Process management is the heart of the EC Gateway application. All actions performed within EC Gateway are processes. These processes contain commands, and can be configured to get files, verify X12 compliance, execute commands, pass faxes to fax processing systems, and many other operations essential to EDI message management.
Process management provides the ability to link all of EC Gateway’s capabilities into an operational system. This allows you to set up EC Gateway to carry out transactions 24-hours a day, seven days a week.
EC Gateway’s process management module:
Integrates and runs many of the EC Gateway’s functions
Allows for backup and archival
Integrates all reporting procedures necessary for operating the EDI program
Allows for management reporting
Logs all processes to a log file ensuring that all processes are monitored and reported
The following are generic examples of processes.
Processing inbound transactions
Receives data from the communications channels or acts upon receiving data
Archives data
Runs a compliance check
Runs an inbound map
Sends application data to communications channels
Processes files
Generates outbound functional acknowledgement (997) transactions
Processing outbound transactions
Processes files (runs application programs
Gets data from communications channels
Acts upon receiving data
Runs outbound maps
Runs a compliance check
Archives data
Runs encryptions
Sends data to communications channels
Generates reports
Inbound routing scripts
Gets data from communications channels
Acts upon receiving data
Archives data
Runs compliance checks
Sends data to communications channels
Generates functional acknowledgement (997) transactions
Generates reports
Outbound routing scripts
Processes files (runs application programs)
Gets data from communications channels
Acts upon receiving data
Runs compliance checks
Archives data
Runs encryptions
Sends data to communications channels
Generates reports
Daily processes
Consolidates data files and archives them daily (Daily archive)
Releases discrete archive process data files
Runs Daily Operations Report
Runs Daily Summary of Transactions Report
Runs EDI Error Log Report
Runs Data Comm Error Log Report
Runs Schedule Exceptions Report
Runs Log File Daily archive process
Weekly processes
Consolidates Daily archives to Weekly archive
Releases Daily archive process data files
Runs Weekly Summary of Transactions Report
Runs Log File Weekly archive process
Monthly processes
Consolidates Weekly archives to Monthly archive
Releases Weekly archive process data files
Runs Monthly Summary of Transactions Report
Runs Log File Monthly archive process
This chapter details the EC Gateway process management module, and describes each script command.
