Important T-Codes for IDoc Processing

T-Code Description

WE02 Display IDoc (List)

WE05 IDoc List

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WE19 IDoc Test Tool

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WE20 Partner Profile

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WE21 Port Definition

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WE30 IDoc Type Development

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WE31 Segment Creation

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WE60 IDoc Documentation

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WE81 Message Type Configuration

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BD87

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Message Type and IDoc Type Link

Process Inbound IDocs

Send Material Master IDoc

BD11 Send Customer Master IDoc

BD12 Send Vendor Master IDoc

BD13 Send Cost Center IDoc

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Common IDoc Types in SAP
IDoc Type Description Message Type

ORDERS05 Sales Order / Purchase Order ORDERS

INVOIC02 Invoice Posting INVOIC

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MATMAS05 Material Master Data MATMAS

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DEBMAS06 Customer Master Data DEBMAS

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CREMAS05 Vendor Master Data CREMAS

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HRMD_A07 HR Master Data HRMD_A

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DELINS04 Delivery Schedule DELINS

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Shipping Notification (ASN - Advanced Shipping
DESADV06 DESADV

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Notice)

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FINSTA01 Financial Status Update FINSTA

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PAYEXT01 Payment Order PAYEXT

SDPIID01 Sales Pricing Conditions COND_A

PRICAT01 Pricing Catalog PRICAT

ORDCHG02 Order Change ORDCHG

ORDRSP01 Order Response ORDRSP

SHPMNT05 Shipment Data Transfer SHPMNT

LSMW02 Legacy System Migration Workbench LSMW

BOMMAT04 Bill of Materials Transfer BOMMAT

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What is Idoc ?
IDoc (Intermediate Document) is a standard SAP document
format (data container) used for data exchange between SAP
systems or between an SAP system and external systems. It is
primarily used in EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) and ALE

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(Application Link Enabling) processes. IDocs allow structured

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data to be transferred in a standardized format.

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1. What is EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)?

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EDI is used for electronic communication between different
business partners (external systems). It enables the structured

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exchange of business documents (e.g., purchase orders,

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invoices) between companies in a standardized format.

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2. What is ALE (Application Link Enabling)?

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ALE is used for data exchange between different SAP systems
(SAP-to-SAP communication). It enables distributed processing
by replicating and synchronizing master and transaction data
across SAP landscapes.

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Idoc Types

Types of IDocs
IDocs can be classified based on processing direction and usage:
1. Based on Processing Direction

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Inbound IDoc: Data flows into the SAP system from an

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external system.

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Outbound IDoc: Data flows out of the SAP system to an

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external system.

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2. Based on Processing Mode

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Synchronous IDoc: Immediate processing (rarely used).

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Asynchronous IDoc: Processed later in the background.

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3. Based on Usage
Basic IDoc Types: Standard SAP structures defining the
format of data.
Extension IDoc Types: Custom-enhanced IDoc structures
based on business needs.

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What is EDI ?
1. What is EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)?
EDI is used for electronic communication between different business partners
(external systems). It enables the structured exchange of business documents
(e.g., purchase orders, invoices) between companies in a standardized format.
🔹 Purpose: Exchange of business documents between SAP and non-SAP

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systems.
🔹 Use Case: B2B communication (e.g., SAP to a supplier’s ERP system).

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🔹 Data Format: Uses standardized formats like ANSI X12, EDIFACT, IDoc, XML,

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JSON.
🔹 Processing Mode: Mostly Outbound (send to external) and Inbound (receive

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from external).

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Example EDI Flow:

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SAP generates an Outbound IDoc (e.g., ORDERS for a sales order).

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The IDoc is converted into an EDI format (e.g., EDIFACT) using middleware like

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SAP PI/PO, Seeburger, or Gentran.

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The EDI message is sent to the trading partner’s system.

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The trading partner's system processes the message and may send an Inbound
EDI response.
The response is converted back to an IDoc in SAP and processed accordingly.
📌 Common EDI Messages in SAP:
ORDERS (Purchase Order)
INVOIC (Invoice)
DELINS (Delivery Schedule)
DESADV (Despatch Advice/Shipping Notice)

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What is ALE ?
2. What is ALE (Application Link Enabling)?
ALE is used for data exchange between different SAP systems (SAP-
to-SAP communication). It enables distributed processing by
replicating and synchronizing master and transaction data across

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SAP landscapes.

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🔹 Purpose: Communication between SAP systems within the same

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organization.

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Use Case: Transferring Material Master, Vendor Master, or

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Purchase Orders between SAP systems (e.g., SAP ECC to SAP
S/4HANA).

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🔹 Data Format: Uses IDocs for data exchange.

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🔹 Processing Mode: Can be Real-time or Batch Processing.

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Example ALE Flow:

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The sending SAP system generates an Outbound IDoc.

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The IDoc is transferred to the receiving SAP system using tRFC
(Transactional RFC).
The receiving SAP system processes the Inbound IDoc and updates
its database.
📌 Common ALE IDocs:
MATMAS (Material Master Data Transfer)
DEBMAS (Customer Master Data Transfer)
CREMAS (Vendor Master Data Transfer)
HRMD_A (HR Master Data Transfer)

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Difference between EDI & ALE ?

EDI (Electronic Data ALE (Application

Feature
Interchange) Link Enabling)

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B2B Communication SAP-to-SAP
Purpose

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(SAP ↔ Non-SAP) Communication

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Exchanging

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documents with Data distribution

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Use Case external partners within SAP

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(e.g., customers, systems

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suppliers)

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ANSI X12, EDIFACT,
Formats IDoc only

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XML, JSON, IDoc

Uses middleware
Uses RFC, tRFC,
Communication (SAP PI/PO,
or qRFC
Seeburger, etc.)

Processing Mostly Can be real-time

Mode asynchronous or batch

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