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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Using network addresses</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Network addresses</Level1>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>Network addresses</Level1>
			<Level2>using</Level2>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<GeneralSection><Paragraph>For incoming messages, use the <Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000013" role="glossary">network address</Link> to identify the business partner from which the message was received.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>For outgoing messages in external EDI, you can include the network address in the exported ASCII file in order to identify the business partner and the network to the translation/communication software. This identification allows the translation/communication software to determine where to route a message exported from ERP.</Paragraph>
	</GeneralSection>
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