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

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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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