ALE-IDOC Training

Sheetal Raina
2007

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Introduction - ALE Terminologies

IDOC Segment
IDOC Components
IDOC Types
Message Type
Partner Profiles
Port
Process Codes
Questions and answers

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IDOC Components
IDOC Types
Message Type
Partner Profiles
Port
Process Codes
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Terminologies Involved in dealing with Idocs
Segments
IDoc Type
Message Type
Partner Profiles
Process Codes
Port

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IDOC Components
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Message Type
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Port
Process Codes
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IDOC - Segments
Segments: Defines format and structure of a data record.
Segment type is version independent name of the
segment.
Segment definition is version dependent definition of
segment which specifies the field which belong to the
segment.
Segment documentation gives documentation for each
field in segment definition.
Data fields used in data segments

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Definition (1): Segment

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Definition (2): Segment
Asegmentcomprises
SAPreleaseindependentsegmenttype
AtleastoneSAPreleasedependentsegment
name
SegmenttypesarestructuresintheABAPrepository.
Allfieldsofasegmentareofdatatypecharacter(CHAR).

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Definition (3): Segment
Segment Type
E1ccccc

Segment Name
/partner/ccccc000
Segment Type
/partner/ccccc

Segment Name
/partner/ccccc001

Segment Name
/partner/ccccc013
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Segment Name
E2ccccc000

Version 1
e.g. 3.0A

Segment Name
E2ccccc001

Version 2
e.g. 3.0C

Segment Name
E2ccccc013

Version 14
e.g. 7.7x

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Definition (4): Segment
ByreleasingsegmentsandIDoctypesthedatastructuresof
theinterfacearefrozentosubsystemsandlabelledwith
uniquenamesfor
thesegments,and
theIDoctypes
TheIDocdefinitontoolscontrolthereleasefeature.Any
ongoingdevelopmentafterreleasingleadstonewversions
ofeithersegmentsorIDoctypes.

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Definition (5): Segment
WedistinguishversionsforsegmentsaswellasforIDoctypes.
InoneSAPcorrectionlevel,e.g.4.0B,onlyonecurrentversion
canexist.
AnewversionofthedevelopmentobjectssegmentandIDoc
typeiscreatedalways,ifchangesaremadeafterreleasingthat
object.
Possiblechangesarestronglyrestrictedtoguaranteeexternal
compatibilityoftheIDocinterface.

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IDOC Segment
IDOC Components
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Partner Profiles
Port
Process Codes
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TherearebasicallytwotypesofIDOCs.
BasicIDOCs
ExtendedIDOCs
Extensionsareusedbecause
Thestandardcodeofprocessingisstillinuse.
Developmentsandcorrectionsofstandardcodeare
availableautomatically.
Extensionsaremuchlesseffortthandevelopments.

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BasicIDoc
BasicIDOCtypedefinesthestructureandformatofthebusiness
documentthatistobeexchangedbetweentwosystems.
Characteristics
Name
Hierarchyofsegments
Mandatoryvs.Optionalsegments
Min/Maxno.ofsegments
ExtensionIDoc
Extendingthefunctionalitybyaddingmoresegmentstoexisting
BasicIDOCs.

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WhatKindofDevelopment,andWhen?

The IDoc type requested is available, and matches all

requirements:

Nothing to be done !

The IDoc type requested is available, but does not match in all the
requirements:

Development as extension !

The IDoc type requested is not available, or matches only in few

requirements:

Development as basis type !

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IDOC Segment
IDOC Components
IDOC Types
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Partner Profiles
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AnIDoctypeisdefinedbythecorresponding:
Segments
Attributesofthesesegments
(forexample,maximumnumber,hierarchical
sequence,segmentstatus)Gototransactioncode
WE30
EntertheObjectName,selectBasictypeandclickCreateicon
EnteradescriptionforyourbasicIDOCtypeandpressenter

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Create IDOC Type Cont
SelecttheIDOCNameandclickCreateicon
Thesystempromptsustoenterasegmenttypeandits
attributes
ChoosetheappropriatevaluesandpressEnter
ThesystemtransfersthenameofthesegmenttypetotheIDOC
editor.
FollowthesestepstoaddmorenumberofsegmentstoParent
orasParentchildrelation
Saveitandgoback
GotoEdit>Setrelease

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IDOC Segment
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GototransactioncodeWE81
ChangethedetailsfromDisplaymodetoChangemode
Afterselection,thesystemwillgivethismessageThetableis
crossclient(seeHelpforfurtherinfo).PressEnter
ClickNewEntriestocreatenewMessageType
Filldetails
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Assign Message Type to IDoc Type
GototransactioncodeWE82
ChangethedetailsfromDisplaymodetoChangemode
Afterselection,thesystemwillgivethismessageThe
tableiscrossclient(seeHelpforfurtherinfo).PressEnter.
ClickNewEntriestocreatenewMessageType.
Filldetails
Saveitandgoback

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IDOC Segment
IDOC Components
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Thepartnerprofilelinkssystem1withsystem2,e.g.the
SAPbusinessapplicationwithanEDIsubsystem.
Theprocesscodepointstoabusinessprocess.The
businessprocesscontrolsthecreationofanIDocin
outbound,ortheprocessingofanIDoctopostabusiness
documentininbound.
Theporttakesallthetechnicalpropertiestoaddress
system2.

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Partner Profile

Apartnerprofileisanidentifierforasystemusedfor
communicatingmessages.
Thereare4basictypesofpartnerprofiles

KU for customer
LI for vendor
B for Bank
LS for Logical System

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Apartnerprofiledefinestheparametersofcommunication
between2ormoresystems.
Apartnerprofilespecifiesvariouscharacteristicsofdata
exchangedwithabusinesspartner.
Theparametersalsodeterminethemodeofprocessingand
errorhandling.
Threeviewsofapartnerprofile
1.Generalparametersview:DatastoredinEDPP1
2.Inboundparametersview:DatastoredinEDP21
3.Outboundparametersview:DatastoredinEDP13
exceptmessagecontrolparametersarestoredin
EDP12.

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ThemainparametersareMessagetypes,IDOCtypes,process
codes,partnerfunctions,messagefunction,outputtypesandport.
CanbeviewedasagatewayforALEandEDIcommunications.
ItroutesthespecifiedmessagesthroughthedefinedIDOCtypes
tothegivenport,afterinvokingtheappropriatefunctionmodules
foroutboundprocessing
ForInbounditreceivesIDocofaspecifictypeandidentifies
modulestopostdatatotheapplicationdatabases.
LinkingtheprocesscodetothefunctionmoduleforOutbound
interfacewithmessagecontrolandalwaysforinboundinterface.

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Ports

Aportisalogicalrepresentationofacommunicationchannel
inSAPwiththedatacommunicatedbeingIDocs.
Thereare4maintypesofports

File
TransactionalRFC
R/2
Internetport.

EDItypicallyusesfilebasedports,whichspecifiesdirectory
location,filenameandnameofsubsystem(ifinstalled).
InALEtheportofthetypetRFC.

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Process Code
ProcesscodeareusedinALE/EDItoidentifythefunction
moduleorAPItobeinvokedforsubsequentprocessing.
Eachprocesscodeisassociatedwithamessagetype.

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IDOC Segment
IDOC Components
IDOC Types
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Partner Profiles
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Process Codes
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