SAP ABAP Data Element EDI_DOCTP3 (IDoc type)
Hierarchy
SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component
   BC-MID-ALE (Application Component) ALE Integration Technology
     SED (Package) IDoc Interface (Processing, Administration, Definition)
Basic Data
Data Element EDI_DOCTP3
Short Description IDoc type  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type CHAR8    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 8    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 8    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
Search Help: Name    
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Parameter ID   
Default Component name    
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 IDoc type 
Medium 15 IDoc type 
Long 20 IDoc type 
Heading IDocType 
Documentation

General

The IDoc type is defined by the applications and specifies the SAP segment sequence.

The field DOCTYP is linked uniquely with the field tuple IDOCTYP and CIMTYP.

DOCTYP is a required field.

Applications

Outbound IDocs:
The selection module of the application fills the field from the PARTOUT (partner profile) parameter.

Inbound IDocs:
No action required.

IDoc interface

The system checks whether the specified IDoc type exists.

EDI subsystem

Outbound IDocs:
DOCTYP and DOCREL together uniquely specify the segment structure of the IDoc to be processed.

Inbound IDocs:
The EDI subsystem determines DOCTYP from the parnter profile and fills the field.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  19970530 
SAP Release Created in