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.