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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">An overview of EDI business documents</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>EDI business document</Level1>
			<Level2>overview</Level2>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>Overview</Level1>
			<Level2>EDI business document</Level2>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<GeneralSection><Paragraph><Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000092" role="glossary" Update="No">Electronic data interchange (EDI)</Link> is used to exchange business documents between two systems. Iin the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ec" role="package">Electronic Commerce</GUIRef> package, users can define business documents of various external <Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000079" role="glossary" Update="No">EDI standards</Link>, such as VDA, UN/EDIFACT, Odette, ANSI, and so on. With the Baan Electronic Message Interchange System (BEMIS) standard, external standards are converted to an internal SSA ERP standard. Conversion of the internal standard to an external standard and vice versa is performed by an EDI translator.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>A business document describes a business process between trading partners.</Paragraph>
		<List><ListIntro>BEMIS supports the following business documents:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/ec/onlinemanual/000075" role="manual" Update="No">Order</Link>
			</ListItem>
			<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/ec/onlinemanual/000076" role="manual" Update="No">Schedule</Link>
			</ListItem>
			<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/ec/onlinemanual/000077" role="manual" Update="No">Delivery</Link>
			</ListItem>
			<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/ec/onlinemanual/000079" role="manual" Update="No">Freight</Link>
			</ListItem>
			<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/ec/onlinemanual/000078" role="manual" Update="No">Invoice</Link>
			</ListItem>
		</List>
	</GeneralSection>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ec/onlinemanual/000071" role="manual">An overview of BEMIS</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ec/onlinemanual/000052" role="manual">Electronic Data Interchange</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
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