Using BAPI as WebService Interface in SAP PI

Hello,
Situation is:
BAPI is imported in SAP PI from SAP R/3 system.
The BAPI will be used for R/3 as Sync.Receiver.
A Web Application should connect to SAP PI with the same message structure for request and response.
So the idea is to publish the BAPI interface as a WSDL for this partner.
But when doing this in Directory SAP PI does not offer BAPIs as Interfaces for WSDL, only message interfaces created
in Repository are offered.
BAPIs are interfaces per definition. So we dont need a message interface to add the BAPI to it.
Maybe this woin t work anyhow with a SAP system.
But how to use the BAPI for a WSDL?
Is it required to create an interface for this purpose and add this one in the Directory WSDL create function?
Best regards
Dirk

Hi Meinhard,
There are more ways to get where you want to go, some are mentioned above.
You can also do the following:
1) From the BAPI you create the Webservice in R3 (as described in the link from pavan kumar)
2) Go to trx SOAMANGER (in R3) and get the URL for the WSDL
3) Import the WSDL in PI as an External Definition (ED)
4) Now you create an INBOUND, synchronous, service interface with the external definition.
5) After saving the SI you can create a matching Outbound service interface (it's a menu option)
Now you can use these service interfaces in the Integration directory.
You can even create an ICO (integrated configuration) provided you use SOAP communication channels.
kr
Robert

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ORDER_CFGS_BLOB
ORDER_CFGS_VK
ORDER_CFGS_REFINST
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I am asked to use bapi's(Instead of BDC's) for data upload .I am not getting good documentation on 'USING BAPI's IN ABAP',Like Defining structures, and what are the FM's to be called like bapi_commit.
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Juan,
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When you implement a BAPI/BDC this will be related to an interface/automated transaction etc. When its in production you will occassionally get errors (due to bad master data, not fully capturing all the business logic in your custom coding [it happens], technical issues etc.) What do you do then? In the case of BDC you can do nothing. The error is recorded, and you can get end users to process the errors by stepping through the screens (which they already know how to use) and make corrections as required. In the case of BAPIs, you have to record the error in a table or a file, then develop some kind of interface to display the errors, then develop some kind of process for re-processing the errors. If the data used to call the BAPI is not correct then you also need to provide a facility for changing the data before reprocessing. Normally you do none of this because its too much work and you end up having all errors coming back to the SAP team who have to debug and change table entries etc. to get it all to work. I would not say that this makes BAPIs easier to debug.
Oops, just realised my pasta is burning!!!
Anyway, think I got my point across. Not personal but feel quite strongly about this topic. To me BDC's are still a relevant tool despite the push for Idocs/BAPIs.
Cheers,
Brad

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