A transaction is a package of data resulting from a processed invoice that INVOICES transfers to another system after the invoice is processed. A transaction consists of one record.
A transaction description, which you create using Manager, is a template for the output data. It specifies:
Which data is transferred (usually not its actual contents), such as:
Process-related data such as time and date (represented by system variables)
Your own data such as user name, project name, separators, headers, or any other information you find useful
The format of the data:
Whether the data is text, digits or other characters
The length of each record
How data is justified and signed
The layout of the data:
Where the data appears in the record (in a new line?)
How the different data items are separated (by commas? tabs? not at all?)
Note: Transaction descriptions are not used when you use XML output.
Types of transaction descriptions
Creating a new standard transaction description
Standard transaction descriptions