Understanding How to Send GIA Data

When you run the Send GIA program, the system reads the Flexible Field in the F76B131 table and creates the flat file in the location that you specify in the processing options. You then send the flat file to the Brazilian government. The Send GIA program also produces a report that lists the number of records that the system writes to the flat file.

Important: If you run the Send GIA program for a company profile and keyword combination for which you previously created a flat file and set the processing options to write the flat file to the same location and file name, the system deletes the previously created flat file.

After you create the flat file, you must access the Brazilian government website to validate the data in the file. This validation takes place outside of the system and is not discussed in this documentation for generating and sending GIA records.