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   <Header>
      <Title>Using EDI messages by business partner</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e309630">
         <Level1>EDI messages</Level1>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e309633">
         <Level1>EDI messages by business partner</Level1>
         <Level2>using</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>After the general setup
						steps are complete, determine what individual EDI messages you will exchange
						with your business partner(s). Not every business partner will necessarily
						support each implemented message type. Use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ec/edi/ecedi0111s000" role="session">EDI Messages Supported by Business Partner (ecedi0111s000)</GUIRef> session to identify the
						valid messages you can transmit to or receive from a specific business partner.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>You can also define
						additional information that could vary by business partner.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>For example, slight
						differences can occur in the structure (field mapping or conversion setup) of a
						message between business partners; you can use different <Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000075" role="glossary">conversion setups (file layouts</Link> for different <Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000017" role="glossary">order types</Link>.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>Use <Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000007" role="glossary">Supported EDI messages by business partner to generate EDI</Link> messages.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>