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Listener Notifications
A listener notification works in conjunction with a listener to filter and process the RFC requests in Adapter for SAP. Adapter for SAP uses the following listener notifications to process requests:
Listener Notification
Description
ALE Listener Notification (synchronous)
Handles incoming IDocs synchronously.
ALE Listener Notification (asynchronous)
Handles incoming IDocs asynchronously.
RFC Listener Notification (synchronous)
Handles incoming RFCs and tRFCs synchronously.
RFC Listener Notification (asynchronous)
Handles incoming RFCs, tRFCs, and bgRFCs asynchronously.
Routing Notification (synchronous)
Is used by the adapter to route all incoming requests that are not mapped to a service. The routing notification is a special case listener notification. See Routing Messages Through Adapter for SAP for more information about routing notifications.