Table A-1 contains optional and required parameters and switches that are used with both non-ODBC and ODBC trading partner files. Each parameter is described in greater detail and grouped for easier reference in the later tables.
Parameter |
Description |
Inbound/outbound |
Required/optional |
|---|---|---|---|
-a |
Updates the ISA Out control count field only in the ALL TradePartner record when the interchange envelopes are built. |
Outbound |
Optional |
-ab |
Specifies a new full path and file name to be used in place of the BAD EDI file. |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional |
-af |
Specifies a new full-path file name to be used in place of a file name embedded in the map file. |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional |
-ag |
Specifies a new full path and file name to be used in place of the GOOD EDI file. |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional |
-al |
Handles character checks for compliance maps. |
Inbound |
Optional |
-as |
Checks for ST control number sequence. |
Inbound |
Optional |
-b |
Does not save the rejected EDI transactions and messages into the badtrans.nmt file. |
Inbound |
Optional |
-c |
Closes the trace file after every write statement. |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional |
-clz |
Flags leading zeros in numeric X12 fields as an error on HIPAA compliance maps. |
Inbound |
Optional |
Inbound: -cn Outbound: -cn control number |
Disables control number lookups and updates when running inbound and outbound maps. |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional |
-cu |
Checks for unique control numbers within a transaction. |
Inbound |
Optional |
-db |
Does not delete outbound temporary files that are created when processing multiple files. |
Outbound |
Optional |
-dg |
Specifies the directory in which the map files are located. |
Inbound and outbound |
Required |
-dm |
Specifies the directory in which the trading partner, map, and log files are located. Use -dm to replace -dg and -dt when the trading partner directory and the map directory are the same. |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional |
-dt |
Specifies the directory in which the trading partner files are located. |
Inbound and outbound |
Required for Non-ODBC |
-du |
Specifies the directory to be used in place of the application directories embedded in the map. |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional |
-dw |
Specifies the directory in which the company (wixset.dat) file is located. |
Outbound |
Optional |
-ec |
Does not create the transaction log file (translog.in, translog.out, or trlog) or the status file (status.in or status.out). |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional |
-ed |
Specifies the directory in which the transaction log file (translog.in, translog.out, or trlog), trace file (incoming.err, outgoing.err, or trnn.dat), and status file (status.in or status.out) are located. |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional/ Required for Tandem and Stratus |
-ee |
Ends processing of the EDI file after it processes the specified number of characters. |
Inbound |
Optional |
-ef |
Does not create the status file (status.in or status.out) |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional |
-ei |
Specifies the full-path file name to be used in place of the input file name embedded in the map. |
Outbound |
Optional |
-el |
Specifies the full-path file name to be used for the transaction log. |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional Required for Tandem and Stratus platforms |
-eo |
Specifies the full-path file name to be used in place of the output application file name embedded in the map. |
Inbound |
Optional |
-er |
Performs the trading partner lookup based on the group receiver. (basic reverse lookup) |
Inbound |
Optional |
-es |
Starts processing the EDI file after it has read a specified number of characters. |
Inbound |
Optional |
-et |
Specifies the directory in which the trace file, incoming.err or outgoing.err, is located. |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional |
-eu |
Specifies a string variable to be used in place of all but the first character in the application file name (not including the file extension) embedded in the map. |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional |
-ev |
Specifies a string variable to be placed in front of the application file name in the map. |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional/ |
-id |
Specifies a run ID number to be used instead of having the program look it up. |
Inbound |
Optional |
-it |
Ignores the trading partner mailbox. |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional |
-k |
Sets compliance checking. |
Inbound |
Optional |
-kf |
Splits files into multiple files only once. |
Outbound |
Optional |
-l |
Writes long trace messages to an error file. |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional |
-m |
Runs a specific map (identified by the mapname, which is the file name of the map with no extension) without referencing company or trading partner files. |
Inbound |
Optional |
-mi |
Uses stdin in place of a file embedded in the map. |
Inbound |
Optional |
-mm |
Uses a temporary memory location in place of a file embedded in the map. |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional |
-mn |
Passes the map name extension as part of a command line argument. |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional |
-mo |
Uses stdout in place of a file embedded in the map. |
Outbound |
Optional |
-mp |
Uses a specific memory address in place of a file embedded in the map. |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional |
-mx |
Keeps a specified number of maps open in memory. |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional |
-n |
Uses the ALL TradePartner record if no trading partner match is found in the trading partner file. |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional |
-ncb |
Indicates that the EDI file to be processed is an NCPDP batch file. Required for all inbound NCPDP files unless -nct is active. |
Inbound |
Required for inbound NCPDP batch files |
-nct |
Indicates that the EDI file to be processed is an NCPDP telecommunications file. Required for all inbound NCPDP files unless -ncb is active. |
Inbound |
Required for inbound NCPDP telecommunications files |
-ne |
Does not produce an outbound EDI file. |
Outbound |
Optional |
-nret |
Adds new return codes that provide more information to the calling program. Based on the return value, the user can determine the next step in the process. |
Inbound for compliance maps only |
Optional |
-nt |
Does not perform a trading partner lookup. Uses the map specified in the command line. |
Outbound |
Optional |
-nz |
Maps numeric data literally (including blank fields) as it appears on the map. |
Inbound |
Optional |
-o |
Does not use the trade agreement mailbox directory and file name. |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional |
-ol |
Triggers a series of look ups against the Trading Partner database when the ECMAP/EC Gateway Log is used as input. |
Outbound |
Optional |
-pe |
Pads alphanumeric fields with trailing spaces. |
Outbound |
Optional |
-pf |
Uses contents of the file as the command line parameters |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional |
-r |
Specifies the maximum number of cross-reference table entries that will be loaded into memory. |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional |
-rb |
Ignores the trade agreement mailbox and places routed EDI data in the trading partner BAD mailbox. |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional |
-re |
Ignores the trade agreement mailbox and places routed EDI data in the trading partner IN mailbox. |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional |
-rg |
Ignores the trade agreement mailbox and places routed EDI data in the trading partner GOOD mailbox. |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional |
-ro |
Ignores the trade agreement mailbox and places routed EDI data in the trading partner OUT mailbox. |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional |
-rt |
Ignores the trade agreement mailbox and places routed EDI data in the trading partner OTHER mailbox. |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional |
-s |
Does not produce a trace file. |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional |
-s3 |
Processes the X12 ST03 element. |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional |
-sc |
Validates the sequence of the Interchange (ISA) and Group (GS) control numbers. |
Inbound |
Optional |
-sdb |
Specifies the maximum number of cached ODBC connections. The default value 0 (zero) indicates no ODBC connection caching. |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional |
-t |
Specifies the message/transaction set being mapped. |
Outbound |
Required |
-tc NN |
Specifies a maximum waiting time, in milliseconds, for ECRTP to establish a database connection. The default NN value for this switch is 1000 milliseconds. |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional |
-td |
Specifies the directory in which the bin files are located if the -du switch is not set. Specifies the directory in which the temporary split files are located. |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional Optional |
-tm |
Writes the elapsed runtime to the trace file. |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional Optional |
-u |
Does not write EDIFACT UNB and UNG segments. |
Outbound |
Optional |
-vs |
Checks the validity of ASCII characters from 0—127 against the version of X12. |
Inbound |
Optional |
-w |
Overwrites all application output files. The default is to append the application output files. |
Inbound |
Optional |
-xf |
Closes maps that have been left open in memory. |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional |
-xl |
Writes the text transaction log file in expanded field length format. |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional |
-xmi |
Uses stdin in place of the EDI file in the map. |
Inbound |
Optional |
-xmo |
Uses stdout in place of the EDI file in the map. |
Outbound |
Optional |
-xmp |
Uses a specific memory address in place of the EDI file in the map. |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional |
-z |
Zero-fills numeric fields that contain data. |
Inbound and outbound |
Optional |
