Use Document Import to start the process of loading SNF files from the EC subsystem, transforming them into formats usable by QAD Enterprise Applications, and transferring them into the QAD Enterprise Applications database using a gateway program.
The system generates a report on imported files to the device specified in Output. You can choose to run this process later using the Batch ID field.
File Type (New/Error).
Specify the type of files to be listed in the Select File(s) frame.
•Enter New to display a list of unprocessed files located in either the Inbound Directory or the Outbound Scan Directory specified in eCommerce Control (35.13.24), depending on the setting of Direction.
•Enter Error to display only files containing documents that encountered errors during previous imports. These files are located in either the Error File Directory or the Outbound Error Directory specified in eCommerce Control, depending on the setting of Direction.
Direction.
Specify the source of the files the system will select for import:
Inbound: The program selects files from the directory specified in the Inbound Directory field in eCommerce Control. It then imports EDI documents to the exchange repository based on a standards-neutral format (SNF) by transforming them using specified maps, placing them in the application document repository, and loading them into the database.