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IDoc
MODULE IDoc

IDoc, ALE and EDI

A company exchanges thousands of documents every day: orders, shipping notifications, invoices, master data. SAP uses a standard format, the IDoc (Intermediate Document), to receive and send them automatically, with partners (EDI) or between systems (ALE).

Audience
MM, SD, WM functional consultants; technical consultants; support teams (AMS); EDI integrators.
Prerequisites
Level 1: none. Levels 2 and 3: basics of a logistics module (MM or SD).
Duration
3 days (0.5 + 1.5 + 1)
21 h · day-by-day schedule

The sub-modules of IDoc

A module is split into areas. Choose one to see its logic, its transactions and where to learn it.

EDIData exchangeALEDistribution between systemsMonitoringMonitoring the flowsExtensionExtending an IDocIntegrationAPIs and Integration Suite
EDI

Data exchange

Dialogue with partners.

The logic
  1. Message
  2. IDoc
  3. Application
Transactions
WE20WE21
Tables
EDIDCEDID4EDIDS
How to
IDoc · EDISending a purchase order by IDoc
Mini-processes
Receiving a sales order by IDocSending a purchase order by IDoc
Read the chapter: Configuring a flow
ALE

Distribution between systems

Sharing master data.

The logic
  1. Model
  2. Filter
  3. Output
Transactions
BD64BD10
Tables
TBD05
Read the chapter: ALE: distributing master data
Monitoring

Monitoring the flows

Find and reprocess.

The logic
  1. Filter
  2. Reading it
  3. Reprocessing
Transactions
WE02WE19BD87
Tables
EDIDS
Read the chapter: Monitoring, testing and reprocessing
Extension

Extending an IDoc

Adding a segment.

The logic
  1. Segment
  2. Extension
  3. Exit
Transactions
WE30WE31WE81
Tables
EDISEGMENT
Read the chapter: Extending a standard IDoc
Integration

APIs and Integration Suite

The modern direction.

The logic
  1. API
  2. Mapping
  3. Monitoring
Read the chapter: IDocs, APIs and SAP Integration Suite