IDOC

ALE EDI IDOC is the core values of SAP.

ALE

ALE allows us to assign SAP data to different sections of an enterprise based company and share the common data and exchange the data among sections and/or external SAP/non-SAP system.

ALE provides a platform for EDI. SAP EDI uses IDOC to exchange routine business data among different sections of an enterprise based business entity through ALE.

EDI

we know EDI is the reason to push SAP into successful IT world. Even XML and web services can do the same jobs as SAP EDI do, SAP EDI still are accepted by the top levels of global business entities. IDOC is the media used by EDI to pass/exchange data among different systems.

IDOC

SAP IDOC technique is complex. This is because SAP packages and BAPI are huge, Clients are unlimited, and non SAP systems are countless around the world. Why say so?

we can find the answer in SAP Netweaver.