SALE – IMG ALE Configuration root   WE20 – Manually maintain partner profiles   BD64 – Maintain customer distribution model   BD71 – Distribute customer distribution model   SM59 – Create RFC Destinations   BDM5 – Consistency check (Transaction scenarios)   BD82 – Generate Partner Profiles   BD61 – Activate Change Pointers – Globally   BD50 – Activate Change Pointer for Msg Type   [...]

There is no special deletion program for IDocs. Use the archiving programs. IDoc is a separate archiving class. The following programs are available: 1. Archive RSEXARCA and RSEXARCB (as of Release 3.0C) 2. Delete RSEXARCD 3. Read archiveRSEXARCR 4. Restore RSEXARCL RSEXARCB is similar to RSEXARCA except for the selection screen. The selection options for [...]

There are many differences between IDOCs and BAPIs. BAPIs in 3.1 are synchronous; in 4.+ they can be asynchronous (and I believe they then drive certain ALE/IDOCs). BAPIs are called from the outside-in.  That is, an external program invokes a BAPI that gets data from SAP to display or updates data in SAP.  The BAPI [...]

ALE (click here for documentation) ALE is SAP proprietary technology that enables data communications between two or more SAP R/3 systems and/or R/3 and external systems. When a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution such as R/3 is implemented, companies have to interface the ERP system with legacy systems or other ERP systems. ALE provides [...]

EDI is nothing but Electronic data interchange. SAP will support EDI through Intermediate documents (IDOCS).EDI (Electronic Document interchange) – EDI is the electronic exchange of business documents between the computer systems of business partners, using a standard format over a communication network. EDI is also called paperless exchange. Advantages:  Reduced Data entry errors Reduced processing [...]

What is IDOC • IDOC = Intermediate Document • IDOC is simply a data container used to exchange information between any two processes that can understand the syntax and semantics of the data. • When we execute an outbound ALE or EDI Process, an IDOC is created • In an inbound ALE or EDI process, [...]