Suggestion for IDoc creation and conversion program

[Former Member]

Hi Experts,

I want to send the data from SAP to Non-SAP System. The Non-SAP System needs the text file with delimiter.

So which way is better to send the data.

Via a IDOc with ALE OR

Just download the file by the program and send it to Non-SAP System.

Please suggest me, which option is best and cheapest and need the advantage and disadvantage for both the ways. And also how many hours will took to implement each scenarios.

As per my knowledge, The Idoc with ALE will took 3 Days to build the setup and prepare the IDoc and Conversion program will took 1.5 days to prepare the file.

Note:There are maximum 8 fields needs to send to the Non-SAP System from SAP. So not much information.

Thanks in Advance,

Warm Regards,

Vijay

[Former Member]

Hi Gangisetty,

For less no. of fields transfer there is no need at all to go with ALE.

If there is some Standard Master Data to be transfered then IDOC comes very handy.

But if requirement is to fetch data from different tables and some formatting before sending to Legacy System then you should go with conversion Report which will fetch all required data, format or manipulate as per requirement and then using outbound control it can send the flat file Common Shared FTP folder.

Using Conversion Report which will required less development time and you can schedule it as per bussiness requirement.

Using ALE-IDoc may consume some time as you need to create Partner Profile, Logical System etc and it might be required to have PI(XI) as middleware for some internal formatting etc.

Though, Both ways are possible it's upto your call which way to go.

As per info given by you i would suggest to by Conversion Report Method.

Regards,

Vivek

[Former Member]

If it is a dynamic data wherein you need the data in the non SAP system at the same time as any change on the data is done in SAP, then only think of investing in an idoc. If it is as less as 8 fields to be sent then there is no need of creating an idoc structure, port, partner profile etc, A better way to manage is by writing a select program and scheduling it as per your requirment to carry the data on to the non SAP system.

[Former Member]

Hi Gangisetty,

For less no. of fields transfer there is no need at all to go with ALE.

If there is some Standard Master Data to be transfered then IDOC comes very handy.

But if requirement is to fetch data from different tables and some formatting before sending to Legacy System then you should go with conversion Report which will fetch all required data, format or manipulate as per requirement and then using outbound control it can send the flat file Common Shared FTP folder.

Using Conversion Report which will required less development time and you can schedule it as per bussiness requirement.

Using ALE-IDoc may consume some time as you need to create Partner Profile, Logical System etc and it might be required to have PI(XI) as middleware for some internal formatting etc.

Though, Both ways are possible it's upto your call which way to go.

As per info given by you i would suggest to by Conversion Report Method.

Regards,

Vivek

[Former Member]

Thanks Vivek and Indra. I am also thinking the same way, but to make it confirm. i requested in the forum.

But they ask me to give the hours estimation for both of the process. So i given 4 Days for ALE/IDoc Setup and 2 Days for conversion program. Please let me know is it good estimation or doens't require that much?

Thanks in Advance

Regards,

Vijay

[Former Member]

Hi Gangisetty,

2 Days for Conversion method seems to be OK.

For ALE-IDoc method you can consider half a day for ALE settings like finding useful IDoc type, Partner Profile setting etc.

then if PI(XI) is middleware then 1 day for Value mapping and FTP setup. Further if Logical system needs to generated newly then 1 more day as most of the time BASIS people does this.

So in short you can reduce 1 day in estimate of ALE-Idoc.

Have a nice time..

Regards,

Vivek