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This section contains information on connection to SAP systems and is therefore a prerequisite for all subsequent sections.
RFC Library (API) #
The RFC API (Remote Function Call) enables an RFC connection between an SAP system and an external system that can communicate with SAP as a client or server.
The RFC API has two versions:
- classic RFC-API (classic RFC library).
- Netweaver-RFC-API (Netweaver RFC library).
For more information on the RFC libraries, see SAP Help - RFC API: Classical & NetWeaver.
Information on connecting to an SAP system is provided in the following sections: