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ALE Idocs 1. What is ALE? What are the layers? 2. What are the types of records in SAP ALE Idocs and where is this
information stored?

3. What is an Idoc status?

you know?

What are the different types of Idoc statuses that

4. What is a Port? Transaction code for creating port? 5. What is a distribution model in ALE IDocs? 6. What is serialization? 7. What is meant by change pointer? 8. What is meant by partner profile? Transaction to create partner profile?

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1. ALE means application linking enabling .it can be customized to transfer data in sap environment. Layers: A) Application services B) Distribution services. C) Communication Services.

2. Types of records: A) Control record. Maintained address details based on segments. b) Data record Holds the data in idoc c) Status record Provides status of idoc. 3) Idoc status means status of the idoc if it is posted or not in to the target system. 51 not posted 53 posted

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Tcode for creating port is WE21. Port is nothing but an accessing point to the other system. Assign login and security details

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BD64 Tcode for distribution model it assign the logical system for the both It contains receiver and sender address and message types.

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Serialization means process of sending the message types in the predefined serial. Sending/posting idocs in sequence manner After transferring idocs to inbound to that data in outbound if any changes occurs those changes can be effected automatically in inbound also. For this functionality customize BD52 Tcode. RBDMIDOC is a change pointer program to generate IDOC in ALE

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The partner profile contains parameters that define the electronic interchange of data with a partner via that Idoc interface. WE20 for creating partner profile.