Application Linking and Enabling

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Application Linking and Enabling (ALE)
In this document you will learn the step-by-step procedure to setup the ALE system and
go through a transaction between to clients
For our purpose we have two clients namely Client 100 and Client 200.
System name is cysap03
1) SETUP LOGICAL SYSTEM: To do this follow the following steps
Tools à Business Engg à Customizing.
Click Enterprise IMG button.
Cross Applications à Distribution (ALE) à Basic
Configuration.
Set up ‘Logical System à Maintain Logical System.
Click New Entries Button (E.g. WalMart100 receiving
system)
(Walmart200 sending system)
Enter two logical system names and their description.
Save
Comeback to IMG setting screen.
2) Now you have to allocate the created logical systems to respective clients.
WalMart100 assign to client 100
WalMart200 assign to client 200
To do this, do the following.
Click Allocate logical system to the client.
Ignore the message that comes up on the screen.
Select client 100
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Click details button on the toolbar icon or press F2.
In the logical system box, enter WalMart100.
Click on the save Icon
Click the back button.
Now select client 200.
Click details icon or press f2.
In logical Systems box, enter WalMart200.
Save
Back.
Come back to the IMG settings screen.
Now define the RFC Destination. Do the following.
Click Cross Application Ü Distribution (ALE).
Click on communication.
Execute RFC Destination.
Click R/3 connections. (Expand it).
Put cursor on R/3 connection.
Click the create button.
Enter WalMart100 in RFC destination box.
Connection type 3
Give a description for the RFC destination.
Language E.
User: User11 (This is the logon for dist.)
Client : 100
Password: Enter the client logon password.
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Save.
In target machine box enter cysap03 (This is the system
name)
Save.
Click on test connection and remote logon to verify.
Click on Back button.
Position your cursor on R/3 connection.
Click on create to do the above process for WalMart200
logical system for client 200.
Click on the back button.
Click on the distribution customer model.
Execute Maintain customer distribution model directly for
creating the customer model.
Put your cursor in Maintain customer distribution model
directly box.
Click Choose.
Specify the source logical system (WalMart200) and give a
customer model name. (ModelMar10)
Click on create icon.
Select the target logical system (WalMart100) from the list.
Click on create message type.
In the resulting screen, in log message type enter MATMAS.
Click on transfer.
Save.
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Back to IMG setting screen.
Click distribute customer model.
Select generate partner profiles and click choose.
In customer model box enter the model name that you
created (Modelmar10)
Click execute button.
You should get a screen mentioning successful creation of
customer model in green color.
Click back button
Select distribute customer model and click choose.
In the resulting screen enter customer model (Modelmar10)
Receiving logical system (WalMart200)
Click execute.
You get messages :
copy with RFC destination WalMart100
model data sent successfully.
Click back.
Now execute R/3 and login to client 100.
Execute transaction SPRO.
Click Cross applications à Distribution ALE
Communications à generate partner profiles.
Enter the customer Model (Modelmar10)
Execute
You should get all the resulting messages in green color.
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Switch back to client 200 Session.
Logistics à MM à Material master
Material à Create(General) à Immediately.
Enter the material name (mat1000)
Industry sector as M
Material Type as Fert.
Click Select views.
In the select views box for materials check basic data or any
other view(s)
Click enter icon.
In the next screen that you get
Give the text of the material
Base unit of measure as PC
In the description area language (E) and material
description.
Click Save.
Come back to the first screen of the session
Logistics à Central Functions à distribution
Master Data à Material à Send.
Enter the material name. (Mat1000)
Message type (Matmas)
Logical System (WalMart100- target logical system)
Click Execute.
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Switch to Client 100 session to verify.
Logistics à Material Management à Material Master.
Material à Display à Display Current.
Give the name of the material (Mat1000)
Click select views button.
You should get select views screen for the given
material.