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Subject: COMMIT WORK and BAPI_TRANSACTION_COMMIT

Does anybody know what's the difference between the two? 

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Subject: RE: COMMIT WORK and BAPI_TRANSACTION_COMMIT

Hi,
Commit work is used when you code directly in ABAP and make changes in the database and
want to commit the database.
BAPI_TRANSACTION_COMMIT is used when you make changes to the SAP database by calling
a BAPI from outside SAP and want to commit the database. When you use a BAPI, you can not
directly use commit work, instead you are allowed to use only 
BAPI_TRANSACTION_COMMIT.

Regards, 

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Subject: RE: COMMIT WORK and BAPI_TRANSACTION_COMMIT

I would sasy the diff lies more in the way u want to call Commit Work.
With BAPI_TRANSACTION_COMMIT ..the external systems have a way of deciding on whether to
Commit or to Roll back Changes.

But with Commit Work u have to code it inside ure BAPI and the outside systems then have no chance or have
any hold over the commit...

so i guess the diff lies more in the way how u want to call commit ,either from outside or from within ure BAPI.

u can use both...

SAP though recommends using BAPI_Transaction_Commit and not using Commit_work in the BAPI...

but its upto u and ure middleware guy to decide how u want to do it..

regds,

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