Basic Process flow of ALE
The basic process in ALE SAP involves several key steps as shown below. Note that the below diagram and details shown here is an simplified overview process flow in ALE However the actual implementation involves complexity and certain integration requirements.
- First we need to represent the logical interaction between systems for communication in which both sender and receiver systems involved in ALE communication.
- By defining what are the types of data that is being swapped and shared between systems with their associated IDocs.
- Generate necessary IDocs using data in the system which are the structured data in the SAP which is useful for generating customer programs or by using SAP transactions.
- IDocs generated to process the outbound processing framework in which the system processes to convert IDocs to ALE formatted data and sends the related ALE data to the receiver system here the data is being shared through standard protocols such as RFC, HTTP.
- Inbound processing system act as an receiver in which the ALE communication receives the data and again the data is converted into IDocs which is typically called workflows.
- Error handling and monitoring is used to ensure that data is shared between systems in a safe state and it provides tracking to know the specific status of the data exchange.
- Data should be synchronized regularly.
- Maintenance and support is needed for this data exchange process which act as an crucial part in this process.
Introduction to ALE(Application Link Enabling) in SAP
We often come across some terminology such as SAP HANA, SAP EDI, SAP ALE, SAP ABAP, SAP CO, and other SAP-related products. In this article, we would like to focus on ALE(Application Link Enabling) in SAP. It is an emerging technology for remote connections that enables business processes to be decentralized by linking decentralized systems. It is similar to the work-from-home principle where many working professionals from various corners of their work from home comfortably towards their company’s perspective and improve their reputation. By using the ALE process we can develop business processes that take place across various in-house IT systems. ALE is based on RFC which stands for Remote Function Call. These systems are physically separated from various sectors and the communication takes place through Logical Systems which does computations and other processes.
Table of Content
- What is SAP ALE?
- Purpose of SAP ALE
- Basic Process flow of ALE
- System Architecture of SAP ALE
- FAQs on ALE in SAP:
- Conclusion