aleclient Command

The aleclient command is used to process inbound information.

Note: Inbound means data is sent to SAP from Sterling Gentran:Server®.

This diagram illustrates inbound processing using the aleclient program.

This table describes the parameters defined for the aleclient command. The aleclient programs use STARTRFC parameters to make the connection to the SAP system and to send IDocs to SAP.

Utility Parameter Flag Parameter (example) Description Your Value
client -c 040 Identifies the SAP system client contained in the MANDT field of the EDI_DC or EDI_DC40 control record. The default is 000.  
host -h hwll38 Identifies the application server; the first part of the field separated by underscores represents the application server. We recommend that you use SM51.  
userid -u random-j Identifies the SAP system user ID.  
userpw -p sapuser Identifies the user ID password.  
sap_gateway -g hwll39 Identifies the gateway server.
  1. Use SE38.
  2. Enter the report name rsparam.
  3. Select Execute.
  4. Choose System > List > Find String.
  5. Enter rdisp/sna_g.
  6. Position the cursor by double-clicking the first line.
  7. Find the gateway server in the line rdisp/sna_gateway. Scroll right.
  
trace (optional) -t N/A Creates a dev_rfc file that contains RFC errors.  
sap_gateway_service -x sapgw95 Identifies gateway service as in /etc./services1.
  1. Use SE38.
  2. Enter the report name rsparam.
  3. Select Execute.
  4. Choose System > List > Find String.
  5. Enter rdisp/sna_g.
  6. Position the cursor by double-clicking the first line.
  7. Find the gateway server in the line rdispgw_service. Scroll right.