B.0 Application Link Enabling (ALE)

Application Link Enabling (ALE) technology enables communication between SAP and external systems such as the Identity Manager Identity Vault (eDirectory). The following sections provide information about ALE to help you configure your SAP system to support the SAP driver:

Section B.1, Application Link Enabling Technology
Section B.2, Clients and Logical Systems
Section B.3, Message Type
Section B.4, IDoc Type
Section B.5, Distribution Model
Section B.6, Partner Profiles
Section B.7, Port
Section B.8, Port Definition
Section B.9, File Port
Section B.10, Change Pointers
Section B.11, Change Document/IDoc Outbound Processing