Set Up Data Exchange

Before you can send and receive electronic documents or import and export bank files, you must set up the Data Exchange Framework to process the involved files. In addition, you must set up related areas, such as master data for customers that you send electronic invoices to or the bank data conversion service in case you use the external service provider to convert your bank files. For more information, see Data Exchange.

When Microsoft Dynamics NAV is set up to exchange data with external files, users can use the setup in common business tasks, such as sending and receiving electronic documents and importing and exporting bank files. For more information, see Exchange Data.

The following table describes a sequence of tasks, with links to the topics that describe them.

To	See
Set up the preconfigured document exchange service to enable sending and receiving electronic documents from and to Microsoft Dynamics NAV.	How to: Set Up a Document Exchange Service
Set up the preconfigured OCR service to turn PDF or image files into electronic documents that can be converted to document records in Microsoft Dynamics NAV.	How to: Set Up an OCR Service
Set up one of two preconfigured services for updated exchange rates to get the latest currency exchange rates into the Currencies window.	How to: Set Up a Currency Exchange Rate Service
Set up various master data, such as company information, customers, vendors, items, and units of measure, related to mapping data in Microsoft Dynamics NAV to and from elements in a standardized electronic document file.	How to: Set Up Electronic Document Sending and Receiving
Set up a bank account, a vendor, and a payment journal for SEPA credit transfer.	How to: Set Up SEPA Credit Transfer
Prepare bank account formats, payment methods, and customer agreements for SEPA direct debit.	How to: Set Up SEPA Direct Debit
Set up user authentication and the URL of the bank data conversion service provider that is required to have bank files converted to your bank’s format.	How to: Set Up Bank Data Conversion Service
Prepare to set up a new data exchange definition for a data file or stream by using the file’s XML schema to prefill the Column Definitions FastTab in the Data Exchange Definition window.	How to: Use XML Schemas to Prepare Data Exchange Definitions
Set up the Data Exchange Framework to enable users to receive a new purchase document format, send a new sales document format, import a new bank file, or other data exchange.	How to: Set Up Data Exchange Definitions

See Also

Concepts

Exchange Data
Data Exchange
Incoming Documents
Business Functionality