- Hardcover: 300 pages
- Publisher: Premier Press; illustrated edition edition (1 April 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0761519033
- ISBN-13: 978-0761519034
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 19.3 x 5.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,833,094 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The purpose of this book is to educate SAP R/3 users, technical and functional consultants in SAP's powerful integration technology of ALE - Application Link Enabling, and EDI - Electronic Data Interchange. This book is intended to be a hands-on approach to using and implementing ALE & EDI technologies with a minimal learning curve.
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Table of Contents
Section I - EDI
Section I - EDI
Part 1: EDI Basics
Chapter 1. Introduction to the EDI Process
Chapter 2. Introduction to SAP EDI Architecture
Part 2: The SAP EDI Interface
Chapter 3. The Outbound EDI Process
Chapter 4. The Inbound EDI Process
Chapter 5. The EDI Subsystem
Part 3: Configuring the EDI Interface
Chapter 6. Configuring Basic EDI Components
Chapter 7. Configuring Partner Profiles
Chapter 8. Configuring Message Control
Chapter 9. Configuring Workflow
Part 4: Operating and Administering the EDI Interface
Chapter 10. Testing the EDI Interface
Chapter 11. Monitoring the Interface
Chapter 12. EDI Process Troubleshooting and Recovery
Chapter 13. Managing EDI Process Performance and Throughput
Part 5: EDI Scenarios
Chapter 14. Outbound with Message Control - Purchase Orders
Chapter 15. Outbound without Message Control - Remittance Advice
Chapter 16. Inbound with Function Module - Sales Orders
Chapter 17. Inbound via Workflow - Sales Order Changes
Section II - ALE
Part 6: ALE Basics
Chapter 18. Introduction to Distributed Systems
Chapter 19. Introduction to ALE Technology
Part 7: The SAP ALE Interface
Chapter 20. The Outbound ALE Process
Chapter 21. The Inbound ALE Process
Part 8: Configuring the ALE Interface
Chapter 22. Configuring the ALE Infrastructure
Chapter 23. Distributing Master Data
Chapter 24. Implementing Distributed Business Processes
Chapter 25. SAP to Non-SAP Communication
Part 9: Operating and Administering the ALE Interface
Chapter 26. Testing the ALE Interface
Chapter 27. ALE Process Troubleshooting and Recovery
Chapter 28. Managing ALE Process Performance and Throughput
Section III - IDocs
Part 10: IDoc Basics
Chapter 29. IDocs from the Outside
Chapter 30. IDocs on the Inside
Part 11: Customer Modifications to the IDoc Interface
Chapter 31. Extending and Developing a Basic IDoc Type
Chapter 32. Programming in the IDoc Interface
Chapter 33. Customizing the Interface for New or Extended IDocs
Part 12: Archiving in the IDoc Interface
Chapter 34. Archiving IDocs and Deleting Workitems
Appendix: FAQs, User Exits, and Miscellaneous Resources
Index
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Very strange looking at the range of the reviews for this book, many loving it, some hating it. So I thought I'd add my two pennies.
While it does have some faults, and while I haven't had to use the ALE stuff much, this is the nearest thing to a SAP EDI bible there is. I was new to EDI and this book got me through an implementation, quite literally. It is detailed and covers all the topics I have looked at in depth. It brings together all the things you need to know and would otherwise have to spend ages piecing together from SAP documentation or not be able to find at all. I still refer to it regularly, as do others in my company.
I am also on several SAP/EDI mailing lists, and when questions are posed by beginners this is always the book they are referred to by the experts.
I have bought several books covering different SAP topics, and quite frankly this is the ONLY one that's half decent (and I include the Kasturi book in this).
If you are doing a SAP EDI implementation, then you need this book.
Mark Harwood
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Fantastic book...that's what came to my mind when I finished reading this book. It's one of those rare books where each line makes so much of sense to an expert yet crystal clear to even new comers. This books covers almost everything that an ALE/EDI consultant should know. It starts with the basic concepts of EDI, ALE, IDocs and Workflow while explaining the typical business processes involved. This should help people aspiring to get into this field. Then it dwells more deeply on the concepts of ALE/EDI configuration (Customer Distribution Model, RFC destinations, ports & partner profile), Message Control, Workflow configuration, Idoc programming/reduction/extension and so on. Even a seasoned ALE/EDI/IDoc expert would find a few techniques/tips/work-arounds that are really helpful in practicality.
The presentation is really cool and is enhanced greatly by neat diagrams (nowhere else did I find such explanatory diagrams, certainly neither in SAP documentation nor in their training material...perhaps it came from the author's years of practice and teaching!).
Finally, I have been working in ALE/EDI/IDocs for the past 1.5 years and I feel that whatever I learnt so far has been, more or less, consolidated into this ALE/EDI/IDocs bible!!!
-Venkat
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The appendix has lists of transaction codes, lists of programs and list of other information that already makes the book worth the money.
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Excellent book with real time examples
Excellent book with real time examples
Published on 31 Aug 1999
The best EDI & Idoc reference available!
I have been programming in the EDI & Idoc interface for two years and every time I pick up this book I learn more. Read more
Published on 25 Jun 1999
I've read both the Arvind Nagpal and Rajeev Kasturi books
I've read both the Arvind Nagpal and Rajeev Kasturi books, and I conclude that the Nagpal book is much better for me, a person who has been doing SAP EDI for several years. Read more
Published on 24 Jun 1999
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Thank you for your review of "one weak to freedom"
Published on 19 Jun 1999
Our entire ALE/EDI department has this book
See for yourselves. Full of practical advise every step of the way.
Published on 19 Jun 1999
A wealth of good and useful information!
I have seen your informative postings on the EDI listserver regularly and this book reflects the same. I am very impressed with your book. Read more
Published on 19 Jun 1999
Utter waste of time and money...full of whitespace...
One would think a thick book such as this would contain atleast some useful info - but you will be disappointed. Read more
Published on 12 Jun 1999
A must have for SAP/EDI people
This book made my life a lot easier !
Published on 31 May 1999
A Good Book on EDI with concepts explained clearly
I have worked on a project in 1997 where I had to use EDI for sending messages. I had to spend a lot of time reading through SAP On-line help and it tool quiet some time to... Read more
Published on 27 May 1999
Never write a book for starters and experts
The book is very big for the content present in it. Granted that the technologies have lot of pieces to be explained, but the way the information is presented does not help... Read more
Published on 27 May 1999
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