Processing Incoming EDIFACT Files 

Use

You can read incoming EDIFACT files using the Read EDIFACT Files/Convert into MultiCash Format program. The program works in two different ways, depending on what sort of message the file contains:

·        Message Acceptance Acknowledgement (CONTRL) messages and Banking Status (BANSTA) messages contain text. The program simply displays the text contained in the message.

·        Multiple Debit Advice (CREMUL) messages and Multiple Payment Order (DEBMUL) messages function as electronic bank statements. The program generates two files in MultiCash format that can be read by the Electronic Bank Statement program.

Prerequisites

If you want to verify digital signatures attached to incoming EDIFACT messages, you must have made the settings described under “Customizing” in EDIFACT File Authentication.

If you want to execute the Electronic Bank Statement program automatically, you must have created a report variant.

Before you run the program, you must have saved the EDIFACT file that you want to read on your PC or on an application server (see Data Medium Administration).

Procedure

1.       On the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Accounting  ® Financial Accounting  ® Banks  ® Incomings  ® Bank Statement  ® Convert  ® Read EDIFACT Files/Convert into MultiCash Format (Norway).

2.       Enter the name and location of the input file (the file sent to you by the bank).

3.       If you are processing a CREMUL or DEBMUL message:

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                            a.      Enter a name and location for the output files (the header file and the line item file).

                            b.      If you want the program to process the files using the Electronic Bank Statement program, select Run Immediately and enter the report variant.

4.       If you want the system to generate a file with a Message Acceptance Acknowledgement (CONTRL) message, select Generate CONTRL File and enter a name and location for the file.

5.       Choose .

Result

If the file you processed contained a CONTRL message or a BANSTA message, the program displays the log.

If you processed a CREMUL message or a DEBMUL message, the program generates the two MultiCash files. If you wanted, it also executes the Electronic Bank Statement program. Otherwise, you can now execute the program manually.

The program also generates a CONTRL message, if you selected that option. You send this message to the bank (for more information, see Data Medium Administration).