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<Session ID="/baanerp/ec/edi/ecedi0120s000" xml:lang="en">
	<Header>
		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Networks (ecedi0120s000)</Title>
	</Header>
	<HelpTopic><AimSection><Paragraph>Use this session to define <Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000009" role="glossary">networks</Link>.</Paragraph>
		</AimSection>
		<GeneralSection><List><ListIntro>You can define:</ListIntro>
				<ListItem>Reference data</ListItem>
				<ListItem>The characteristics of the ASCII files.</ListItem>
			</List>
		</GeneralSection>
		<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/basictasks/000005" role="manual">To use a details session</Link>
			</RelTopic>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ec/onlinemanual/000011" role="manual">Using networks</Link>
			</RelTopic>
		</RelatedTopics>
	</HelpTopic>
	<Fields><FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.netw"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Network</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc><Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000009" role="glossary">network</Link>
			</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.dsca"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Description</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The description or name of the code.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.path"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Path</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The directory where all EDI data related to this network is stored.</FuncDesc>
			<DefaultValue><SectionTitle>Default value</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>The value entered in the Standard Path field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ec/edi/ecedi0100s000" role="session">EDI Parameters (ecedi0100s000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</DefaultValue>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>If you have more than one ERP company that will be used for external EDI, you must create unique directories for each company.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ec/onlinemanual/000047" role="manual">Directory structure</Link>
				</RelTopic>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ec/onlinemanual/000060" role="manual">Creating multiple directories</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.neta"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Our Identification</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>Your own <Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000013" role="glossary">network address</Link>. This can be a unique code that you use to represent yourself to your EDI business partners (internal and external).</FuncDesc>
			<DefaultValue><SectionTitle>Default value</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>The value of the Our Identification field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ec/edi/ecedi0100s000" role="session">EDI Parameters (ecedi0100s000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</DefaultValue>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.gref"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">General Reference</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>References for outgoing messages can be recorded by network or as general references. If this check box is selected, the references for outgoing messages are based on the parameters in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ec/edi/ecedi0100s000" role="session">EDI Parameters (ecedi0100s000)</GUIRef> session. If this check box is cleared, the references for outgoing messages are based on the field settings in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ec/edi/ecedi0120s000" role="session">Networks (ecedi0120s000)</GUIRef> session.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><List><ListItem>Fixed Part</ListItem>
					<ListItem>Date Format</ListItem>
					<ListItem>First Free Number</ListItem>
					<ListItem>Action on First Message on New Date</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ec/onlinemanual/000017" role="manual">Structuring reference numbers</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.orap"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Fixed Part</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The fixed part of your <Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000015" role="glossary">reference number</Link>, if the General Reference check box is not selected.</FuncDesc>
			<DefaultValue><SectionTitle>Default value</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>The value of the Fixed Part field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ec/edi/ecedi0100s000" role="session">EDI Parameters (ecedi0100s000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</DefaultValue>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ec/onlinemanual/000017" role="manual">Structuring reference numbers</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="form.ordp"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Date Format</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The date format used as part of the <Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000015" role="glossary">reference number</Link>, if the General Reference check box is not selected.</FuncDesc>
			<DefaultValue><SectionTitle>Default value</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>The value of the Date Format field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ec/edi/ecedi0100s000" role="session">EDI Parameters (ecedi0100s000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</DefaultValue>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>When you select the date format, remember that the reference number consists of 14 positions.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ec/onlinemanual/000017" role="manual">Structuring reference numbers</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.orfn"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">First Free Number</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If the General Reference check box is not selected, this is the first free number used in the <Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000015" role="glossary">reference</Link> number of the next outgoing message.</FuncDesc>
			<DefaultValue><SectionTitle>Default value</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>The value of the First Free Number field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ec/edi/ecedi0100s000" role="session">EDI Parameters (ecedi0100s000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</DefaultValue>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>You can manually adjust the first free number.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ec/onlinemanual/000017" role="manual">Structuring reference numbers</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.afnd"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Action on New Date</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If the General Reference check box is not selected, choose how to increment sequence numbers.</FuncDesc>
			<DefaultValue><SectionTitle>Default value</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>The value of the Action on First Message on New Date field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ec/edi/ecedi0100s000" role="session">EDI Parameters (ecedi0100s000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</DefaultValue>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.mltc"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Multicompany</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, this <Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000009" role="glossary">network</Link> will be used for internal communication between different SSA ERP companies.</FuncDesc>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>Only business partners who have been designated for multisite (those that have a specified multisite affiliated company defined in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/com/tccom4100s000" role="session">Business Partners (tccom4100s000)</GUIRef> session can be combined with such a network. If this check box is cleared, this network will be used for communication with external EDI business partners.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ec/onlinemanual/000042" role="manual">Internal EDI communication</Link>
				</RelTopic>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ec/onlinemanual/000048" role="manual">Multicompany communication</Link>
				</RelTopic>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ec/onlinemanual/000050" role="manual">Setting up multicompany communication</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.stab"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Automatically Read in Generated Messages</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, a process for reading <Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000069" role="glossary">generated messages</Link> is automatically initiated in the company for which the messages are intended.</FuncDesc>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>This field pertains only to internal EDI.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.rsep"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Record Separator</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>Depending on the operating system on which SSA ERP EDI is implemented, each record (line) in the ASCII field ends with LF (linefeed) and CR (carriage return), or only with LF. Use LF when the CR is automatically used by the operating system.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.fldt"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Field Type</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>ASCII files come in two basic formats. Your selection must be based on the data format expected by your external EDI conversion software.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.deli"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Separator Sign</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The character to be used as a field separator for delimited fields.</FuncDesc>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>Your input can depend on your external EDI software. Frequently used field separators include the pipe (|) or, in some environments, the comma (,).</Paragraph>
			</Note>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.encl"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Sign Around Strings</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The special sign that will enclose string fields in external EDI software. For example: "JOHNSON","ADDITIONAL TEXT". The fields are delimited by a comma and are enclosed by quotation marks.</FuncDesc>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>Your input can depend on your external EDI software. This is not a required field in SSA ERP EDI.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.delr"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Replacement Sign</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The separator sign that will be used to replace characters currently being used as field separators.</FuncDesc>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<List><ListIntro>Data in outgoing EDI messages cannot include characters that are identical to field separators. For example:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem>The field separator is a comma (,).</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The substitute character is a semi-colon (;).</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The data is (Dear Sir,).</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The data in the outgoing message is (Dear Sir;).</ListItem>
				</List>
			</Note>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.encr"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Replacement Sign</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If a value is defined in the Sign Around Strings field, the separator sign that is used to replace characters that are currently used to enclose string fields.</FuncDesc>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<List><ListIntro>Data in outgoing EDI messages cannot include characters that are identical to characters that enclose strings. For example:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem>The character surrounding strings (").</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The substitute character (').</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The data is (Note: item number is "355444").</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The data in the outgoing message is ("Note: item number is '355444'").</ListItem>
				</List>
			</Note>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.lzer"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Allow Leading Zeroes</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, the space in front of a number is filled with zeros. If this check box is cleared, the space in front of a number is filled with spaces.</FuncDesc>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>Some EDI conversion packages expect numeric fields to have leading zeros (only relevant with fields of a fixed length). Your choice in this field depends on the external EDI software.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.scon"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Suppress Standard Communication</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, the standard communication procedure is suppressed, and the EDI semaphore logic used in external EDI processing is ignored.</FuncDesc>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>Make sure that the messages generated within this network are manually removed from the <Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000081" role="glossary">appl_from</Link> directory. The status of a generated message is not changed to Read by B.P. until all files associated with the message have been removed. Incoming messages must be manually placed in the <Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000082" role="glossary">appl_to</Link> directory. If this check box is cleared, the standard communication procedure of the external EDI communication software is carried out.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.goms"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Generate Outgoing Message before Connection</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ec/edi/ecedi7205m000" role="session">Direct Network Communication (ecedi7205m000)</GUIRef> session generates outgoing messages before reading incoming messages.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>If this check box is cleared, SSA ERP sends messages which are waiting to be sent to the network. It does not generate any outgoing messages.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
	</Fields>
</Session>
