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title: "Input Setup (ETM Using a VAN)"
canonical: "https://kb.myframeworks.com.au/space/PROSTIXV48DOC/31100187/Input%20Setup%20(ETM%20Using%20a%20VAN)"
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Steps: 1. From the  ProStix Main Menu  select ' Electronic Trade Module ' then ' ETM Input  Control ' then ' Input Formats '.  You need to set up formats for purchase confirmations and creditors invoices. Because these formats are for ProStix standard XML no conversion is required. 2. From the  ProStix  Main Menu  select ' Electronic Trade Module ' then ' ETM Input Control'  then ' Input Locations '.  You need to set up an input location mapped to a second shared directory that your van can save incoming files to. This must be a different directory to the shared directory used for outgoing files. After setting up the input location you need to add file name rules to identify the different types of incoming files. The file extension of the file indicates the type of document. In the sample below, the first 8 characters indicate a communication to Melco from ITW Proline. The file extension indicates that the document is a Purchase Confirmation (Order Response). The format ID specified is the format id we set up previously. 3. From the  ProStix Main Menu  select ' Electronic Trade Module ' then ' ETM Input Control ' then ' Scheduled Imports '. For each supplier/document combination that comes via the exchange you need to setup a scheduled import as follows: The recommended schedule is to check for new documents every five minutes during business hours as follows: