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createdbyDipeshkumarBhavsaronMar30,20162:33PM,lastmodifiedbyDipeshkumarBhavsaronMar30,20163:22PM

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ALESettingsforQualityManagement

1BasicALESettings
1.1DefineLogicalSystem

RunTransactionSALEinDevelopmentenvironment.

FollowmenupathIDocInterface/ApplicationLinkEnabling(ALE)>>BasicSettings>>LogicalSystems>>Define
LogicalSystem.
Itisacrossclientconfiguration.

ClickonNewEntry

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EnterLogicalSystemasfollowingnamingconvention
SYSCLNTXXX
Here,
SYSSystemnamee.g.DEVDevelopment,QLTQuality,PRDProduction
CLNTClient(keepthetextCLNTasitis)
XXXNumberofCliente.g.101,102,103etc.

Now,Save.Itwillaskfortransportrequest.Create/assignthetransportrequestandgetthistransportrequest
transportedtoalltherequiredenvironments.ThisisrequiredactivitybecauseitwillbeusedwhilecreatingPartner
Profile.Ifdontperformthisactivity,systemwillnotallowyoutocreatepartnerprofilewithlogicalsystemwiththis
naming.

1.2CreateRFCConnection:
RunTransactionSM59ConfigurationofRFCconnections

Orfollowthemenupath

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SelectABAPConnectionsandclickonCreate

EntertheRFCDestination,Description,TargetHostandinstancenumber.SystemwillpicktheIPaddress
automatically.

RFCdestinationasperfollowingnamingconvention(asperlogicalsystem)
SYSCLNTXXX
Here,
SYSSystemnamee.g.DEVDevelopment,QLTQuality,PRDProduction
CLNTClient(keepthetextCLNTasitis)
XXXNumberofCliente.g.101,102,103etc.

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InLogonandSecurityTab,MaintaintheLogonProcedure,putdestinationclient,User(ALEUser)andPassword.And
Save.

ThisistheproceduretocreateRFCConnection.YouneedtoperformthisactivityinboththeSendingandReceiving
System.E.g.inDevelopmentServeryouneedtomaintainQualityServersRFCandinQualityServeryouneedto
maintainDevelopmentServersRFC.

1.3PortMaintenance
RunthetransactionWE21

Orfollowthemenupath

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SelectPortTypeTransactionalRFCandclickonCreate

Selecttheradiobuttonforownportnameandenterportasfollowingnamingconvention(Sameaslogicalsystem)on
thepopupdialogbox.
SYSCLNTXXX
Here,
SYSSystemnamee.g.DEVDevelopment,QLTQuality,PRDProduction
CLNTClient(keepthetextCLNTasitis)
XXXNumberofCliente.g.101,102,103etc.

EnterthedescriptionandselecttheRFCdestination

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Now,Save.

1.4CreatePartnerProfiles
RunthetransactioncodeWE20

Orfollowthemenupath

SelectthePartnertypeLSandClickoncreate

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Ifyoudonotenterthelogicalsystemdefinedinstep1thenyouwillbefacingfollowingerror

EnterthePartnernumberasperthelogicalsystemnamingconvention
SYSCLNTXXX
Here,
SYSSystemnamee.g.DEVDevelopment,QLTQuality,PRDProduction
CLNTClient(keepthetextCLNTasitis)
XXXNumberofCliente.g.101,102,103etc.
EnterTypeasUSUser,AgentasuserID.

Now,Save.

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ThePartnerprofileiscreated.YoucancreatePartnerprofileineachsystemasfollows

System

PartnerProfile

Purpose/Dataflow

Development

QLTCLNT201(forQualityClient)

DevelopmenttoQuality

system

PRDCLNT301(forProductionClient)

DevelopmenttoProduction(caution)

Qualitysystem

DEVCLNT101(forDevelopmentClient)

QualitytoDevelopment(caution)

PRDCLNT301(forProductionClient)

QualitytoProduction

Production

DEVCLNT101(forDevelopmentClient)

ProductiontoDevelopment(caution)

system

QLTCLNT201(forQualityClient)

ProductiontoQuality(caution)

2MessageTypesSettingsforQualityManagement

TherearefollowingstandardmessagetypesavailableinSAPforQualityManagementMasterData.

MessageType

Description

QPGR

ReplicationofQMCodeGroups/Catalogs

QPMK

ReplicationofQMmasterinspectioncharacteristics(ALE)

QSMT

ReplicationofQMinspectionmethods

MATQM

ReplicationofQMinspectionsetup

INSPECTIONPLAN_CREATE

Createinspectionplan

2.1CodeGroups(MessageTypeQPGR)
WehavetofollowingtomanageALEformessagetypeQPGR

OutboundparameterindevelopmentserverforQLTCLNT201

InboundparameterinQualityserverforDEVCLNT101.

2.1.1SetoutboundparameterindevelopmentserverforQLTCLNT201

Now,logintodevelopmentserver

InTransactionWE20(PartnerProfiles)selecttherequiredpartnerprofile(e.g.QLTCLNT201QualityClient201)under
theLogicalsystem.

Clickoncreateoutboundparameter

InthenextscreenentermessagetypeQPGR,SelectTransferIDOCimmediately.EnterbasictypeQPGR01.Andpress
enter.

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AfterEnter

Now,Save.E.g.indevelopmentclientyouhavesetoutboundparameterforQLTCLNT201.

2.1.2SetinboundparameterinQualityserverforDEVCLNT201

Now,logintoQualitySystemtosetinboundparameter.

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Scrolldownandclickoncreateinboundparameter

EnterMessageTypeQPGRandProcessCodeBAPIandselectTriggerimmediatelyoption.

Now,Save.

2.1.3SendCodeGroup

Now,youcansendthecodegroupsusingQL41(SendCodeGroup)fromDevelopmentservertoQualityServer.

2.2MasterInspectionCharacteristics(MessageTypeQPMK)

WehavetofollowingtomanageALEformessagetypeQPMK

OutboundparameterindevelopmentserverforQLTCLNT201

InboundparameterinQualityserverforDEVCLNT101.

2.2.1SetoutboundparameterindevelopmentserverforQLTCLNT201

Maintainoutboundparameterasbelowscreenshot

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2.2.2SetinboundparameterinQualityserverforDEVCLNT201

Maintaininboundparameterasbelowscreenshot

2.2.3SendMasterInspectionCharacteristics

Now,youcansendthecodegroupsusingQL21(SendMasterInspectionCharacteristics)fromDevelopmentserverto
QualityServer.

2.3InspectionMethods(MessageTypeQSMT)

WehavetofollowingtomanageALEformessagetypeQSMT

OutboundparameterindevelopmentserverforQLTCLNT201

InboundparameterinQualityserverforDEVCLNT101.

2.3.1SetoutboundparameterindevelopmentserverforQLTCLNT201

Maintainoutboundparameterasbelowscreenshot

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2.3.2SetinboundparameterinQualityserverforDEVCLNT201

Maintaininboundparameterasbelowscreenshot

2.3.3SendInspectionMethods

Now,youcansendthecodegroupsusingQL31(SendInspectionMethods)fromDevelopmentservertoQuality
Server.

2.4MaterialInspectionSetup(MessageTypeMATQM)

WehavetofollowingtomanageALEformessagetypeMATQM

OutboundparameterindevelopmentserverforQLTCLNT201

InboundparameterinQualityserverforDEVCLNT101.

2.4.1SetoutboundparameterindevelopmentserverforQLTCLNT201

Maintainoutboundparameterasbelowscreenshot

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2.4.2SetinboundparameterinQualityserverforDEVCLNT201

Maintaininboundparameterasbelowscreenshot

2.4.3SendInspectionSetup

Now,youcansendthecodegroupsusingQL11(SendInspectionSetup)fromDevelopmentservertoQualityServer.

2.5InspectionPlan(MessageTypeINSPECTIONPLAN_CREATE)

WehavetofollowingtomanageALEformessagetypeINSPECTIONPLAN_CREATE

OutboundparameterindevelopmentserverforQLTCLNT201

InboundparameterinQualityserverforDEVCLNT101.

2.5.1SetoutboundparameterindevelopmentserverforQLTCLNT201

Maintainoutboundparameterasbelowscreenshot

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2.5.2SetinboundparameterinQualityserverforDEVCLNT201

Maintaininboundparameterasbelowscreenshot

2.5.3SendInspectionPlan

Thereisnotransactioncodeavailableforsendinginspectionplan.

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But,thereisanexecutableProgram(RQ_PLAN_CREATE_SAMPLE_FILE)availableinSAP.Youcanexecuteitusing
transactionSE38.
TheProgramhasalimitation.Theparameterreceiver(logicalsystem)intheprogramissetasnodisplay.So,when
theuserruntheprogram,theuserwillnotbeabletodefinethedestinationlogicalsystemandwhenyouexecutethe
programwithoutdestination,theIDocwillgetfailed.AstheIDocdoesnthavethedestinationaddress.(seethebelow
screenshot)

Ifyouruntheprogramindebuggingmode(byputtingbreakpoint),youwillbeabletochangetheparameter
receiverandIDocwillgetprocessedsuccessfully.

TherearefewalternativestoachievesendingofinspectionplanwiththehelpofDeveloper.
Option1:Thedevelopercanenhance(implicitenhancementspotavailabletohaveadditionalscreenparameters)the
programandputanadditionalscreenparameter(logicalsystem)andthenpassthevalueoftheparameterto
receiver.Thiswillallowtheusertodefinedestination.
Option2:TheDevelopercancreateacustomprogramwithadditionalparameterandthencallthestandardprogram
withinthesamewithpassingalltheparameter.
Option3:TheDevelopercancopythestandardprogramintoacustomprogramandhavethisparameterreceiveras
display.

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Topics:master_data_management,enterprise_resource_planningTags:idoc,ale,sapqm,sap_qm,qpmk,erp_qm,qsmt,qpgr,
matqm,inspectionplan_create,inspection_plan_ale,sap_quality_management,sap_qm_master_data,idoc_sap_qm,ale_sap_qm,
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2Comments
ArijitBanerjeeApr2,20169:47PM

NiceDocument.Keepuppostingsuchgooddocumentsinfuture
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LeoLiAug8,20165:33AM

Wonderful,itisveryhelpfultosendtheALE
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