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Use

Business functions and processes are distributed using message types. A message type represents a business function. The technical structure of the message type is the IDoc type.

The programming model "Distribution using message types" contains the definitions of message types and IDoc types and the ABAP code for processing inbound and outbound IDocs.

Procedure

Defining message types and IDoc types:

  • Defining New IDoc Types

    Caution

    If you want to create message type enhancements for master data distribution, you also have to create a new message type for each enhancement.

    The ALE interface does not allow you to create different segment data for different IDoc types for the same message type.

Writing ABAP code:

More Information

For information about other ALE functions, see:

  • Master Data Distribution

  • Communicating with Non-SAP Systems

    For information on IDoc interfaces to non-SAP systems refer to the documentation Interfaces to the Warehouse Management System.