| # Conversion Setups (Names) (ecedi5110m000) Use this session to maintain conversion setups. You can create new conversion setups or you can use the Copy Conversion Tables (ecedi7200m000) session to copy an existing conversion setup and to modify it with this session. Click Print on the toolbar to use the Print Conversion Setups (ecedi5410m000) session to print conversion setup-information. Note If you started this session by zooming, you can only find and select a record. A conversion-setup code that is not filled in must always contain the global overhead data. The other conversion-setup codes indicate various ways to process EDI messages. Related topics Using conversion setups (names) Organization A code that represents a set of standards (such as ANSI X12, UN/EDIFACT, and VDA) used in EDI communication. EDI Message The incoming and/or outgoing messages that are supported by the application. These messages can be active (actually used within the company) or not. Related topics Using supported EDI messages Direction The direction of the EDI message. Field Type The ASCII file format. Note A conversion setup can be created for files in which the fields areseparated by a field separator, or that have a fixed length. Code The code that identifies the conversion setup. An overhead setup, called Global Overhead, is defined for each combination of the Organization, EDI message, Direction, and Field type. The overhead setup contains the header data of the EDI message. If you define an overhead setup, the Conversion Setup Code code remains empty. In addition, you can create various ways of reading or generating ASCII files, that can then be linked to a business partner and message. In this case, the Conversion Setup Code field must be filled in with a code. Group Messages If this check box is selected, this conversion setup can be used to group outgoing messages under one overhead. If this check box is cleared, this conversion setup can only be used to generate one message per overhead. Setup Text If this check box is selected, text is associated to the conversion setup code. Definitions Choose Definitions to display or modify conversion setup definitions in the Definitions of Conversion Setups (ecedi5515m000) session (for outgoing messages) or the Definitions of Conversion Setups (ecedi5511m000) session (for incoming messages). . Relationships Choose Relationships to display or modify conversion setup relationships in the Conversion Setups (Relationships) (ecedi5112m000) session. . |