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<ManualTopic ID="/baanerp/tf/onlinemanual/000134" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Journal import</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1957294">
         <Level1>Import</Level1>
         <Level2>journal transactions</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1957299">
         <Level1>Journal transactions</Level1>
         <Level2>import</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>You can import journal transactions into ERP Enterprise from an outside
		  source, if you use:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Exchange schemes</ListItem>
         <ListItem>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld2215m000" role="session">Post Imported Journal Transactions (tfgld2215m000)</GUIRef> session</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>A default exchange
		scheme which is called JVIMPRT, is provided with the ERP Enterprise demo company. You can
		modify the exchange scheme or you can create new exchange schemes, if you want
		to use a customized format.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>The default exchange scheme is designed to:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Read an ASCII file.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Retrieve the necessary
		  data.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Store the retrieved data
		  in ERP Enterprise tables.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Note>
         <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>You can access the ERP Enterprise tables in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld2215m000" role="session">Post Imported Journal Transactions (tfgld2215m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
      </Note>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>The exchange scheme searches four record types in the ASCII
		  file:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Batch header records</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Document header records</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Document line records</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Text records</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>The identification
		numbers are used to group sets of records in the ASCII file which belong to the
		same transaction. The identification numbers are used to select the data, which
		is imported into the general ledger. A one to one relationship exists between
		identification numbers and batch numbers in the general ledger.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>When a batch has been
		successfully imported, the batch is treated in the same way as other
		unfinalized transactions. The normal processing procedures are followed for
		maintenance and finalization of the transaction.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>When a batch is
		processed, the detail records are removed from the import tables. The
		batch-header record remains and you can view the status of the imported
		journals in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld2513m000" role="session">Imported Journal Files (tfgld2513m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>