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   <Header>
      <Title>Internal (multisite) EDI</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e333848">
         <Level1>Internal (multisite) EDI</Level1>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e333851">
         <Level1>Multisite EDI</Level1>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>In external EDI, ASCII
		files must be transferred over commercial or noncommercial networks. This
		transfer requires you to translate the ASCII files to and from standardized
		encrypted messages. The encryption of the message ensures high data integrity
		and security and provides a universal format supported by all parties.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>However, in multisite
		EDI implementations (also referred to as internal EDI), the ASCII files are
		transferred over the internal company network (LAN or WAN), which means that
		you do not need to encrypt the files. In addition, because all companies in the
		multisite structure use the same format for the ASCII files, you need not
		translate to an external EDI standard, such as <Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000005" role="glossary">EDIFACT</Link> or <Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000090" role="glossary">ANSI</Link> 
         <Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000091" role="glossary">X12</Link>.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>You can only perform
		internal EDI between sites (companies) that share a common directory on the
		company network (either through the use of the same data server or through
		NFS). In addition, all sites must use the same application server to, for
		example, allow site A to start a background process in site B that reads
		messages just sent from A to B. If this real-time transfer of messages is not
		required, the transfer of internal EDI messages is similar to an external EDI
		situation, except for the translation and communication software.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>