Send and receive iDocs to/from same SAP-System using WebService

[Former Member]

Hi experts!

I and my colleagues are experimenting wih iDocs; we want to know is it is possible to send an iDoc using an SAP-WebService, and receive this iDoc in the same SAP-System (and proccess this iDoc with an Inbound function).

Is that possible? If yes, could you give some infos so we can configure this scenario?

Best regards!

[Juwin]

Can you please let me know why are you trying to use SAP-Webservice to do this? A simple call to function module IDOC_INBOUND_SINGLE, would be sufficient.

Thanks,

Juwin

[Jelena]

You can use a function in the port definition (WE21) for outbound, but not the web service directly, from what I see. For inbound the web service would have to create an IDoc, but this is rather unusual implementation, I believe.

It might be an option in XI / PI / PO / PRO, but this is ABAP forum...

What are you trying to achieve exactly? If a web service is an option, it might make sense to avoid IDocs altogether. But it depends.

Edit: sorry, just realized this is about the same SAP system. Within the same system you'll need to use just RFC connection pointing to itself. You don't need a web service for that at all, it would add no value and just increase complexity.

[former_member185054]

You are complicating the system, if you can use web service then no need for IDOC's.

regards,

sampath

[Jelena]

Hey, thanks for posting the link, Sampath. It was quite interesting, although I do agree it looks like an overkill. If web service is an option then why bother with IDoc? Just wondering what kind of business scenario this would be suitable for...

[former_member185054]

hey Jelena, I just read your comments in that link. I have understood their biz requirement.

Thanks..