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Working with the SAP/ALE IDoc Interpreter Transformation

Include an SAP/ALE IDoc Interpreter transformation in an outbound IDoc mapping when you want to process the outbound IDoc data you receive from the SAP system. The transformation receives data from upstream transformations in the mapping and interprets the segment data.

Each SAP/ALE IDoc Interpreter transformation can interpret data for one IDoc type. For information about reading multiple types of outbound IDocs, see Informatica Knowledge Base article 17410.

After you create an SAP/ALE IDoc Interpreter transformation, you can edit the transformation to change the data segments you want to include in the transformation.

When you edit the transformation, you can also view details about the IDoc type and segments. To view details, double-click the title bar of the transformation and select the IDoc Display tab.

The following table shows the information that displays when you view details about an IDoc on the IDoc Display tab of an SAP/ALE IDoc Interpreter or SAP/ALE IDoc Prepare transformation:

Property	Description
Message Type	IDoc message type.
Basic Type	Basic IDoc type, where applicable.
Extended Type	Extended IDoc type, where applicable.
Show Transformation Metadata	Select to display transformation metadata.
Show Group Status	Select to display the Group Status column.
Segment Name	Segment names of the IDoc type.
Description	Description of the segments, where applicable.
Select	Select the data segments to include in the transformation.
Segment Status	Required segments.
Group Status	Required groups. Displays only if you select Show Group Status.
Minimum Occurrence	Minimum number of occurrences of the segment in an IDoc.
Maximum Occurrence	Maximum number of occurrences of the segment in an IDoc.
Field Name	Field names of a segment.
Description	Description of the field.
SAP Datatype	SAP datatype of the field.
SAP Precision	SAP precision of the field.
SAP Scale	SAP scale of the field.
Transformation Datatype	Transformation datatype of the field. Displays only if you select Show Transformation Metadata.
Transformation Precision	Transformation precision of the field. Displays only if you select Show Transformation Metadata.
Transformation Scale	Transformation scale of the field. Displays only if you select Show Transformation Metadata.