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[Former Member]

hai guru,

wat is the diff.bet ALE N EDI

[Former Member]

The basic difference with ALE and EDI is ALE used for internal communications and EDI is meant for external communications.

Since ALE uses an IDOC format to exchange data between systems, both participating systems should understand the IDOC format.

In other words ALE normally used to distribute the master data (Ex: Material Master, Vendor Master) with in a company when you are maintain the distributed environment.

For example data transfer between a SAP R/3 and SAP APO where the data transfer is implemented using ALE technology.

EDI is for exchanging transaction data (Purchase order, Delivery) between two different business partners.EDI is all about the standards (Ex: ANSI X12, EDIFACT) you have to follow when you are transferring business documents.

Technically speaking, ALE transfers the data using memory buffers whereas EDI uses file port to transfer the data.

With EDI technology you always need a translator to convert the IDOC to X12 (Outbound), X12 to IDOC (Inbound).But with ALE you don’t need a translator.

[Former Member]

Hi,

ALE is application to application data transfer it stands for applications link enabling.. it is mainly used within the organization.

whereas EDI is electronically exchangiing of data.. i.e electronic data interchange which is used with business partners.

In ALE data is transferred in form of Idocs(intermediate document).

whereas in EDI data is first converted into Idocs then translated into EDI standards like EDIFACT ansi XI using a subsytem .. and received in reverse order at the other end.

Reward points if helpful,

regards,

pankaj singh(Syntel).

[Former Member]

ALE - used in FI/PP/HR within an organisation.

Here Memory to memory transfer takes place.

EDI - used to send the IDOC outside the organisation.

Here file is first created in the OS and we use subsytem to transfer the IDOC

[Former Member]

Hi,

Please give meaningful Post Description . Anyway

The basic difference with ALE and EDI is ALE used for internal communications and EDI is meant for external communications.

Since ALE uses an IDOC format to exchange data between systems, both participating systems should understand the IDOC format.

In other words ALE normally used to distribute the master data (Ex: Material Master, Vendor Master) with in a company when you are maintain the distributed environment.

For example data transfer between a SAP R/3 and SAP APO where the data transfer is implemented using ALE technology.

EDI is for exchanging transaction data (Purchase order, Delivery) between two different business partners.EDI is all about the standards (Ex: ANSI X12, EDIFACT) you have to follow when you are transferring business documents.

Technically speaking, ALE transfers the data using memory buffers whereas EDI uses file port to transfer the data.

With EDI technology you always need a translator to convert the IDOC to X12 (Outbound), X12 to IDOC (Inbound).But with ALE you don’t need a translator.

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Manish

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Manish Kumar

[Former Member]

hi Ramakrishna,

Please do reward helpful answers!! and please make sure the title of your message reflects the contents of your thread

[Former Member]

Idocs are the transportanble objects in SAP. These Idocs should be added to EDI sub system. Unless we add Idocs to the EDI sub system, we cant transport the data.

EDI: is the environment where the data can be integrated between two R/3 systems. EDI is collection of TRFC and File ports.

TRFC is a port used in EDI to identify the target R/3 system.

File port is a collection of Outbound and Inbound process.

ALE: is used to migrate the data from current R/3 system to remote system.

Cheers.