Useful Guide to ALE, IDOCs

ALE/IDOC IDOC Programming There are two processes in IDOC processing one is INBOUND PROCESS( IDOC coming to the system and its handling at various stages) and the other is OUTBOUND PROCESS( IDOC is send to other system . Separate ABAP programs are written for these 2 processes and different configuration settings are required for each … Read more

ALE Performance

By: Thomas Nittmann and Tim Yates, DataXstream www.dataxstream.com There are a variety of options one can utilize in order to optimize the use of Application Link Enabling. Following these guidelines will help you make the most of ALE. 1.Watch out for Interference with Other Interfaces and System Load. Many different application areas leverage ALE technology … Read more

ALE Message Handler

An ALE Message Handler acts as a bridge between SAP R/3 and another application or multiple other applications. It receives intermediate documents (IDocs) from one or more instances of SAP R/3 and carries them to application(s) for processing. Likewise, it sends IDocs received from applications to one or more SAP R/3 instances. In contrast to … Read more

ALE Converters

The ALE concept involves using external converters to connect non-SAP systems to the R/3 System. External converters are generic format conversion programs. The following converter functions are covered by SAP CA-ALE certification They have the following properties: –the transfer of R/3 intermediate document (IDoc) formats straight into their own repository so that these data descriptions … Read more

How ALE Works?

ALE allows the user to perform an SAP transaction in the sending system, after which the following steps occur: 1. 1 or more communication IDocs (intermediate documents: container for the application data) are created in the sending system database. An ALE distribution model, that needs to have been configured, determines which systems the IDocs are … Read more

What is ALE?

ALE is a business solution to a very real need emerging in the SAP market. This is the need for businesses to move towards tighter integration between systems, yet, at the same time, provide independence to the various business units within the company. In the past the move was towards centralized systems… Standardization of business … Read more