1. Clear explanation of fundamental ALE/EDI building blocks.
2. Step-by-step, recipe type approach to building simple and complex ALE interfaces with elaboration of underlying concepts.
3. Real life examples and ALE/EDI scenarios.
4. Explanation of associated Functional configuration and concepts.
5. An example of building an brand new ALE scenario from scratch that gives the reader a valuable insight into the inner mechanisms of ALE, such as master data distribution.
6. As Alvin Toffler, the author of books such as Future Shock and Third Wave said "Complexity has to be dealt in its own complex ways. You can not oversimplify". The author of this book has strived to explain complex issues such as ALE Optimization in an excellent way, explaining the reasoning for settings and tips and tricks to better ALE interfaces.
7. A great Appendix and CDROM that has saved me hours of searching for research and reference, and valuable source code in a softcopy.
This is a fantastic book to learn a lot about these technologies. A must have for all SAP Professionals.
Dave Torrento SAP Interface Specialist
Notice the structured format of the book - the table of contents is like a checklist for building these interfaces. Important topics like IDOC extensions and ALE function module enhancements are covered extensively. Especially of interest to ALE & EDI professionals are chapters on Periodic Processing and Optimization, which has lots of tips and tricks and "golden rules", the dos and donts that you have to know.
In addition to all the great contents of the book, it is further augmented by a CDROM that has precious source code for real world examples, and a whole lot of reference material. I found the CDROM especially useful for research as well as quick references.
If there is a self-help book on SAP, THIS IS THE BOOK! A must have for every SAP professional!
Joseph Stubert