary of the scenarios that will be covered by the demonstrations in this unit.

Scenario 1: Monitor Existing IDocs

SAP Application Interface Framework can monitor and handle errors in existing IDocs using the Monitoring and Error Handling functions. The SAP Application Interface Framework Mass Changing function can be applied to rectify commonly occurring errors.

Scenario 2: Process IDocs Using SAP Application Interface Framework

This scenario requires two SAP Application Interface Framework interfaces for data processing, with the initial structure and interface generated using the SAP Application Interface Framework IDoc generation report from scenario 4.

Scenario 1: Monitor Existing IDocs

The processing of the IDocs is done by the standard ALE functions. There are no changes to the IDoc interface required.

With the IDoc scenario 1, you can monitor existing IDocs in the Monitoring and Error Handling transaction. Processing of the IDocs is not influenced by the SAP Application Interface Framework. The scenario uses only the monitoring capabilities of the Monitoring and Error Handling.

Since the SAP Application Interface Framework is not involved in processing, no index tables are created. Thus, SAP Application Interface Framework retrieves the data to be displayed in the data message view, from the IDOC control records.

The demonstration is the same as How to use the IDoc Generator for Monitoring of an Existing IDoc – Scenario 1in the lesson Processing and Monitoring Inbound iDocs with SAP Application Interface Framework.

Scenario 2: Process IDocs Using SAP Application Interface Framework

This scenario necessitates the creation of two SAP Application Interface Framework interfaces, with a port function facilitating data transfer to SAP Application Interface Framework; postprocessing, SAP Application Interface Framework generates a second IDoc sent to the receiver using an Application Interface Framework action. As Application Interface Framework does not participate in processing, it bypasses the need for index tables by retrieving relevant information from IDoc control records for display. The initial structure and first interface can be established through the Application Interface Framework IDoc generation report, selecting scenario 4 for interface creation; for the second interface, a separate run of the report is required with a modified IDoc name.

Monitoring is done via Application Interface Framework Monitoring and Error Handling. To use Application Interface Framework IDoc scenario 2, the following steps are required:

Steps for scenario 2 presented in a process diagram as outlined in the following text.
  1. Create DDIC structure from basic type.
  2. Define Application Interface Framework interface.
  3. Assign message type and basic type to the interface.
  4. Maintain IDoc Customizing.
  5. Create checks, value mappings, maintain recipients, and so on.
  6. Define and assign an action that calls standard ALE function.
  7. Maintain recipients for alerting and interface monitoring.

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