1. EDI-ALE Information Exchange
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2. Amit Trifale
amit.trifale@capgemini.com
Cell: 98334 29239
Ext: 7345
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3. Introduction
 EDI-ALE Overview
 Conceptual flow
 EDI Setup
 ALE setup
 Assignment
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4. EDI-ALE Overview
 What is EDI?
 What is ALE?
 Why do we need EDI-ALE?
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5. EDI-ALE Overview
 Benefits –
 Reduced Data Entry Errors
 Reduced Processing Cycle time
 Availability of Data in electronic form
 Reduced Paperwork
 Reduced Cost
 Reduced Inventory and better planning
 Standard means of communication
 Better Business Process
 Competitive Advantage
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6. EDI-ALE Overview
 Document Exchange:
Customer Vendor
RFQ
Quotation
Purchasing Purchase Order
Sales
Order Acknowledgement
Purchase Order Change
Shipping Notice
Receiving Shipping
Invoice
Accounts Accounts
Payment
Details Vendor
Customer
Bank Bank
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7. EDI-ALE Overview
 Jargons in EDI-ALE:
 IDOC
 Control Record
 Data Record
 Status Record
 IDOC Type (WE30/31)
 Eg: ORDERS02
 Message Type (WE81/82)
 Eg: DELINS
 Output Determination/Output Type
 RFC Destination (SM59)
 Process Code (WE41)
 Port (WE21)
 Partner Profile
 EDI Subsystem
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8. EDI-ALE Overview
 EDI Standards
 Messages
 856 – DESADV
 850 – ORDERS
 830 – DELINS
 810 – INVOIC
 File Standards
 ANSI X12
 EDIFACT
 VDA
 Translators
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9. Conceptual flow
Outbound Flow
Application Output
Output Partner Profile
Process Function
Document Determination
Type RSNAST00
code Module
File to
IDOC EDI
IDOC Port RFC
Destination
File Subsystem
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10. Conceptual flow
Inbound Flow
File From IDOC Process
EDI
RFC Start RFC
IDOC Partner
Destination
File Profile
code
Subsystem
Function Application
Module Document
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11. EDI Setup
 Inbound Processing:
 Partner Profile
 Partner Number
 Message Type
 Process code
 Table Entries
 EDPAR
 EDSDC
 KNMT
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12. EDI Setup
 Outbound Processing:
 Output Determination
 Partner Profile
 Partner Number
 Port/RFC Destination
 Message Type
 Output Type
 Process code
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13. ALE Setup
 ALE – Distributed Processing
 Geographical Location
 Consolidation
 System Capacity
 Mission-Critical Applications
 Upgrading a module separately
 Data Security
 Business Reasons
 IDOCs
 Master IDOC
 Communication IDOC
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14. ALE Setup
 Filtering
 Filtering at IDOC Level (BD59)
 Segment Filtering (BD56)
 Reduced IDOC Type (BD53)
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15. ALE Setup
 Outbound Processing:
 Maintain Logical system
 Assign Logical system to Client
 Setup an RFC destination (SM59) (Name same as Logical System Name)
 Port Definition
 Maintain Customer Model (BD64)
 Generate Partner Profile (BD82)
 Distribute Customer Model (BD64)
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16. ALE Setup
 Master Data Distribution:
 Stand alone Program (Eg BD10)
 Change Pointers
 Enable Change Pointers Globally (BD61)
 Enable Change Pointers for a Message Type (BD50)
 Specify Fields for which Change Pointers are to be written (BD52)
 Execute Program RBDMIDOC
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17. Assignment
 Simulate an Inbound ORDERS. Add code in user exit to create Purchase Order.
 Trigger an outbound Purchase Order giving reference of Sales Order Number in
Extended IDOC.
 Trigger PO from one system and it should create SO at other system.
 Create your own message type, assign IDOC type, Extension and process code
to it.
 Create your own function module and assign it to Process code. Use this
process code in Z message type.
 Create Message type/IDOC type/Process Code/Function Module to create a
Inbound Delivery and do a GR on it.
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