Any file that you import must be in the spreadsheet .CSV format, and contain very specific definitions for the column headers of the message file you want to upload. The Input Form page provides you with an FFO (Form Field Order) file that contains the specific column headers that you need for your Invoice, PO, etc.

The following is a sample from an FFO file, where

• The text preceding (to the left of) the equal (=) sign is the column header text that you must duplicate in your file.
• The text following (to the right of) the equal (=) sign is the name of the field in the database, provided for your convenience.

Invoice Number=InvInfoMs1_InvoiceNumber
Invoice Date=InvInfoMs1_InvoiceDate
Invoice Type=InvInfoMs1_InvoiceTypeCode
PO Number=SharedInfoMs1_PoNumber
Order Status=InvInfoMs1_OrderStatus
Order Status Date=InvInfoMs1_OrderStatusDate
Line 1 Quantity Ordered=LineItem1_QuantityOrdered
Line 1 Unit Code=LineItem1_UnitCode
Line 1 Unit Price=LineItem1_UnitPrice
Line 1 Total=LineItem1_Total
Line 1 Product Description=LineItem1_ProdDesc
Line 1 Reference Type 1=LineItem1_ProdSrvcQual1
Line 1 Reference Description 1=LineItem1_ProdSrvcId1
Line 1 Reference Type 2=LineItem1_ProdSrvcQual2
Line 1 Reference Description 2=LineItem1_ProdSrvcId2
Line 2 Quantity Ordered=LineItem2_QuantityOrdered
Line 2 Unit Code=LineItem2_UnitCode
Line 2 Unit Price=LineItem2_UnitPrice

You can either view or download the FFO file for any spreadsheet message file that you want to upload. When you map the FFO column headers to your file columns, note that

• The first column of your file must be the Save As column, where you enter the Save As name.
• The remaining columns in your file need not be the in same order as the FFO file.
• Your column headers must agree exactly — that is, character for character, space for space, and upper/lower case for upper/lower case — with the FFO file column headers.

To view or download an FFO file from the Input Form page, follow these steps.

1	On the Company Trading Center page, click the New EDI Form icon in the navigation frame.
2	If the Select Trading Partner page appears, select the applicable Trading Partner, and then click the Select Trading Partner action.
3	If the Select Trading Partner page appears, select the Association that has the forms you want to use, and then click the Continue action.
4	On the Select EDI Form page, from the list of available forms, choose the type of form you want to upload, and click the Import action. TradeWeb generates the applicable FFO file for your form, community, and Trading Partner.
5	Follow the instructions on the Import Form page to view or download the applicable FFO file.

You can import, or upload, a comma-separated message file from your computer to the GXS TradeWeb Service. The import process adds the message to your Out Box. Then, on your Out Box page, you can modify the message, if desired, and then send it to your Trading Partner.

To import a file, follow these steps.

1	On the Company Trading Center page, click the New EDI Form icon in the navigation frame.
2	Do you see the Select Trading Partner page? If not, you have only one Trading Partner in your Personal Directory and GXS TradeWeb automatically selected it for you. Go to the next step. If so, select the applicable Trading Partner, and then click the Select Trading Partner action in the navigation frame on the left of the page.
3	Do you see the Select Association page? If not, you have not joined any Associations. Go to the next step. If so, select the Association that has the forms you want to use, and then click the Continue action in the navigation frame on the left of the page.
4	On the Select EDI Form page, from the list of available forms, choose the type of form you are uploading.
5	Click the Import action. The Import Form page appears. Important Any file that you import must be in the spreadsheet .CSV format — see Preparing a file for importing.
6	On the Import Form page, enter the file name you want to upload, or click the Browse button to select the file.
7	In the left frame of the page, click the Upload File action.
8	You can find the uploaded message in your Out Box, at the beginning of the list.