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Fields
The following fields are present on this tab :
| This code is used to identify the country associated with the information. In the country table, which controls this field, there is a certain number of characteristics useful to perform controls on dependent information, and especially:
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| Enter the description of the relevant record. This long description is used as a title in screens and reports. |
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Fields
The following fields are present on this tab :
Block number 1
| Code making it possible to identify the currency for a site, a Business Partner, or to define a default value. This code is controlled in the currency table. It is advisable to use the ISO coding during the creation of a new currency. |
| Select this check box if the country is a member of the European Union. |
| Enter the date at which the country joined the European Union, if this country is a member state of the EU. |
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| Code controlled in the language table making it possible to define the language of a business partner. |
| This flag identifies the countries that belong to the SEPA area. The SEPA area means Single Euro Payments Area. This affiliation to the SEPA area is controlled in payment creation if they are based on payment modes known as "SEPA" (SEPA Credit Transfer or SEPA Direct Debit). |
| Defined here is the name of a standardised control programme, within which are found the standard programmes that make it possible to carryout coherence controls on the identifiers above (control of the Bank ID number for example....) |
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Codes
| This represents the country code according to the ISO standard 7372. |
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| Numeric country code according to the ISO 3166 standard. |
| The code INSEE is used in the social data declaration (TDS). |
| The code used by customs administration for the declaration of the exchange of goods. |
| The root for the value added tax identification number for this country (TVA in France, IVA in Italy, VAT in UK, .....etc). |
Identification
| The format of the company identification number, specific to each country and applied to the field Comp. reg. no. at the time of entry of the BPs, companies and sites. |
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| When checked, this box specifies that the Company Registration number, the identification number and the EU tax number are mandatory on the company record. |
Block number 5
| Format of the identification number and applied to the Number field during the entry of the companies. Warning: The identification number cannot exceed 80 characters. |
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Block number 6
| Format of the EU tax number used during the BPs and companies entry. Warning: The tax number should not exceed 20 characters. |
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Block number 7
| The format of the activity code, specific to each country and applied to the field SIC code at the time of entry of the BPs, companies and sites. |
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Block number 8
| Format of the national company identification number, specific to each country and applied to the Site Registration number field on entering BPs and sites. Warning: The Site Registration number cannot exceed 20 characters. |
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| When checked, this box specifies that the Site Registration number is mandatory on the site record. |
Social identity
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Fields
The following fields are present on this tab :
Address
| Corresponds to the titles of the three address lines. |
Block number 4
| Format used to enter the address. |
Block number 5
| This represents the Format of the postcode, appropriate to each country and applied to the field postcode during the entry of addresses. |
| This field is used to specify the length of the postal code on which the control will be based. |
| This field is used to manage the community code and to verify the existence of the post code. |
| When checked, this box specifies that it is mandatory to enter the postal code and the town/city on the addresses of such entities as Company, Site and all the BP entities (BP, Prospect, Customer, Supplier, Carrier and Sales rep). |
Block number 6
| Format used to display the town/city. For additional information, see the technical annex in the documentation on the Country record. |
| When this indicator is abled, the names of towns/cities entered by the users are automatically converted to uppercase characters, irrespective of the case specified in the previous field for the town/city format. It is abled at all times by default so as to keep the historical behavior of the application. When the indicator is disabled, the format specified in the previous field is the one that is displayed. Irrespective of the entry format, it remains possible, when entering an address, to select towns/cities without taking the case and accented characters into consideration. The selection window contains a column dedicated to the search. In it the names of the towns/cities are stored in uppercase letters. |
| The format of the community code, appropriate to each country and applied to the field Community code during the entry of postal codes. Warning : The city code should not exceed 10 characters. |
Telephone number
| The Format of the telephone number specific to each country and applied during the entry of the addresses and contacts. |
| This field is used to elaborate the sub-division of the phone number to find the country code. For France, for example, if the phone number format is "[(33)]#[.]##[.]##[.]##[.]##", the formatted phone number will be (33)1.46.45.44.42 and the user will have to specify 2-3 to find 33 as a country code. The DECOUPE(PAYS,TEL,INTER,REGION,NUTEL) (SUB-DIVISION(COUNTRY, TEL, INTER, REGION, TELNO.) sub-program From CONTNUM is used to find this information. The general setup CTLTEL - Phone number control is used to completely deactivate the entry control of the phone number or even to carry out a control only during modification. |
| This field is used to elaborate the sub-division of the phone number to find the region code. For France, for example, if the phone number format is "[(33)]#[.]##[.]##[.]##[.]##", the formatted phone number will be (33)1.46.45.44.42 and the user will have to specify 5-5 to find 1 as a country code. The DECOUPE(PAYS,TEL,INTER,REGION,NUTEL) (SUB-DIVISION(COUNTRY, TEL, INTER, REGION, TELNO.) sub-program From CONTNUM is used to find this information. The general setup CTLTEL - Phone number control is used to completely deactivate the entry control of the phone number or even to carry out a control only during modification. |
Geographic subdivisions
| When defining a country, it must be attached to a continent. This link is used to define a hierarchy in the datamarts of the Business Intelligence Module. |
| This checkbox is used to specify for a country if one of the two above mentioned geographical sub-divisions must be taken into account in the definition of the postal address. |
| When abled, this indicator makes it possible to set up an existence control and submit a selection window when entering the subdivision in all those screens where an address needs to be entered. |
Block number 7
| This checkbox is used to define by country what is the geographical subdivision of the highest level. For instance the Region for France,the State for the United States... |
| Title to be displayed to express the highest geographical subdvision of a country. For instance: Region for France, State for the United States... |
| This represents the Report Format, used especially in the USA. |
Block number 8
| This checkbox is used to define for each country the geographical subdivision of the lowest level compared to the previous one. For instance: Department for France, District for the United States... |
| Title to be displayed to express the geographical subdivision belonging to a level lower than the previous one. For example, the Department for France, and County for the United-States... |
| This represents the Report Format, used especially in the USA. |
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Fields
The following fields are present on this tab :
Bank
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In the "Control program" field, it is possible to enter the CONTBELG control linked to the Belgian legislation.
This control makes it possible to check the formatting of an EU VAT number and a bank ID number.
Reminder about the structure of the Belgian VAT number
The Belgian VAT number is comprised of the following elements: country code + 10 numerical characters.
For example, BE 0419. 618.535.
The control applies to functions 'Company", "BP", "Prospects", "Customers", "Suppliers", "Sales representatives", "Carrier" for which the country is "BE".
The control program checks the last two numbers, using the following formula (check-digit modulo 97):
The VAT number is valid.
Reminder about the structure of the Belgian bank ID number
The Belgian Bank ID number has 12 numbers including the following elements: ten numerical characters where the first three provide information relating to the code of the bank holding the account and the seven next numbers correspond to the account number.
The last two numbers are controlled by a check-digit modulo 97.
The account number is valid.
The control applies to functions "Company", "BP", "Customers", "Suppliers", "Payments", "Bank" for which the country is "BE".
The control is carried out upon entering the Bank ID number on the above mentioned records. It is carried out according to the country and to the setup of the "Control program" field defined on the "Country" record.
By default, the following reports are associated with this function :
TABCOUNTRY : Country
This can be changed using a different setup.
In addition to the generic error messages, the following messages can appear during the entry :
The given format corresponds to an information which cannot be completely stored in the table.
The control program has not been defined.
The control programs by country must include a set of standardized sub-programs which carry out validity controls (for instance a control key or a length test), when these controls cannot be done by the format. If new programs are designed, the rule to name them is CONT followed by the country name. It is possible to use an abbreviation if the country name is too long, a processing being limited to 12 characters.
The necessary sub-programs are described below:
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