Defining a Remote Site

If your subsystems and the General Ledger application run on separate application servers or use different databases, you must define the General Ledger application as a remote site on the application servers or in the databases that create subsystem transactions. Use this procedure to define a remote site.

To define a remote site

  1. Access System Control (GL01.1).
  2. Click the Systems button to access System Codes (GL01.4).
  3. Highlight the General Ledger row.
  4. At the bottom of the page, in the Details box, click the Remote Site button to access Remote Site Indicator (GL01.5).
    Note: The remote site information applies to all companies on the source application server.
  5. Define the remote site using the following guidelines:
    Remote Site

    Select Yes in the Remote Site field to define the General Ledger application as a remote site on the application servers or databases that create subsystem transactions.

    Source Application Server Code

    Type a unique identifier for the application server the subsystem is running on. This identifier is included on each CSV file record.

  6. Click OK. An asterisk displays next to the Remote Site button to indicate that remote site information is defined.
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