2.4 ALE Converters

ALE converters need to be compatible with SAP R/3 system and therefore chosen carefully. SAP offer a certification program for ALE converters – and there are a large number available.

The minimum requirements of the ALE converter are:

1. Ability to accept and understand participating IDocs in message exchange.
    
2. Capability of transaction id management and status tracking.
    
3. Ability of mapping IDoc fields to and from external systems.
    
4. Independency from R/3 application server.