Difference between ALE and EDI

[Former Member]

Anyone please mention the difference between ALE and EDI and explain which one is preferred in which situation.Please send me some material related to EDI.

[Former Member]

Hi,

Check this documentation..

The philosophical difference between EDI and ALE can be pinned as follows: If we send data to an external partner, we generally speak of EDI, while ALE is a mechanism to reliable replicate data between trusting systems to store a redundant copy of the IDoc data. The difference is made clear, when we think of a purchase order that is sent as an IDoc. <b>If we send the purchase order to a supplier then the supplier will store the purchase order as a sales order.</b> <b>However, if we send the purchase order via ALE to another R/3 system, then the receiving system will store the purchase order also as a purchase order.</b>

Thanks,

Naren

[Former Member]

Check this link

Santosh