Assortment: Transfer and Distribution of Layout Modules
Use
If your Retail system is a distributed system, data must be exchanged between the different systems that you use. Layout modules must also be distributed in the following situations:
Integration
Application Link Enabling (ALE) is used to transfer and distribute data in the SAP Retail System. ALE is standard technology in all SAP applications and is used in Retail to distribute different kinds of master data and transaction data in clearly-defined interfaces. For a detailed description of ALE, its functions, and how to proceed, see the SAP Library documentation
ALE Integration Technology (CA-ALE).