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Basic doubts in ALE/IDOC processing

Former Member — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 20:40:14 GMT

Hi All,

1.How are IDOC Type and Message Type related? Many to one or One to Many?

2. what is the prominence of msg code and msg function in ALE outbound processing?

3. During outbound processing what is the startegy followed by the ALE service layer to pick up the customer model?

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Re: Basic doubts in ALE/IDOC processing

ferry_lianto — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 20:52:38 GMT

Hi Ravi,

1.How are IDOC Type and Message Type related? Many to one or One to Many?

One to Many

2. what is the prominence of msg code and msg function in ALE outbound processing?

In the partner profiles, the business process is identified in the logical message (message type, code and function). The message type is mandatory, the message code and message function are optional and can be specified by the user. For example, for grouping the IDoc and running parallel processes.

3. During outbound processing what is the startegy followed by the ALE service layer to pick up the customer model?

Can you elaborate more?

Regards,

Ferry Lianto

Re: Basic doubts in ALE/IDOC processing

Former Member — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 21:01:49 GMT

Hi Ferry,

Thanks for ur reply, kindly answer these questions also

1.Can'te we assign more than one IDOC to the same msg type if the IDOC's are of different versions?

3. When we run a stand alone program to trigger IDOC processing the only mandatory field will be the message type, so how can the sending system identify the receiving system?

Re: Basic doubts in ALE/IDOC processing

ferry_lianto — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 21:10:32 GMT

Hi Ravi,

1.Can'te we assign more than one IDOC to the same msg type if the IDOC's are of different versions?

Yes we can. Doesn't SAP do that? For example, ORDERS01, ORDERS02 ... ORDERS05 are having the same message type ORDERS. You can also create your own IDoc type or extend the standard IDoc type.

3. When we run a stand alone program to trigger IDOC processing the only mandatory field will be the message type, so how can the sending system identify the receiving system?

You need to setup partner profile (t/code WE20) and distribution model (t/code BD64). Once this configuration are done, The system will populate automatically the IDoc Control Record for sender and recepient system information when the IDoc generated based partner profile setup.

Hope this will help.

Regards,

Ferry Lianto

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