To each document, add the data records to be exchanged. For external file-based documents, set up the records in line with how the data is structured and named in the file.

This topic explains how to add records to a Fixed text document.

Standard procedure

1.	Click Connectivity studio Integration Design.
2.	Click the Documents tab.
3.	In the list, find and select the desired Fixed text document.
4.	Click Edit.
5.	In the Record section, click Add line.
6.	As a record name, enter a free-definable name. Usually, this is the name used in the external file.
	In the Record field, type a value.
7.	Because in D365 FO the data is structured in records and fields, for each external document type, the data structure is translated in the same way. To do this, by default the table 'BisBuffertable' is used. The values are stored in a container field in this table. As a consequence, you can add or remove fields without coding to avoid deployment issues.
	In the Record table field, keep the default value 'BisBufferTable'.
8.	Use the parent record to define a record structure with parent-child relations.
	In the Parent record field, enter or select a value.
9.	By default, if you have a parent-child relation, the parent and child data is processed separately. You can process the parent and child data together.
	Select Yes in the Combine with parent record field.
10.	This setting is only applicable to parent records. - Inner join: To process the parent record, the child record must exist. Example: A sales order is only processed if it has a sales line. If no sales line exists, the sales order is not processed. If a sales line exists, both the sales order and the sales line are processed. - Outer join: To process the parent record, it is not required that child a record exists. Example: A sales order with no sales lines is processed. - Exists join: To process the parent record, a child record must exist. Example: If sales order has a sales line, only the sales order is processed. If the sales order does not have a sales line, the sales order is not processed. - NoExistsJoin: Only parent records are processed that do no have child records. Example: A sales order is only processed if it does not have a sales line.
	In the Join mode field, select an option.
11.	During an import or export you can have the need to update another table in D365 FO. Usually, this is an internal history table to trace what is imported or exported. If you select Yes: - The record is skipped by the query. And therefore, not exported to an external format. - You can use the record in the message mapping. - The record uses the validations as defined in D365 FO.
	Select Yes in the History field.
12.	Sub-task: Set record details.
12.1	In the Line details section, define the detailed settings for the record. In a document, you can need to repeat an element in the records. However, you cannot give these records the same name. Use the External name to refer to the record name in the text file. Example: You have a header address and a line address. In the document, you create a HeaderAddress record and a LineAddress record. For both, the External name is 'Address'. If the element repeats for the same parent record, you must define a range for a qualifier field to identify the correct record.
	In the External name field, type a value.
	Note: - If you use an external name, the Record identification on the document header must be set to Yes. - If the element repeats for the same parent record, you must define a range for a qualifier field to identify the correct record.
13.	Close the page.

Notes

Generic external document record details fields:

• External reference: You can indicate which field of the record contains the unique ID of the record in the external database. In this way, you link the external ID to the D365 FO record ID. Note: Usually, you only use this for an ODBC connection with CRM or if you use web services.
• Revision field: You can indicate which of the records fields contains the revision of the record in the external database. In this way, you find and link the latest revision to the record ID. Note: You can only use this field in combination with the External reference field.

See also

• Using 'Join mode' and 'Combine with parent record' on document records
• External references and revision numbers