(BAPI) /bap'ee/ A set of
methods provided by an
SAP business
object.
Release 4.0 of
SAP AG's
R/3 system supports
object-oriented programming via an interface defined in
terms of objects and
methods called BAPIs. For example if
a material object provides a function to check availability,
the corresponding SAP business object type "Material" might
provide a BAPI called "Material.CheckAvailability".
The definitions of SAP business objects and their BAPIs are
kept in an SAP business object repository. SAP provide
classes and libraries to enable a programming team to
build SAP applications that use business objects and BAPIs.
Supported environments include
COM and
Java.
The
Open BAPI Network.
gives background information and lists objects and BAPIs.