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		<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Introduction to the master data business object</Title>
		<Keyword ContextSensitive="No"><Level1>Exchange master data</Level1>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<GeneralSection><Paragraph class="Default">This module is used to create a suitable environment for data exchange. The master data and basic requirements required to run an exchange program are used to create an <Link href="/baanerp/da/glossary/glossary#000003" role="glossary">exchange scheme</Link>.</Paragraph>
		<List><ListIntro>The master data includes:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/da/xch" role="module">Exchange</GUIRef> module schemes and parameter data</ListItem>
			<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/da/glossary/glossary#000001" role="glossary">ASCII files</Link> and data related to details of the ASCII files</ListItem>
			<ListItem>ASCII files fields which includes details like positions, decimal formats, and so on</ListItem>
			<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/da/glossary/glossary#000009" role="glossary">Conditions</Link> and condition scripts</ListItem>
			<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/da/glossary/glossary#000002" role="glossary">Batches</Link> which collects related tables to be exchanged</ListItem>
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	</GeneralSection>
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		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/da/onlinemanual/000001" role="manual">Introduction to the Exchange module</Link>
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