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<Session ID="/baanerp/da/xch/daxch0102m000" xml:lang="en">
	<Header>
		<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">ASCII Files (daxch0102m000)</Title>
	</Header>
	<HelpTopic xml:lang="en"><AimSection><Paragraph class="Default">
                                 Use this session to maintain <Link href="/baanerp/da/glossary/glossary#000006" role="glossary">logical ASCII files</Link> in an <Link href="/baanerp/da/glossary/glossary#000003" role="glossary">exchange scheme</Link>. You can do this automatically or manually.</Paragraph>
		</AimSection>
		<GeneralSection><Paragraph class="Default">On the <GUIRef href="" role="menu">Specific</GUIRef> menu, select the Create ASCII Files command to create the <Link href="/baanerp/da/glossary/glossary#000006" role="glossary">logical ASCII files</Link> automatically.</Paragraph>
			<ProcedureList><ListIntro>To create an <Link href="/baanerp/da/glossary/glossary#000001" role="glossary">ASCII file</Link> manually, do as follows:</ListIntro>
				<ListItem>Define a unique <Link href="/baanerp/da/glossary/glossary#000006" role="glossary">logical ASCII file</Link> name with a description.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/da/xch/daxch0102m000#daxch002.deff" role="manual">Definition File</GUIRef> field, define a <Link href="/baanerp/da/glossary/glossary#000007" role="glossary">definition file</Link> that can be used to copy the <Link href="/baanerp/da/glossary/glossary#000001" role="glossary">ASCII file</Link> fields from.</ListItem>
			</ProcedureList>
			<Paragraph class="Default">On the <GUIRef href="" role="menu">Specific</GUIRef> menu, click the Create ASCII Files command to start the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/da/xch/daxch0503m000" role="session">ASCII File Fields (daxch0503m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			<Note><SectionTitle>
                                    Note
                                 </SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph class="Default">If you want to add more information, click the Text button on the toolbar to start the text editor.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
		</GeneralSection>
		<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>
                                 Related topics
                              </SectionTitle>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/da/onlinemanual/000001" role="manual">Introduction to the Exchange module</Link>
			</RelTopic>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/da/onlinemanual/000002" role="manual">Introduction to the master data business object</Link>
			</RelTopic>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/da/onlinemanual/000013" role="manual">Relation between logical ASCII files and physical ASCII files</Link>
			</RelTopic>
		</RelatedTopics>
	</HelpTopic>
	<Fields><FieldHelp ID="daxch002.cxch"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Exchange Scheme</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The <Link href="/baanerp/da/glossary/glossary#000003" role="glossary">exchange scheme</Link> code.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph class="Default">The exchange scheme is created in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/da/xch/daxch0501m000" role="session">Exchange Schemes (daxch0501m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="daxch001.dsca"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Exchange Scheme</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The description of the Exchange scheme.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="daxch002.casf"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">ASCII File</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>Enter an <Link href="/baanerp/da/glossary/glossary#000001" role="glossary">ASCII file</Link> name.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph class="Default">If an ASCII file is linked to one or more ERP LN tables, it must have a unique ASCII file code.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph class="Default">If you want to copy the ERP LN table fields automatically, the ASCII file code must be the same as the ERP LN table name. This option can be used if you do not have a data <Link href="/baanerp/da/glossary/glossary#000007" role="glossary">definition file</Link> of the ASCII file.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="daxch002.dsca"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Description</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The description of the ASCII file.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="daxch002.deff"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Definition File</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>Enter the name of a sequential data <Link href="/baanerp/da/glossary/glossary#000007" role="glossary">definition file</Link> that contains an existing <Link href="/baanerp/da/glossary/glossary#000001" role="glossary">ASCII file</Link> format that can be copied.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph class="Default">If no data definition file is available, this field does not have to be filled in . Create the ASCII file format manually, or use the definition file of the ERP LN table in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/da/xch/daxch0103s000" role="session">ASCII File Fields (daxch0103s000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph class="Default">If this field does not contain an absolute path, the path defined in this field is an extension of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/da/xch/daxch0101s000#daxch001.dpth" role="manual">Definition Files</GUIRef> field as defined under Paths on the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">General</GUIRef> tab in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/da/xch/daxch0101s000" role="session">Exchange Schemes (daxch0101s000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="text.available"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Text</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>
                                 If this check box is selected, additional information is available for this <Link href="/baanerp/da/glossary/glossary#000001" role="glossary">ASCII file</Link>. The information is generated in the text editor.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph class="Default">Click the Text button on the toolbar to start the text editor.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
	</Fields>
	<FormCommands><CommandHelp ID="exec.user.1"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">ASCII File Fields</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>Creates or changes ASCII file fields in the selected ASCII file.</FuncDesc>
		</CommandHelp>
		<CommandHelp ID="exec.user.0"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Create ASCII Files...</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>Generates ASCII file fields, with table an field relations, for a range of ASCII files.</FuncDesc>
		</CommandHelp>
	</FormCommands>
</Session>
