Sending EDI IDocs using ALE
To maximize performance during development and testing, always use ALE format IDocs when sending data using a JALE target. The SAP R/3 adapter will translate EDI format IDocs to ALE when necessary. This simplifies the development effort when converting file-based interfaces such as EDI to ALE.
Note: This automatic conversion feature should be used only for development
and testing. It should not be used in a production environment because
it severely degrades performance (by a factor of about 1,000).