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SOP: Use of Application Link Enabling (ALE) with SOP ( RELN30A_PP_SOP_ALE )
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SOP: Use of Application Link Enabling (ALE) with SOP
Description
Application Link Enabling (ALE) is the technique by which data is exchanged between a central application and distributed applications running on different logical computer systems, sometimes in different countries, in a communications network.
Communication between applications is carried out via the medium of the IDOC (intermediate document).
The configuration of all information structures is based on one central reference IDOC. An IDOC used
for Sales & Operations Planning (SOP) has ten segments for
You maintain a distribution model for the IDOC of each
In order to be able to send the data of a particular information structure, you must have the system
generate a
At the receiving end, the Workflow Management module records the arrival of an IDOC, checks its date, and ensures that the most recent data is saved. If subsequently it is decided that the older data is needed after all, it has to be sent again.
The attribute "not ready for input" can be assigned to a line in the planning table. It is therefore possible to set planning targets centrally such that they can be displayed but not changed decentrally.
Requirements
The information structure must be present both centrally and decentrally so that characteristic values can be recognized on both sides.
Example
- Sales plans are created decentrally by the company's sales organizations and passed to head office.
- Head office creates an overall production plan based on the cumulated sales plans, perhaps adjusting the targets set by the individual sales organizations, and then distributes production quotas to each of the company's plants.
- These, in turn, report their ability to meet these targets back to head office, which adjusts the production quotas as necessary. Reasons why production plants might not be able to meet the central targets include machine failure or a staff shortage.
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The planning table contains a line showing the difference between the quotas set by head office and those set decentrally.
- Note
- Because the criteria which determine a sales plan are very different from the criteria which determine a production plan, there is no need for the sales planner and the production planner to communicate directly with each other. Sales and production are planned in separate information structures, with head office using SOP's key figure copy function to create the overall production plan in step 2.
Damage caused to data by errors
Software/hardware requirements
Effects on Customizing
You configure information structures for use in Application Link Enabling (ALE) in the Customizing step Application Link Enabling (ALE).
To use ALE for Sales & Operations Planning, you must also make a number of settings centrally in Distribution.
Effect on batch input
Changes to the Interface
Changes in procedure
Procedure for removing dataset errors
Dependent functions
Planning
Further notes
Fill RESBD Structure from EBP Component Structure Addresses (Business Address Services)
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