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Procedure

When an IDoc is transferred to the communication layer, a transactional RFC (tRFC) forwards it to an external system. The ALE layer transfers the IDoc.

The ALE layer processes the outbound IDoc and controls its dispatch. Depending on the partner profile settings in Customizing for ALE, IDocs can be transferred in the following ways:

  • IDocs assigned to the same partner and message type are collected and the RSEOUT00 program later forwards them to the communication layer. To do this, in ALE Customizing (transaction SALE) choose:

    • System Monitoring

    • IDoc Processing

    • Schedule Collected IDoc Transmission (SM36)

    You can also send the collected IDocs to the communication level manually in ALE Administration under   Monitoring   IDoc Display   Status Monitor  .

  • The IDoc is forwarded to the communication layer immediately.

Note Note

You should use the outbound processing mode Collect IDocs, especially if you are distributing master data. The load on the system is improved because the IDocs are generated and transferred to the communication layer at different times.

You can also Process IDocs in Packets in the "collect" processing mode.

End of the note.

To specify that IDocs are to be collected, choose the following path in Customizing for ALE:

  Modelling and Implementing Business Processes   Partner Profiles   Generate Partner Profiles  

Under Outbound Parameters, choose the Collect IDocs and Transfer output mode.