| Networks (ecedi0120s000)You can define: - Reference data
- The characteristics of
the ASCII files.
Network 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. Description The description or name of the code. Path The directory where all EDI data related to this network is
stored. Default value The value entered in
the Standard Path field in the EDI Parameters (ecedi0100s000) session. Note If you have more
than one ERP company that will be used for external EDI, you must create unique
directories for each company. Our Identification Your own network address. This can be
a unique code that you use to represent yourself to your EDI business partners
(internal and external). Default value The value of the Our
Identification field in the EDI Parameters (ecedi0100s000) session. General Reference 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 EDI Parameters (ecedi0100s000) session. If this check box is cleared, the references for outgoing messages are based on the field
settings in the Networks (ecedi0120s000) session. - Fixed Part
- Date Format
- First Free Number
- Action on First
Message on New Date
Fixed Part The fixed part of your reference number, if the
General Reference check box is not selected. Default value The value of the
Fixed Part field in the EDI Parameters (ecedi0100s000) session. First Free Number If the General Reference check box is not selected, this is the
first free number used in the reference number of the next
outgoing message. Default value The value of the
First Free Number field in the EDI Parameters (ecedi0100s000) session. Note You can manually
adjust the first free number. Action on First Message on New Date If the General Reference check box is not selected, choose how
to increment sequence numbers. Default value The value of the
Action on First Message on New Date field in the EDI Parameters (ecedi0100s000) session. Multicompany If this check box is selected, this network will be used for
internal communication between different LN companies. Note Only business
partners who have been designated for multisite (those that have a specified
multisite affiliated company defined in the Business Partner (tccom4100s000) 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. Automatically Read in Generated Messages If this check box is selected, a process for reading generated messages is
automatically initiated in the company for which the messages are intended. Note This field pertains
only to internal EDI. Record Separator 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. Field Type ASCII files come in two basic formats. Your selection must be
based on the data format expected by your external EDI conversion software. Separator Sign The character to be used as a field separator for delimited
fields. Note Your input can
depend on your external EDI software. Frequently used field separators include
the pipe (|) or, in some environments, the comma (,). Sign Around Strings 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. Note Your input can
depend on your external EDI software. This is not a required field in LN EDI. Replacement Sign The separator sign that will be used to replace characters
currently being used as field separators. Note Data in outgoing EDI messages cannot include characters
that are identical to field separators. For example: - The field separator
is a comma (,).
- The substitute
character is a semi-colon (;).
- The data is (Dear
Sir,).
- The data in the
outgoing message is (Dear Sir;).
Replacement Sign 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. Note Data in outgoing EDI messages cannot include characters
that are identical to characters that enclose strings. For example: - The character
surrounding strings (").
- The substitute
character (').
- The data is (Note:
item number is "355444").
- The data in the
outgoing message is ("Note: item number is '355444'").
Allow Leading Zeroes 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. Note 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. Suppress Standard Communication If this check box is selected, the standard communication procedure is
suppressed, and the EDI semaphore logic used in external EDI processing is
ignored. Note Make sure that the
messages generated within this network are manually removed from the appl_from 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 appl_to directory. If this
check box is cleared, the standard communication procedure of the external EDI
communication software is carried out. Generate Outgoing Message before Connection If this check box is selected, the Direct Network Communication (ecedi7205m000) session generates outgoing messages
before reading incoming messages. 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. Inbound Parallel Processing Required If this check box is selected, and a performance booster is active for the particular
session, parallel bshells are used for incoming messages. Outbound Parallel Processing Required If this check box is selected, and a performance booster is active for the particular
session, parallel bshells are used for outgoing messages. | |