Maps provide a standard format, which makes the exchange of business information between trading partners possible. Running an outbound map retrieves data from various applications as input that creates a message for specific trading partner. Running an inbound map takes a message sent from various trading partners to create the map’s output. For example, a sales order from a trading partner might represent a typical inbound map; an acknowledgement sent in response to that sales order might represent a typical outbound map.
Most maps conform to specific standards and support specific industries. ECRTP/TP runtime engine allows you to define and run maps that conform to X12, HL7 (non-billing medical data), EDIFACT (United Nations standard), NCPDP (National Council for Prescription Drug Programs), and Any-to-Any (application to application) standards.
The instructions in this chapter assume that you used
ECMap to construct your map. ECMap users should refer to the ECMap
Reference Guide for more information.
