SAP SD EDI using the IDoc Interface

Purpose

You can use the Intermediate Document (IDoc) interface to

• send messages (outbound processing) through Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
• receive messages (inbound processing) through EDI

Many large companies (such as automotive suppliers) require their vendors to use EDI.

See also:

For information on EDI in the components supplying industry,

Integration

In Sales and Distribution, output control is initiated during outbound processing.

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Output control

Features

During outbound processing in Sales and Distribution, the system determines output using the output control module. The system converts the data into an IDoc and issues it using the IDoc interface.

During inbound processing, the sender converts the data into IDocs and passes it on to the IDoc interface. These IDocs are stored in the R/3 system. In a second step, the system creates the document data.

SAP does not deliver EDI translators.

See also:

For more information on the IDoc interface, refer to the cross-application documentation IDoc-Interface / Electronic Data Interchange