The SAP R/3 Gateway provides the possibility to exchange documents asynchronously. SAP R/3 offers several document types, which are called IDocs. SAP developers can of course also define their own IDoc types. The following section helps you to exchange documents asynchronously between your application and SAP R/3 and vice versa.
This documentation defines the direction for exchanging IDocs for easier reading and understanding:
| Outbound IDoc | An IDoc is created in your SAP R/3 application server and sent to IDoc XML Gateway. The IDoc XML Gateway will receive it. |
| Inbound IDoc | The IDoc XML Gateway sends an IDoc to your SAP R/3 application server. |
The documentation of IDoc XML Gateway is organized under the following topics:
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Overview and Design | Technical product information. |
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Distributation Model | Explains the SAP R/3 Distribution Model in a quick overview. |
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Network Considerations | Details about technical network communication. |
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Installation | Start with the installation and setup wizard. |
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Administration and Monitoring | The graphical view component for IDoc XML Gateway. |
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Configuration Parameter | Explains all settings for configuration parameters. |
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IDoc Type Information | Generates IDoc type information for transformation pipeline. |
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Using Pipelines | Configure and implement pipelines. |
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Natural, COBOL, XSLT Extensions and Java PMQ Stream and Server API | Framework for developing pipeline steps. |
