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Prerequisites

You have started the Electronic File Manager: Format Definition (EFM) add-on.

Procedure

  1. In the SAP Business One menu bar, choose   Tools   Electronic File Manager: Format Definition  . The EFM add-on opens.

  2. Create a new SPP format project by doing one of the following:

    • On the start page of the EFM add-on, under Create a new format project, click Special-Purpose File Format Project.

    • Click (New) or choose   File   New  , and do the following:

      1. In the Create a New Format dialog box, select (Special-Purpose File Format Project).

      2. Enter the format name.

      3. Specify the file path by choosing the ellipsis button and selecting a directory.

      4. Choose the OK button.

  3. Select a format subtype: Electronic Document or Electronic Authority Report.

    A default mapping is created. For either format subtype, a predefined XML source file is automatically added. For more information, see Subtypes of the SPP Format Project.

  4. If you are designing for the Mexico localization, update the predefined source file. For more information, see Updating Source or Target Files.

    Caution Caution

    Any change to the schema of the predefined XML source files might result in unsuccessful SPP format projects. Therefore, you should work with SPP format projects under the following conditions:

    • You intend to design an SPP format project for either the Mexico or the Italy localization.

    • You use only the predefined XML source files without changing the schema.

    End of the caution.

  5. Add a target file for the format project by proceeding as follows:

    Note Note

    You can add only one target file for a mapping.

    End of the note.

    • XML:

      • Import an XML schema: Select an existing XML schema file.

      • Import the structure from an XML document: Select an XML file that contains the structure you want to import.

      • Create an XML structure: Adds an empty XML structure to the Target folder.

    • CSV:

      • Import structure from a CSV document: Select an existing CSV file and specify the CSV configuration data.

      • Create a CSV structure: Adds an empty CSV structure to the Target folder.

    • TXT: Adds an empty TXT structure to the Target folder.

    • XBRL: For more information, see Creating an XBRL Target Tree.

  6. To create additional mappings, do one of the following and repeat the previous steps:

    • Choose   Project   Add Mapping  .

    • Click (Add Mapping).

    For more information about mappings, see Working with Mappings.

More Information

Working with Mappings

Updating Source or Target Files

Working with Nodes

Verifying Formats

Test Running Mappings

Saving Formats