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RFC Protocol
The RFC protocol describes how data is passed to the RFC interface and
back. basXML is available as a unified
format for all types of pass by parameter. To use basXML , you
have to specify it in both transaction SM59 and
in the transmission protocol for the destination and explicitly
when creating an RFM .
If one of these two prerequisites is not met, for example, for
communication with systems in earlier releases (where basXML was
not yet available), the RFC protocol is selected implicitly depending on
the parameter type:
An internal binary format is used for flat parameters as well as when
using TABLES
parameters.
An XML format known as xRFC is used for deep parameters.
Notes
For consistency reasons, the use of basXML is recommended as an
RFC protocol for all types of parameter passes.
Regarding performance, basXML is situated somewhere between the
quicker binary format and the slower xRFC. This is expected to change in
the future.
The binary format should therefore only be used for RFM s with
critical performance requirements.
More Information
For more information about the RFC protocol and destinations, see the
SAP Library under:
Special Options
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