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This document provides an overview of main menus and transaction codes for Application Link Enabling (ALE) in SAP. It covers triggering ALE processes, creating and distributing IDocs, communication settings, monitoring outbound and inbound IDocs, and error handling. The document is intended as a quick reference for administrators to navigate ALE customizing and administration tools.

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ALE Quick Reference

This document provides an overview of main menus and transaction codes for Application Link Enabling (ALE) in SAP. It covers triggering ALE processes, creating and distributing IDocs, communication settings, monitoring outbound and inbound IDocs, and error handling. The document is intended as a quick reference for administrators to navigate ALE customizing and administration tools.

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ALE Bootcamp Quick Reference

Main menus for ALE:

 TCode SPRO : Customizing IMG (Implementaion Guide)

 Tools  Business Engineer  Customizing  Implement. Projects  SAP


Reference IMG

 TCode SALE : ALE related customizing IMG (Implementaion Guide)

 Tools  Business Engineer  Customizing  Implement. Projects  SAP


Reference IMG  Cross-Application Components Distribution (ALE)

 TCode BALE : ALE Development

 Tools  Business Framework  ALE  Development

 TCode WEDI : IDoc and EDI Basis

 Tools  Business Framework  ALE  Development  IDoc  IDoc Basis

 TCode BALE : ALE Administration

 Tools  Business Framework  ALE  Administration

 TCode BALM : ALE Administration of Master Data Distribution

 Tools  Business Framework  ALE  Master Data

 TCode BALA : ALE Administration of Application Distribution

 Tools  Business Framework  ALE  Application

Note:
In the following Quick Reference we will use the main menus TCodes mentioned
above.

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Chapter 2: Trigger the ALE Process

 Customizing SD Message Control:

SPRO  Sales and Distribution  Basic Functions  Output Control

 Customizing MM Message Control:

SPRO  Material Management  Purchasing  Messages


SPRO  Material Management  Inventory Management  Output Determination
SPRO  Invoice Verification  Message Determination

 Stand-Alone Trigger Programs

BALM  Shared  ... (or Logistics, Accountig, Human Resources)

 Change Pointers

SALE  Set Up Data Distribution  Master Data Distribution  Activating Change


Pointers  ... (BD61, BD50)

BALD  Master Data  Activate change pointer for each field (BD52)
BALD  Master Data  Additional data for message type (BD60)

 ALE triggered by Workflow

 Tools  SAP Business Workflow  Development  Utilities  Events  Type


linkages (SWE2)

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Chapter 3: Master IDoc Creation

 Message Control

SALE  Communication  Maintaining Partner Profiles Manually  Maintain


Partner Profile (WE20)

BALD  IDoc  Outbound  Outbound via message control  Process Code


(WE41)

 Change Pointers

BALD  Master Data  Additional data for message type (BD60)

 Stand-Alone Trigger Programs

BALM  Shared  ... (or Logistics, Accountig, Human Resources)

 ALE triggered by Workflow

 Tools  SAP Business Workflow  Development  Utilities  Events  Type


linkages (SWE2)

 Segment and IDoc type documentation and definition

WEDI  Documentation  IDoc Segments (WE62)


WEDI  Documentation  IDoc Types (WE60)
WEDI  Development  IDoc Segments (WE31)
WEDI  Development  IDoc Types (WE30)

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Chapter 4: Outbound

 Distribution Model

SALE  Maintain Distribution Model (BD64)

 Outbound Partner Profile

SALE  Communication  Maintaining Partner Profile Manually  Maintain Partner


Profile (WE20)

 Segment Filtering

SALE  Set Up Data Distribution  Processing IDocs  Set Up Segment Filtering


(BD56)

 Field Conversion

SALE  Set Up Data Distribution  Processing IDocs  Mapping Field Values  ...
(BD62, BD79, BD55)

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Chapter 5: Communication

 Basic Settings

SALE  Basic Settings  Logical Systems  Define Logical Systems


SALE  Basic Settings  Logical Systems  Assign Logical Systems to Clients

 RFC Destination

SALE  Communication  Define RFC Destination (SM59)

 Port Definition

SALE  Communication  Maintaining Partner Profiles Manually  Define Port


(WE21)

 Program to retry failed tRFCs

BALE  Periodic Processing  Transactional RFC (BDA1)

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Chapter 6: Inbound

 Inbound Partner Profile

SALE  Communication  Maintaining Partner Profile Manually  Maintain Partner


Profile (WE20)

 Segment Filtering

SALE  Set Up Data Distribution  Processing IDocs  Set Up Segment Filtering


(BD56)

 Field Conversion

SALE  Set Up Data Distribution  Processing IDocs  Mapping Field Values  ...
(BD62, BD79, BD55)

 Technical Settings for Inbound

BALD  IDoc  Inbound  Function module/message/appl.object


BALD  IDoc  Inbound  Function module attributes
BALD  IDoc  Inbound  Process code – processing type (WE42)
BALD  IDoc  Inbound  Process code - error handling

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Chapter 7: Application Posting

 Serialization via Message Type

No menu available!

BD95, BD59, BD57

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Chapter 8: Monitoring and Error Handling

 Monitoring Tools Outbound – Trigger: Output

 Tools  Administration  Monitor  Update (SM13)


 Tools  Administration  Monitor  Dump Analysis (ST22)
 Tools  Administration  Monitor  System Log (SM21)

 Monitoring Tools Outbound – Trigger: Workflow

 Tools  SAP Business Workflow  Development  Utilities  Events  Event


Log  Display (SWEL)

BALE  Monitoring  Transactional RFC (SM59)

 Tools  Administration  Monitor  Dump Analysis (ST22)


 Tools  Administration  Monitor  System Log (SM21)

 Monitoring Tools Outbound – Trigger: Hardcoded/User Exit

 Tools  Administration  Monitor  Update (SM13)


 Tools  Administration  Monitor  Dump Analysis (ST22)
 Tools  Administration  Monitor  System Log (SM21)

 Monitoring Tools Outbound – Trigger: Change Pointers

 Tools  Administration  Monitor  Dump Analysis (ST22)

SE16 (Data Browser): Tables – CHDR, CDPOS, BDCP, BDCPS

 Monitoring Tools for Outbound IDocs

BALE  Monitoring  IDoc  IDoc Overview (WE05)


BALE  Monitoring  IDoc  Display IDoc with enhanced options (WE02)
BALE  Monitoring  IDoc  IDoc trace (BDM2)
BALE  Monitoring  IDoc  IDoc statistics (WE07)
WEDI  IDoc  Find IDoc  In Database (WE09)

 Monitoring Tools for Communication

BALE  Monitoring  Transactional RFC (SM58)


SALE  Communication  Define RFC Destination (SM59)
BALE  Periodic Processing  Monitoring  Check IDoc dispatch (BD75)
BALE  Monitoring  IDoc  IDoc trace (BDM2)
 Tools  Administration  Monitor  System Log (SM21)

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 Monitoring Tools for Inbound IDocs

BALE  Monitoring  IDoc  IDoc Overview (WE05)


BALE  Monitoring  IDoc  Display IDoc with enhanced options (WE02)
BALE  Monitoring  IDoc  IDoc statistics (WE07)
WEDI  IDoc  Find IDoc  In Database (WE09)

 Monitoring Tools for Application Processing

BALE  Monitoring  IDoc  IDoc Overview (WE05)


BALE  Monitoring  IDoc  Display IDoc with enhanced options (WE02)
BALE  Monitoring  IDoc  IDoc statistics (WE07)
WEDI  IDoc  Find IDoc  In Database (WE09)

 Tools  Administration  Monitor  Update (SM13)


 Tools  Administration  Monitor  Dump Analysis (ST22)
 Tools  Administration  Monitor  System Log (SM21)

 Restart Outbound IDocs

BALE  Periodic Processing  Process ALE outbound IDocs (BD88)

 Restart from Communication Layer (failed tRFCs)

BALE  Monitoring  Transactional RFC (SM58)


BALE  Periodic Processing  Transactional RFC

 Restart Inbound IDocs

BALE  Periodic Processing  Process ALE inbound IDocs (BD87)

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