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Electronic File Manager: Format Definition (EFM) is an SAP Business One add-on used to enhance the Format Definition add-on. You can use the tool to design different electronic format solutions with the following formats:

  • GEP: Generic format used for generating electronic files based on SAP Crystal Reports RPT files

    After you import a GEP format into SAP Business One, a new menu entry for a wizard is added. You can export files using the wizard.

  • BPP: Bank payment file format used for exporting payment data from SAP Business One

    This format is used to generate a bank payment file when running the payment wizard.

  • BFP: Bank statement file format used for parsing and importing bank statement data into SAP Business One

    Note Note

    BFP is the same format you edit in the Format Definition add-on of SAP Business One 2007 and 8.8.

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  • SPP: Generic format used for various special business purposes.

    The SPP format project has two subtypes. For more information, see Subtypes of the SPP Format Project.

Features

With its user-friendly interface and advanced functions for designing simple or complex electronic format solutions, the Electronic File Manager: Format Definition add-on provides the following features:

  • A flexible approach to importing or manually creating source or target files:

    • RPT or XML as the source file

    • XML, CSV, TXT, or XBRL as the target file

  • A tree structure to present source or target file formats

  • Mapping settings to create mapping rules between source and target files

  • Customized views to display format trees

  • Validation settings to embed runtime validation parameters into formats

  • Format verification to verify mapping settings, verification settings, and so on

  • Test runs to simulate a runtime format execution with sample data or external data

More Information

Working with the GEP, BPP, or SPP Format Solution

Working with a BFP Format Solution

Electronic File Manager: Format Definition Window

For more information about using GEP, BPP, BFP, or SPP formats in SAP Business One, see the online help of SAP Business One.