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ALE KNOWLEDGE TEST - Technical
Note: the following questions represent a non-exhaustive list of issues on SAP ALE that you
will encounter during your assignment. As a support analyst, you should have a fair overview
and a strong knowledge on SAP ALE. Answering these questions will help us evaluate your
capabilities in dealing with issues in that module.
01 ALE is another name of EDI
Yes
No
02 System landscape
The systems that exist within landscape are known as
Logical system
Payroll system
Sub systems
03 The semantics of message are determined by
message type
idoc type
segment type
04 To ensure consistency of message sent ,how should you
maitained the distribution model
Centrally and distribute or transport the relevant views to the systems involved
Centrally and distribute and transport the relevant views to the systems involved
Maintain the distribution model in all systems involved separately
05 You can display the message type with these transactions
WE34
WE31
WE81
WEDI
You can display the idoc type with these transactions
WE34
WE31
WE30
WE20
06 The recipient and filter are determined in
Ale layer

Communication layer

Application layer

07 An IDOC is a document belonging to a Message type which

is sent from the recipient to the sender
Yes
No
08 Some on the list are not basic type of idoc
ZMATMAS9
DEBMAS
DEBMAS02

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09 The Master IDOC is an internal table that can have any

number of rows composed of
Control part and data part
Key and segments
EDIDD and message type
Control record Data record and Status record
10 The structure of a communication IDOC consist of
Control record data record and status record
Sender recipient record data record and status record
Master Idoc data record and status record
11 Where do you find the key fields of partner profile and
last processing status
Control record

Data record

Status record

12 The inbound processing status are

01-41
03-53
50-99
The outbound processing status are
01-49
03-53
50-73
13 The most important port types are currently TRFC and
file. For HR master data ,Slumberger is using
TRFC port type
File port type
and TRFC means transactional Run function connexion.
Yes
No
14 The RFC destination is defined for a the target systems
and sap recommends calling it the same as logical system. To
display the RFC destination. We use
SM59
SM58
SALE
WE20
Sale
15 Business processing When idoc is created
It is stored in data database.
3
The idoc is transferred to the communication layer
4
and transported to the target system
5
From the target system it is saved to the database
6
If all information about further processing is known idoc
can be transferred to the application
7
The application generates an application data
8
If all informations of the recipient are known ,the idoc
is ready to be sent.
9
Put theses steps in the correct order
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3456978
3945678

16 Out bound Processing

To gernerate idoc with a program called RBDMIDOC and idoc transferred by the
the program called RSEOUT00 The status changes are
30 : 03
62 : 64
64 : 53
52 : 53
18 Fom the partner profile ,we can know the control inbound function module what
is the name of this object
Partner number
Partner type
Process code
The RBDMANI2 are RBDAPP01 are used in
Inbound Processing
Outbound Processing
19 Distribution Of HR master data to payroll boxes incorporates:
1
2
3
4
5

create/update employees (ALE inbound process).

tRFC to send the Idocs to the payroll systems.
distribute employees to the relevant Payroll systems (ALE outbound process).
create/update local infotypes.
create/update HR employees with all required infotypes.
Put these steps in correct order.
35124
53214
53412
52413

20 Data related to which message type is created in Development DH3-300 and sent to
UH1 and PH1
GLMAST
HRMD_A
COELEM
All

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