Data Interfaces

Outlook: Using OCX Components
R/3 application server Frontend platform
BAPI function
modules
or
customer-specific
function modules
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What is OCX?
RFC
gateway
R/3
application
TCP/IP
TCP/IP port
RFC
libraries
RFC API
( WInSock )
Logon
Desktop
application
Table
Table view
Includes
visualization
OCX (Ole custom Control eXtension) is an OLE object which combines the different OLE features in
one. Like DLLs, OCXs are compiled on Windows-based systems and exist in the process environment
of the application. All OCX properties and methods are primarily represented via the OLE Automation
interface.
The SAP environment contains the following OCXs:
Table OCX
Table view OCX
Logon OCX