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Bapis: Bapis of Sap Business Object Types

BAPIs are precisely defined interfaces that provide access to processes and data in SAP business application systems. BAPIs can be defined for both SAP business object types as well as external interface types. BAPIs allow for integration between SAP systems and external applications, and enable connections between new SAP components, non-SAP software, legacy systems, and more. BAPIs function as the communication standard and enable different types of applications to be linked together.

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Bapis: Bapis of Sap Business Object Types

BAPIs are precisely defined interfaces that provide access to processes and data in SAP business application systems. BAPIs can be defined for both SAP business object types as well as external interface types. BAPIs allow for integration between SAP systems and external applications, and enable connections between new SAP components, non-SAP software, legacy systems, and more. BAPIs function as the communication standard and enable different types of applications to be linked together.

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BAPIs (SAP Library) http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/es/a5/3ec8464ac011d18...

BAPIs
Definition
A Business Application Programming Interface (BAPI) is a precisely defined interface providing access to
processes and data in business application systems such as R/3.

BAPIs of SAP Business Object Types

BAPIs are defined as API methods of SAP business object types. These business object types and their
BAPIs are described and stored in the Business Object Repository (BOR). A BAPI is implemented as a
function module, that is stored and described in the Function Builder.

BAPIs of SAP Interface Types

As of Release 4.5A BAPIs can also describe interfaces, implemented outside the R/3 System that can be
called in external systems by R/3 Systems. These BAPIs are known as BAPIs used for outbound
processing. The target system is determined for the BAPI call in the distribution model of Application Link
Enabling (ALE).

BAPIs used for outbound processing are defined in the Business Object Repository (BOR) as API methods of
SAP Interface Types. Functions implemented outside the R/3 System can be standardized and made
available as BAPIs. For further information see BAPIs Used For Outbound Processing.

Integration
BAPIs can be called within the R/3 System from external application systems and other programs. BAPIs are
the communication standard for business applications. BAPI interface technology forms the basis for the
following developments:

Connecting:
New R/3 components, for example, Advanced Planner and Optimizer (APO) and Business Information
Warehouse (BW).
Non-SAP software
Legacy systems
Isolating components within the R/3 System in the context of Business Framework
Distributed R/3 scenarios with asynchronous connections using Application Link Enabling (ALE)
Connecting R/3 Systems to the Internet using Internet Application Components (IACs)
PC programs as frontends to the R/3 System, for example, Visual Basic (Microsoft) or Visual Age for
Java (IBM).
Workflow applications that extend beyond system boundaries
Customers' and partners' own developments

The graphic below shows how BAPI interfaces enable different types of applications to be linked together.

BAPIs - Interfaces to the R/3 System

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BAPIs (SAP Library) http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/es/a5/3ec8464ac011d18...

For further background information on BAPIs refer to the document BAPI User Guide.

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