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Summary: A must to own book by SAP R/3 ABAP Programmers.
Review: ABAP programmers can use this book to implement ALE and EDI technologies without the pain of jumping around the SAP's Help manuals. Also a good reference book for SAP project managers and Functional consultants to understand the technology better.
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Summary: Written with a very myopic vision....useless book
Review: After reading all the comments I felt it will be a great book to have but I was very disappointed after reading the book. The material covered in the book is merely couple of tutorials and no real coverage of the concepts and business problems we face in the real world. The last one third portion of the book is a dump from SAP tables which is merely couple of keystrokes away in SAP. I must credit the author for the fine prints at the bottom saying that it is a dump of SAP tables directly. I would not recommend this book at all.....waste of time and money. Most of what is covered in the book is nicely documented in the QUICKSTART guide of SAP online help. Don't keep your hopes high of learning the concepts about ALE or EDI from this book written with a myopic vision.
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Summary: Superb comprehensive coverage of two exciting technologies
Review: Amongst all SAP topics covered until now, this is by far the best book on these two exciting technologies - ALE & EDI. Rajeev has done an excellent job of not only introducing these topics with great care, but also gradually building the readers knowledge base to an expert level, step-by-step, in a tutorial fashion.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
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Summary: Superb comprehensive coverage of two exciting technologies
Review: Amongst all SAP topics covered until now, this is by far the best book on these two exciting technologies - ALE & EDI. Rajeev has done an excellent job of not only introducing these topics with great care, but also gradually building the readers knowledge base to an expert level, step-by-step, in a tutorial fashion. 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
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Summary: Real disparity in ratings should tell you something!!
Review: Another useless book that serves to waste only your time and money. We do not have time to waste in this business. Need more HONEST reviews.
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Summary: Best source of info on ALE and EDI
Review: Before this book, learning SAP technologies like ALE & EDI was so difficult. But this book has made it a breeze to understand this complex subject. Extremely well written and structured, I found this book and cdrom the best source of info. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Indepth coverage/knowledge building material
Review: Best material I have come across on ALE and EDI. It is indepth coverage and knowledge building.
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Summary: Systematic approach to learning ALE.....Great buy!
Review: For long I have yearned to learn advanced technologies of SAP such as ALE and Business Framework. Now there is a book that teaches ALE and IDOC technologies in a systematic, easy-to-read-and-understand approach. I like this book! It is not only comprehensive, but has a practical approach to implementing these interfaces. I have read the book cover-to-cover, practiced the examples, and am amazed at what a good author can do with his knowledge. Kudos!
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Summary: On-line SAP help
Review: Have you access to the on-line SAP help? If yes, then do not waste your money! If this is your first approach to ALE and EDI, it worths the bucks you'll spend on it. No original ideas, no tricks in this book.
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Summary: Not worthwhile
Review: I am an experienced SD consultant and work often with EDI. I have about 15 SAP books of which 2 are worthless: this book and the large 'Que' handbook. When you eliminate screenprints, abap code and dictionary descriptions dumped right out of SAP you are left with only about 150 pages of basic text. My colleague and I have half-jokingly considered trying to get McGraw Hill to buy this book back. On completely the other side of the coin - the book on the same topic by Arvind Nagpal is possibly the best SAP book I own. If this book is worth $5 (probably not) then the Nagpal book is worth $500. It appears certain that the 5 star reviews shown here are mistaken or false. They just do not correspond with the reality. I suppose it is possible that someone has used the Nagpal book and mistakenly wrote a review for the book here (titles are similar and both are Indian authors - would certainly be possible). I tend to believe, however, that the reviews are actually contrived to prop this book up and that is why I feel the need to write this review. Even worse - it seems there are false-negative reviews written for the competing SAP EDI book by Nagpal. If there is any question just find a place to thumb through the 2 texts. There is NO doubt of the result.
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