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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Conversion setups</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Conversion setups</Level1>
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	<GeneralSection><Paragraph>The ASCII files are the link between <Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000092" role="glossary">EDI</Link> software and the ERP application. With this flexibility you can create your own interpretation for the message content for each message and business partner.</Paragraph>
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	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ec/onlinemanual/000033" role="manual">Using conversion setups (names)</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ec/onlinemanual/000034" role="manual">Using conversion setups (definitions)</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ec/onlinemanual/000018" role="manual">EDI message levels and file layouts</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ec/onlinemanual/000040" role="manual">Conversion setups</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ec/onlinemanual/000039" role="manual">ASCII files</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ec/onlinemanual/000035" role="manual">Using evaluation expressions</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
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