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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Networks</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Networks</Level1>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<GeneralSection><Paragraph>Use networks to specify the directory that the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) module uses to store and retrieve messages (ASCII files). Because data for multisite business partners does not need to be translated into actual EDI messages, internal EDI data must be separated from external EDI data.</Paragraph>
		<List><ListIntro>In most cases, you need two networks:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>One network represents the directory for internal (multisite) EDI.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>The other network represents the directory where you will exchange files with the translation/communication software that handles the transmission of messages to external business partners.</ListItem>
		</List>
	</GeneralSection>
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