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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Internal EDI communication</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Internal EDI communication</Level1>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>EDI communication</Level1>
			<Level2>internal</Level2>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>Network communication</Level1>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<GeneralSection><List><ListIntro>For network communication between various internal companies, you can identify the two functions described below. The external EDI software is not used in this environment.</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>Generate ASCII files in the current company. After the EDI message is prepared and the EDI message direct network communication is initiated, ERP generates the files.</ListItem>
		</List>
		<List><ListItem>Process ASCII files for internal files. SSA ERP loads the message generated in the previous function directly into the company for which the messages are intended. If the ASCII files cannot be converted into internal files due to error conditions, the data can still be converted later with the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ec/edi/ecedi7150m000" role="session">Saved Messages to be Received (ecedi7150m000)</GUIRef> session after processing correction with the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ec/edi/ecedi7150m000#ecedi7252m000" role="formcommand">Process Saved Messages to be Received</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
		</List>
	</GeneralSection>
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