ECMap uses mailboxes for routing. Mailbox folders are directories where the runtime engine (ECRTP) drops off EDI data produced by outbound maps and compliance runs and places inbound EDI data being passed through.
Mailboxes are attached to the trading partner and are used for both inbound and outbound routing.
GOOD mailboxes are used by compliance maps.
BAD mailboxes are used by compliance maps and inbound maps.
IN mailboxes are used both by inbound maps and by outbound maps with the Route In switch set.
OUT mailboxes are used both by outbound maps and by inbound maps with the Route Out switch set.
OTHER mailboxes are used internally for data that moves between IN or GOOD folders into the OTHER folder for processing.
When you define a mailbox the folders, GOOD, BAD, IN, OUT AND OTHER appear in the directory in which the mailbox (file) is located. This directory is determined by the entry you made on the Trading Partner or Trade Agreement window in ECMap.
The transaction—all of the data between the ST and SE elements—that contains noncompliant (bad) data produced by compliance maps is placed in the BAD directory of the ALL TradePartner mailbox. For this to happen, the ALL TradePartner must have a mailbox.
The following procedure uses the ALL TradePartner mailbox,
but you can also assign mailboxes to individual trading partner
file entries.
For more detailed information on mailboxes, see ECMap User’s Guide.
Modifying the ALL TradePartner
A mailbox is another name for a directory where map-produced EDI data resides. ECMap and EC Gateway use five mailboxes (files):
In ECMap’s main window, select File > Address Book > Contacts (Trading Partner). The Trading Partners window displays.
Right-click the ALL TradePartner and choose Properties from the submenu. The Trading Partner – Properties window displays.
Click the General tab to make it active.
In the Trading Partner group, click Browse to the right of the MailBox Folder field and locate the path to a mailbox for the ALL TradePartner.
Click OK to populate the field with the path to the mailbox directory.
Click OK to return to the Trading Partners window.
