SAP Connect User's Guide

APPENDIX B

SAP Glossary

ALE

Application Link Enabling

Supports the creation and operation of distributed applications and application integration achieved via synchronous and asynchronous communication. Provides business-controlled message exchange with consistent data on loosely linked SAP applications.

BAPI

Business Application Programming Interface

BOR

Business Object Repository

Control Record

Contains information about the content, structure, sender, receiver, and status of the IDoc.

Data Record

Consists of administrative part (control field) and a data part (segments).

IDoc

Intermediate Document. IDocs are structured data containers in which data can be stored hierarchically. This data format is generated by SAP's R/3 and mySAP.com products.

Interface Repository

The place where all the SAP interfaces relevant to inter-enterprise communication are published.

JCo

Java Connector

Native Environment Pane (NEP)

A pane in the SAP Component Editor that displays the SAP Request fields and SAP Response fields to which and from which XML document data may be mapped.

RPC

Remote Function Call

SAP Function Action

A special action for the SAP Component Editor that enables you to search for and select SAP functions and then select SAP Request and SAP Response fields that will be displayed in the Native Environment Pane (NEP).

Scalar Data

The data is represented directly as content of the parameter element. It is represented in text form

Status Records

Describes the previous processing steps of the IDoc.

Structured Data (BA or records)

This data is represented by an XML element that is entered in every field of the structure as a sub element of the parameter element.

Table Data (internal SAP tables or arrays)

The data is represented by an XML element entered in every row of the table s a sub element of the parameter element.

XML Business Documents

XML documents which are instanced from the XML schemas defined in the Repository

XML Schemas

Defines how the XML document represents the call of the interface or the result of the call, are stored for each interface in the Interface Repository.



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