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APPLICATION LINKING ENABLING

Let us assume we are working with two clients namely Client 100 and Client 200 System Name : cysap03 The settings for Decentralized Sales and Centralized Shipping are Done in Following Manner. The Receiving System is Client 100 and Sending System is client 200 i.e. Sales Order created in client 200 initiates a Purchase Order automatically. This P.O. is send to client 100 as a Sales Order. The following is the step-by-step procedure:

1) SETUP LOGICAL SYSTEM:

In IMG Settings

To do setup the Logical System follow the following steps

Cross Applications Distribution (ALE) Basic Cofiguration. Set up Logical System Maintain Logical System. Create New Entries (Eg. ALEINSO (ALEPOOUT receiving system) sending system)

2) ALLOCATE the created logical systems to respective clients.

ALEINSO assign to client 100 ALEPOOUT assign to client 200

3) DEFINE the RFC Destination. Do the following.

Cross Application Distribution (ALE)Communication. Execute RFC Destination.

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Create for R/3 Connections ALEINSO in RFC destination box. Connection type as 3. Give Target machine as cysap03. User: User11 (This is the logon for dist.) Client : 100 Enter the client logon password.

Password: ***

Test connection and remote logon to verify. Repeat this procedure for ALEPOOUT for client 200.

4) Distributing the Customer Model

Execute Maintain customer distribution model directly for creating the customer model. Specify the source logical system (ALEPOOUT) and Create a customer model name. (POOUT). Select the target logical system (ALEINSO) from the list. Create Message Type. In the resulting screen, in log message type enter ORDERS, ORDCHG, MATMAS, CREMAS, and DEBMAS. Transfer and Save . Distribute customer model on the previous screen

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5) Generate Partner Profiles using Cross Application Distribution (ALE) Distribution Customer Model
Select generate partner profiles. In customer model box enter the model name that you created (POOUT). You should get a screen mentioning successful creation of customer model in green color.

6) Distribute The Customer Model Again

Use Customer Model (ALEPOOUT) and Receiving System as (ALEINSO). On execution you get the following message copy with RFC destination ALEINSO model data sent successfully.

7) Log on to client 100.

Cross applications Distribution ALE Communications generate partner profiles for customer model (POOUT). The system tells whether inbound parameters have been created or not. Besides the above settings Check the following settings and if required do them. 1) CHECK ISO settings for Currency , Unit of measure in Cross Applications Distribution (ALE) Basic Configuration CHECK ISO settings a) Currency. Check whether the currency is existing for ISO code. b) Unit of Dimension Check whether the unit of measurement is existing, if so in the detail screen enter the ISO code and mark the primary code field . 2) Check ALE Consistency checking in SET UP Sale scenarios.

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3) Set the message types of the sending system for ALE medium in the sending system.

Sending System
Once the settings are through Execute the transaction completely (i.e. S.O. P.R.P.O.) Check whether the Idoc has been created and whether it is at the port. Dispatch the Idoc using the following path Logistics Center Functions Period. Work Check Idoc Dispatch.

Receiving System
Check Whether Idoc has been posted in the application Logistics Center Functions Monitoring Idoc Overview If the Idoc has not been posted then it can be checked why it is not been posted by testing The path is Tools Administration Process Technology Idoc Idoc Basis Test Test Tool Here enter the Idoc no and create it. On the next screen Function module name has to be entered in debugging mode .