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   <Header>
      <Title>Using internal EDI</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e333205">
         <Level1>Internal EDI</Level1>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e333208">
         <Level1>Internal EDI</Level1>
         <Level2>using</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>The transfer of internal <Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000004" role="glossary">EDI messages</Link> is similar to the external
EDI situation except for the translation requirements and communication
requirements. Internal EDI is also referred to as multicompany EDI or multisite
EDI.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>In multisite EDI implementations, the ASCII files are usually transferred over
an internal company network (LAN or WAN), which means that you do not need to
encrypt files. Also, because all companies (or sites) in the multisite structure
use the same format for the ASCII files, you do not need to translate the files
to a different external <Link href="/baanerp/ec/glossary/glossary#000079" role="glossary">EDI standard</Link>.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <RelatedTopics>
      <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/ec/onlinemanual/000052" role="manual">Electronic Data Interchange</Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>