Menu item 50: Working with EDI master data

This program interface manages master data of communication partners with whom data is interchanged. The entries made here serve the transaction of data communication with business partners. Call up the program interface for partner master data administration by selecting menu item 50 in the i-effect main menu.

The following display will appear:

Dialog Program Options

To edit the entries, the following options can be used. Enter the option number into the choice box at the beginning of the line of the corresponding entry. The following overview describes the available options of the program interface, followed by a more detailed description.

Add (option F6)	Use option F6 (function key F6) to add a new partner. In the appearing program interface, choose an alias name for the partner. Then, further data required for communication with this partner can be entered.
Change (option 2)	To change an entry, use option 2 in the corresponding choice box. The partner's data concerning the installed modules will be displayed and can be modified according to new specifications.
Copy (option 3)	To copy an existing entry to a new alias name, use option 3 in the corresponding choice box.
Delete (option 4)	To delete an entry, use option 4 in the corresponding choice box.
Display (option 5)	To display an entry, use option 5 in the corresponding choice box.
Rename (option 7)	To rename an entry, use option 7 in the corresponding choice box.
EDIFACT definitions (option 8)	To edit an entry's details needed for EDIFACT communication, use option 8 in the corresponding choice box. To enter these details, a new dialog will open.
Additional addresses (option 10)	To add email, fax or SMS addresses to an entry, use option 10 in the corresponding choice box. To enter these addresses, a new dialog will open.
FLATFILE definitions (option 18)	To edit an entry's details needed for FLATFILE communication, use option 18 in the corresponding choice box. To enter these details, a new dialog will open.
Statistics (option 20)	To display EDIFACT and FLATFILE specific statistics for a partner, use option 20 in the corresponding choice box.