Trade Agreement window – General Status tab

If you have chosen to add a new trade agreement or modify a current trade agreement record for this trading partner, the Trade Agreement window is displayed, with the General tab selected.

From the General tab, the following data elements can be defined:

Field

Description

Standard Used for Map

X12, EDIFACT or HL7. You have to select one of the standards to enter map information. In addition, different information is required for each of the standards.

Trade Partner Internal ID

Your internal customer or supplier number for this trading partner is displayed.

Trade Partner Name

The Trade Partner’s name (35 characters allowed).

Map Name

The Map to be used for this agreement.

Map Type

The direction the data is going (In or Out).

NotePRT and CMP are Print and Compliance maps. A pull-down list displays the list of valid codes.

NoteThe Back and Next buttons provide navigation through this set of tabs.

The General tab of the Trade Agreements window contains information about the trading partner and the map that are linked by this trade agreement. The fields that appear on the tab differ, depending on the selection you make in the Standard Used for Map field.

This table lists the fields that display for the X12 standard:

Field

Description

Test Indicator

Value of the ISA test indicator can be P(production), T (test) or I (information). For X12 maps that use version 4020 and later, the choices for Test Indicator include T, P, and I. For X12 maps prior to version 4020, the choices include only T and P.

Version/Release/IndustryIdentifier Code

Version of X12 used in the map linked with this trade agreement.

Transaction set identifier code

Identifier for the X12 transaction set used in the map.

Implementation convention reference

Optional element that was added in version 4030. When a value is entered here, the RTP uses ST03 as part of the trading partner lookup for X12 maps. The default is not to use ST03.

This table lists the fields that display for the HL7 standard:

Field

Description

Message Version/Release Number

Version of HL7 used in the map linked with this trade agreement. Currently supported version is 2.3

Message Type

Identifier for the HL7 message used in the map.

Test indicator

Indicates whether this map is used for test or production. Can be P, T or D.