SAP ABAP: Introduction to IDOC .

Hello guys, 

Here I am sharing a brief introduction about IDOC i.e. Intermediate Document. 

What is an IDOC?

It is an Intermediate which contains the Data. Technically, IDOC is group of segments. Each segment is group of fields. Segment are like Structure which contains required fields for IDOC.

It is simply a data container used to Exchange information b/w two processes that can understand the syntax & semantics of the data. IDOC is just like data file specified format which know how to predict the data.

Whenever, we execute an outbound ALE(Application Link Enabling) or EDI process(Electronic data exchange) then IDOC is created which has an Unique Number(Within Client). Sap system IDOC stored in DB.

Nomenclature for Segment:-

·        All the Standard SAP segment will start with 'E1'.

·        All the Customs SAP segment will start with 'Z1'.

Structure of an IDOC :-

The IDOC structure consists of 3 Parts :-

1. The Administration Part (Control Record) :- This is referred to Control Room. It is basically consists data like type of IDOC, message type, the current status, the sender/receiver etc. 2. The Application Data (Data Record):- This contains the data. These are called the data record/ segment. 3. The Status Information (Status Record):-This gives you information about the various stages from which the IDOC has passed through. Thanks. Keep learning👍 For further steps https://s4hanalearn.blogspot.com/2020/02/idoc-abap-configuration.html