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<Session ID="/baanerp/ec/edi/ecedi0120s000" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Networks (ecedi0120s000)</Title>
   </Header>
   <HelpTopic>
      <AimSection>
         <Paragraph>Use this session to define <Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000009" role="glossary">networks</Link>.</Paragraph>
      </AimSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <List>
            <ListIntro>You can define:</ListIntro>
            <ListItem>Reference data</ListItem>
            <ListItem>The characteristics of
			 the ASCII files.</ListItem>
         </List>
      </GeneralSection>
      <RelatedTopics>
         <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/ec/onlinemanual/000011" role="manual">Using networks</Link>
         </RelTopic>
      </RelatedTopics>
   </HelpTopic>
   <Fields>
      <FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.netw">
         <Header>
            <Title>Network</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>A code that identifies a communication network used to manage
		data flow through an intermediary (such as communication through a Value Added
		Network (VAN) via an EDI-translator) or directly, without translation, to a
		sister company that uses the same software.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.dsca">
         <Header>
            <Title>Description</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The description or name of the code.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.path">
         <Header>
            <Title>Path</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The directory where all EDI data related to this network is
		  stored.</FuncDesc>
         <DefaultValue>
            <SectionTitle>Default value</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>The value entered in
			 the Standard Path field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ec/edi/ecedi0100s000" role="session">EDI Parameters (ecedi0100s000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
         </DefaultValue>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>If you have more
			 than one ERP company that will be used for external EDI, you must create unique
			 directories for each company.</Paragraph>
         </Note>
         <RelatedTopics>
            <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
            <RelTopic>
               <Link href="/baanerp/ec/onlinemanual/000047" role="manual">Directory structure</Link>
            </RelTopic>
            <RelTopic>
               <Link href="/baanerp/ec/onlinemanual/000060" role="manual">Creating multiple directories</Link>
            </RelTopic>
         </RelatedTopics>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.neta">
         <Header>
            <Title>Our Identification</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>Your own <Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000013" role="glossary">network address</Link>. This can be
		  a unique code that you use to represent yourself to your EDI business partners
		  (internal and external).</FuncDesc>
         <DefaultValue>
            <SectionTitle>Default value</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>The value of the Our
			 Identification field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ec/edi/ecedi0100s000" role="session">EDI Parameters (ecedi0100s000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
         </DefaultValue>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.gref">
         <Header>
            <Title>General Reference</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>References for outgoing messages can be recorded by network or
		  as general references. If this check box is selected, the references for outgoing messages are
		  based on the parameters in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ec/edi/ecedi0100s000" role="session">EDI Parameters (ecedi0100s000)</GUIRef> session. If this check box is cleared, the references for outgoing messages are based on the field
		  settings in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ec/edi/ecedi0120s000" role="session">Networks (ecedi0120s000)</GUIRef> session.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <List>
               <ListItem>Fixed Part</ListItem>
               <ListItem>Date Format</ListItem>
               <ListItem>First Free Number</ListItem>
               <ListItem>Action on First
				Message on New Date</ListItem>
            </List>
         </SimpleSection>
         <RelatedTopics>
            <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
            <RelTopic>
               <Link href="/baanerp/ec/onlinemanual/000017" role="manual">Structuring reference numbers</Link>
            </RelTopic>
         </RelatedTopics>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.orap">
         <Header>
            <Title>Fixed Part</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The fixed part of your <Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000015" role="glossary">reference number</Link>, if the
		  General Reference check box is not selected.</FuncDesc>
         <DefaultValue>
            <SectionTitle>Default value</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>The value of the
			 Fixed Part field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ec/edi/ecedi0100s000" role="session">EDI Parameters (ecedi0100s000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
         </DefaultValue>
         <RelatedTopics>
            <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
            <RelTopic>
               <Link href="/baanerp/ec/onlinemanual/000017" role="manual">Structuring reference numbers</Link>
            </RelTopic>
         </RelatedTopics>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="form.ordp">
         <Header>
            <Title>Date Format</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The date format used as part of the <Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000015" role="glossary">reference number</Link>, if the
		  General Reference check box is not selected.</FuncDesc>
         <DefaultValue>
            <SectionTitle>Default value</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>The value of the
			 Date Format field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ec/edi/ecedi0100s000" role="session">EDI Parameters (ecedi0100s000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
         </DefaultValue>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>When you select the
			 date format, remember that the reference number consists of 14 positions.</Paragraph>
         </Note>
         <RelatedTopics>
            <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
            <RelTopic>
               <Link href="/baanerp/ec/onlinemanual/000017" role="manual">Structuring reference numbers</Link>
            </RelTopic>
         </RelatedTopics>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.orfn">
         <Header>
            <Title>First Free Number</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If the General Reference check box is not selected, this is the
		  first free number used in the <Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000015" role="glossary">reference</Link> number of the next
		  outgoing message.</FuncDesc>
         <DefaultValue>
            <SectionTitle>Default value</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>The value of the
			 First Free Number field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ec/edi/ecedi0100s000" role="session">EDI Parameters (ecedi0100s000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
         </DefaultValue>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>You can manually
			 adjust the first free number.</Paragraph>
         </Note>
         <RelatedTopics>
            <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
            <RelTopic>
               <Link href="/baanerp/ec/onlinemanual/000017" role="manual">Structuring reference numbers</Link>
            </RelTopic>
         </RelatedTopics>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.afnd">
         <Header>
            <Title>Action on New Date</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If the General Reference check box is not selected, choose how
		  to increment sequence numbers.</FuncDesc>
         <DefaultValue>
            <SectionTitle>Default value</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>The value of the
			 Action on First Message on New Date field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ec/edi/ecedi0100s000" role="session">EDI Parameters (ecedi0100s000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
         </DefaultValue>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.mltc">
         <Header>
            <Title>Multicompany</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, this <Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000009" role="glossary">network</Link> will be used for
		  internal communication between different LN companies.</FuncDesc>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>Only business
			 partners who have been designated for multisite (those that have a specified
			 multisite affiliated company defined in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/com/tccom4100s000" role="session">Business Partner (tccom4100s000)</GUIRef> session can be combined with such a network. If this check box is cleared, this network will be used for communication with external
			 EDI business partners.</Paragraph>
         </Note>
         <RelatedTopics>
            <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
            <RelTopic>
               <Link href="/baanerp/ec/onlinemanual/000042" role="manual">Internal EDI communication</Link>
            </RelTopic>
            <RelTopic>
               <Link href="/baanerp/ec/onlinemanual/000048" role="manual">Multicompany communication</Link>
            </RelTopic>
            <RelTopic>
               <Link href="/baanerp/ec/onlinemanual/000050" role="manual">Setting up multicompany communication</Link>
            </RelTopic>
         </RelatedTopics>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.stab">
         <Header>
            <Title>Automatically Read in Generated Messages</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, a process for reading <Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000069" role="glossary">generated messages</Link> is
		  automatically initiated in the company for which the messages are intended.</FuncDesc>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>This field pertains
			 only to internal EDI.</Paragraph>
         </Note>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.rsep">
         <Header>
            <Title>Record Separator</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>Depending on the operating system on which LN EDI is implemented,
		  each record (line) in the ASCII field ends with LF (linefeed) and CR (carriage
		  return), or only with LF. Use LF when the CR is automatically used by the
		  operating system.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.fldt">
         <Header>
            <Title>Field Type</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>ASCII files come in two basic formats. Your selection must be
		  based on the data format expected by your external EDI conversion software.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.deli">
         <Header>
            <Title>Separator Sign</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The character to be used as a field separator for delimited
		  fields.</FuncDesc>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>Your input can
			 depend on your external EDI software. Frequently used field separators include
			 the pipe (|) or, in some environments, the comma (,).</Paragraph>
         </Note>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.encl">
         <Header>
            <Title>Sign Around Strings</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The special sign that will enclose string fields in external
		  EDI software. For example: "JOHNSON","ADDITIONAL TEXT". The fields are
		  delimited by a comma and are enclosed by quotation marks.</FuncDesc>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>Your input can
			 depend on your external EDI software. This is not a required field in LN EDI.</Paragraph>
         </Note>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.delr">
         <Header>
            <Title>Replacement Sign</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The separator sign that will be used to replace characters
		  currently being used as field separators.</FuncDesc>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <List>
               <ListIntro>Data in outgoing EDI messages cannot include characters
				that are identical to field separators. For example:</ListIntro>
               <ListItem>The field separator
				is a comma (,).</ListItem>
               <ListItem>The substitute
				character is a semi-colon (;).</ListItem>
               <ListItem>The data is (Dear
				Sir,).</ListItem>
               <ListItem>The data in the
				outgoing message is (Dear Sir;).</ListItem>
            </List>
         </Note>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.encr">
         <Header>
            <Title>Replacement Sign</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If a value is defined in the Sign Around Strings field, the
		  separator sign that is used to replace characters that are currently used to
		  enclose string fields.</FuncDesc>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <List>
               <ListIntro>Data in outgoing EDI messages cannot include characters
				that are identical to characters that enclose strings. For example:</ListIntro>
               <ListItem>The character
				surrounding strings (").</ListItem>
               <ListItem>The substitute
				character (').</ListItem>
               <ListItem>The data is (Note:
				item number is "355444").</ListItem>
               <ListItem>The data in the
				outgoing message is ("Note: item number is '355444'").</ListItem>
            </List>
         </Note>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.lzer">
         <Header>
            <Title>Allow Leading Zeroes</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, the space in front of a number is filled with
		  zeros. If this check box is cleared, the space in front of a number is filled with spaces.</FuncDesc>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>Some EDI conversion
			 packages expect numeric fields to have leading zeros (only relevant with fields
			 of a fixed length). Your choice in this field depends on the external EDI
			 software.</Paragraph>
         </Note>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.scon">
         <Header>
            <Title>Suppress Standard Communication</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, the standard communication procedure is
		  suppressed, and the EDI semaphore logic used in external EDI processing is
		  ignored.</FuncDesc>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>Make sure that the
			 messages generated within this network are manually removed from the <Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000081" role="glossary">appl_from</Link> directory. The
			 status of a generated message is not changed to Read by B.P. until all files
			 associated with the message have been removed. Incoming messages must be
			 manually placed in the <Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000082" role="glossary">appl_to</Link> directory. If this
			 check box is cleared, the standard communication procedure of the external EDI
			 communication software is carried out.</Paragraph>
         </Note>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.goms">
         <Header>
            <Title>Generate Outgoing Message before Connection</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ec/edi/ecedi7205m000" role="session">Direct Network Communication (ecedi7205m000)</GUIRef> session generates outgoing messages
		  before reading incoming messages.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>If this check box is
			 cleared, LN sends
			 messages which are waiting to be sent to the network. It does not generate any
			 outgoing messages.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.ippr">
         <Header>
            <Title>Inbound Parallel Processing Required</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, and a <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#PerforBooste_tc" role="glossary">performance booster</Link> is active for the particular
		  session, parallel bshells are used for incoming messages.</FuncDesc>
         <RelatedTopics>
            <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
            <RelTopic>
               <Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000039" role="manual">To use boosters</Link>
            </RelTopic>
            <RelTopic>
               <Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000040" role="manual">To activate boosters</Link>
            </RelTopic>
         </RelatedTopics>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="ecedi020.oppr">
         <Header>
            <Title>Outbound Parallel Processing Required</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, and a <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#PerforBooste_tc" role="glossary">performance booster</Link> is active for the particular
		  session, parallel bshells are used for outgoing messages.</FuncDesc>
         <RelatedTopics>
            <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
            <RelTopic>
               <Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000039" role="manual">To use boosters</Link>
            </RelTopic>
            <RelTopic>
               <Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000040" role="manual">To activate boosters</Link>
            </RelTopic>
         </RelatedTopics>
      </FieldHelp>
   </Fields>
</Session>