Technology of ALE Business Processes (SAP Library - ALE Introduction and Administration)

Technology of ALE Business Processes

Definition

ALE business processes are application scenarios that use Application Link Enabling.

Use

The ALE business processes in the standard system cover important application areas in which business functions and processes are distributed. They are preconfigured and are easy to use once the appropriate settings have been made in Customizing for ALE and for the individual applications.

ALE business processes are used for the following distribution tasks:

Synchronizing Customizing Data Between Systems

Master Data Distribution

ALE also supports R/2 Connections and Connections to Non-SAP Systems.

Automatic tests in the CATT environment can check the quality of the ALE layer and ALE business processes. For further information see Automatic Tests.

For more information about the processes see Library of ALE Business Processes.