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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Code and Conversion tables</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Code and Conversion tables</Level1>
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		<Keyword><Level1>Tables</Level1>
			<Level2>code and conversion</Level2>
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	<GeneralSection><Paragraph>Code and conversion tables allow you to define the relationship between a code in an <Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000004" role="glossary">EDI message</Link> and a code used in the SSA ERP application. The codes used are usually related to the <Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000007" role="glossary">organization</Link> (which can represent an EDI standard such as <Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000090" role="glossary">ANSI</Link>
			<Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000091" role="glossary">X12</Link> or ODETTE and represent the approved set of codes to be used by that organization.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>For example, unit of measure codes are usually unique to an EDI Standards organization. If your internal unit code pcs needs to be translated to each (the ODETTE standard unit), use the conversion code table for units to handle the automatic conversion.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>You only need to define <Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000078" role="glossary">conversion tables</Link> when a particular code must be converted from an internal value maintained within the SSA ERP application to one that is used externally. If both parties use the same codes for items and warehouses, for example, conversion is not necessary.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>One mandatory code is the <Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000017" role="glossary">order type</Link> code. For incoming messages, the defined order type codes represent valid order type codes that can be received and processed by SSA ERP EDI. For outgoing messages, SSA ERP uses the codes to maintain the conversion of order types (out).</Paragraph>
		<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>Some code conversions in SSA ERP EDI require a code ID. Code IDs are qualifiers used in code conversions that allow you to convert additional data specifications. Code IDs are transferred within the first qualifier position of the conversion setup definitions.</Paragraph>
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