Trade agreements indicate to the system the transaction sets (message types) and maps which are to be associated with trading partners. Each trading partner with outbound transactions should have a Trading Status associating that trading partner with that outbound transaction, test or production status designation, and EDI version. Trading partners need not be linked with the trade status of the individual transactions. Instead, the trade partner ALL can become the “master” for the transaction/trade partner status with a list containing each inbound transaction and its status. Within the trade agreements window you can determine whether or not inbound data is to be mapped or passed through. You can also override the output file selection and the trade partner mailbox on outbound data so that for this trading partner, data can be sent to a different file rather than the one specified in the command line.
To fill out the Trade Agreements window:
Click the Trade Partner icon.
Select a listed trading partner.
Right-click in the area on the right side of the window.
The pop-up menu displays.
Select Trade Agreement.
The Trade Agreements with Trading Partner window displays.
From this window, the following elements are displayed:
Field |
Description |
|---|---|
Tran |
The list of defined transaction names for this trading partner. |
ST03 (X12) |
The alphanumeric field for the Implementation Convention Reference. Optional |
Purpose |
The purpose of this map (in, out, cmp for comparison, pr for print). |
Status |
The transaction status (Test or Production) of this map. |
Version |
The version number of the map. |
Map |
The name for this transaction (alphabetic characters must be capitalized). |
GS Control |
The last GS Control number sent or received. |
ISA |
The ISA type for this transaction. |
Mailbox |
The destination folder for this transaction and trade partner. |
