How electronic documents are exchanged

Electronic documents are XML files that are exchanged between customers and vendors via electronic document networks such as the Peppol eDelivery Network and the NemHandel network.

The Continia Delivery Network and Continia eDocuments facilitate the transfer of documents by converting Business Central documents into XML documents that can be sent via the electronic document networks, and by converting XML documents that you receive via the networks into Business Central documents. In this way, you can work with XML documents exactly as you're used to working with other documents in Document Capture.

Besides electronic documents, Continia eDocuments also facilitates the transfer of document responses and updates. For example, you can set up eDocuments to automatically send an electronic order update to your vendor to let them know that you have paid the invoice.

The following image illustrates how electronic documents, document responses, and document updates are exchanged through the networks between you and your customers and vendors.