BAPI

( Business Application Programming Interface )

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Business Application Programming Interface
 What is interface?
 Various types of interfaces
 Why BAPI ?
 BAPI
 Business Objects and structure
 Business Object Repository
 BAPI Access methods
 How To Use BAPI
 Type-Application Accessing BAPI
 Benefits of BAPI
 Business Application Programming Interface

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 Business Application Programming Interface

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 Business Application Programming Interface

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 Purpose of BAPI

 SAP created the Business Framework to allow the technical

integration and exchange of business data among SAP components
and between SAP and non-SAP components.
Time-Bed
 The integration can include both components within a local network
and components that are connected with one another through the
Internet.

 BAPIs allow integration at the Business Level, not the technical level.

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 BAPI Definition

 A BAPI is a well defined interface for the processes and data of a

business application system, implemented as the method of an object
in the BOR

 Business Application Program Interfaces allow developers to

integrate third-party software into SAP's R/3 product.

 BAPIs are about calling data in and out of SAP.

 BAPI can be called with in SAP R/3 program also to accomplish

create/change/delete.

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 SAP Business Object
First Layer (Kernel) - Represents the object's Inherent data.
Second Layer (Integrity layer ) - Business logic of the object.
Third Layer (Interface layer ) - Describes the implementation and
structure of the SAP business object .
Fourth Layer (Access layer) - Technologies used for external access
to the object’s data ( com/dcom,
rfc, java,corba ).

STRUCTURE

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 BAPI Architectural View

BAPI BOR

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 An Example of Business Object

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 Characteristics of Object Types

 Interfaces : The SAP interface types included in the object.

 Key Fields : The key fields that describes the instance of the
business object uniquely.

 Attributes : Characteristics/Property of the business object.

 Methods :Activity that can be performed on a business

object (BAPI) & provides access to the object data.

 Events : Signals that the status of the business object has

changed.

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 Sub Type & Super Type

When an object type is generated from an existing object

type, the new object type is called the subtype and the existing object
type is called the super type.

A subtype inherits all the properties and methods defined for

the super type from which it descends, but can also have additional
properties and methods.

Example :
The object type Employee is a subtype which has been
derived from the super type Person.

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 Business Object in the BOR

Central repository within the R/3 System containing all the

SAP Business Object Types and SAP Interface Types
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 Business Object Repository

Business Object Types : A business object type is the representation

of a business entity in the SAP System. It encompasses both the
functionality (in the form of methods) and the data (in the form of
attributes) of this entity. The business object type is accessed through
defined functions (methods).

Interface Types : Collection of attribute, method, and event

definitions, used in a common context. An object type can support one or
more interface types. The attributes, methods, and events already defined
in the interface types are therefore available to the object type with their
interfaces, and are also passed on to the relevant subtypes.

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 Ways of Accessing BAPI’s

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 Object-Oriented Access to BAPI’s

OLE Automation clients

(Microsoft Excel, Visual SAP
Basic or C++ programs, ... Business
Objects
ID I s p a t c h I n t e r f ace
BAPI

BAPI ActiveX Control

BOR

Remote Function Call (RFC)

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 Function-Oriented Access to BAPI’s

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 How to Create BAPI

 Create a remote enabled functional module in SE37.

 Set the import/export parameters which are responsible for transfer

of data.
 If required use the changing/table parameters to transfer a set of data.

 Create an return parameter (table) to capture the messages.

Source code as applicable to the requirement .

 Go to Tcode SWO1(BOR) create an object.

 Create an API method by giving the function module name created

earlier.
 Generate and release the object.
 Prerequisites

Using BAPI method to access data in SAP business

objects, and application program only needs to know how
to call the method.

The information required is:

1. The name of the BAPI

2. Details of the BAPI interface
3. Parameters for both importing and exporting data.

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  Import Parameters :
Which contain data to be transferred from the calling
program to the BAPI

 Export Parameters :
Which contain data to be transferred from the BAPI back to
the calling program

 Import/Export (Table) :

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 Applications that Access BAPI’s

Dialog Applications :

With dialog applications the caller usually waits until the

method call has been processed.

Example : waits for the results of a GetList() BAPI

Distributed Applications :

BAPIs can also be used in Application Link Enabling (ALE) to

exchange and replicate data between two distributed systems.

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 BAPI’s In Dialog Applications
Transaction Control
BapiService.TransactionCommit()
BapiService.TransactionRollback()

Input Help
HelpValues.GetList()

Field Help
BapiService.FieldHelpGetDocu()

Return Messages
BapiService.MessageGetDetail()

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 Processing Modes
Synchronous BAPIs :

Synchronous BAPIs are generally used to read data from a

remote logical system, for example to display a customer list. Before
calling the Bapi, it is therefore necessary to determine the RFC destination
of the remote system or the Bapi server.

Asynchronous BAPIs :

Asynchronous BAPIs are generally used for replicating data

on one or more logical systems, for example to distribute article master
data. To implement an asynchronous data transfer with a Bapi, an ALE
IDOC interface must be generated. This interface controls all of the data
communication between logical systems using IDOC technology. The
application calls the generated ALE IDOC interface locally instead of the
Bapis.
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 Standardized BAPI’s

 BAPIs for Reading Data

 BAPIs for Creating or Changing Data

 BAPIs for Mass Processing

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 BAPI’s for Reading Data

GetList():
Select a range of object key values.

Example: company codes and material numbers.

GetDetail():
Used a key to retrieve details about an instance of a
business object type and returns this data to the calling
program.

GetStatus():
Used to query the status of an SAP business object instance.

Example: the processing status of a sales order.

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 BAPI’s for Mass Processing

With BAPIs for mass processing, the suffix "Multiple" is added to

the method name,
 ChangeMultiple()

 CreateMultiple()

 DeleteMultiple()

The BAPIs here are always class methods.

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 Benefits

 Business Standards

Benifits Of BAPI  Object-Oriented Technology

 Conforming To standards
(Com / Dcom )

 Openness

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 THANK YOU

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