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	<Header>
		<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Introduction to the import module</Title>
		<Keyword ContextSensitive="No"><Level1>Exchange import</Level1>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<GeneralSection><Paragraph class="Default">This module is used to specify the ERP LN table fields to be loaded with information from an <Link href="/baanerp/da/glossary/glossary#000001" role="glossary">ASCII file</Link>. Before you can import the data, the mandatory basic information in the Master Data must be entered.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph class="Default">During the import process, ERP LN takes care of the database relations and the validation rules specified in the domains.</Paragraph>
		<List><ListIntro>The Import module has three main functions:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>Maintaining the import specific data necessary for the import process.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Generating the import program based on the import specific data.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Performing the actual <Link href="/baanerp/da/glossary/glossary#000015" role="glossary">import procedure</Link> on a <Link href="/baanerp/da/glossary/glossary#000004" role="glossary">regular</Link> or <Link href="/baanerp/da/glossary/glossary#000005" role="glossary">non regular</Link> basis.</ListItem>
		</List>
		<Paragraph class="Default">This business object also imports the data from the ASCII files in the ERP LN table.</Paragraph>
		<List><ListIntro>The basic data required for an import process includes:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>Table relations, to specify a relation between the ERP LN table and ASCII file from which the data is to be imported. A one-to-many and many-to-one relation between ASCII files and ERP LN tables is possible.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Field relations, to specify how the ERP LN fields must be filled.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Conversion relations, to change the field value according to a defined relation. Conversions relation can be defined at field relation level.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Conversions per field, after the relations are built. Instead of specifying the relation at field level, it is possible to associate the relation with import procedure table fields.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Import scripts which uses all basic data to generate and compile a script.</ListItem>
		</List>
		<Note><SectionTitle>
                                 Note
                              </SectionTitle>
			<List><ListItem>This module can only be used if the mandatory information of the Master Data is filled.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>It is necessary to generate the import script again when the basic data is changed.</ListItem>
			</List>
		</Note>
	</GeneralSection>
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