Partner Profile - Send/Receive

Menu Access
 Character: EDI 3 2
 GUI: EDI; Profile or Profile Routines

This frame is used to set up defaults when sending and receiving information that is specific to the EDI module.

Screen for ANSI X12

Screen for EDIFACT

 

Field Description
Send  
Quantity Method Enter the method to use when processing quantities when receiving EDI data for this trading partner.

The following quantity methods are currently supported by the EDI system:

Method Meaning
1 MXP style
2 Units
3 Units with price adjustment
4 Decimal

Please refer to the Quantity Methods section for more details on how to choose the correct method for the trading partner you are setting up.
Date Format Enter the format that dates should be sent as when EDI data is generated for this trading partner.

The following date formats are currently supported by the EDI system:

Format Meaning
1 Year Month Day
2 Year Day Month
3 Month Day Year
4 Month Year Day
5 Day Month Year
6 Day Year Month
File Location Enter the file location for this partner.
Element Delimiter Enter the element delimiter in hex format. Will default from control file.
Sub-element delimiter Enter the sub-element delimiter in hex format. Will default from control file.
Segment Delimiter Enter the segment delimiter in hex format. Will default from control file.
Generate UNA Segments (EDIFACT only) Enter yes to generate the UNA, no otherwise.
Recv Acknowledgment This switch tells our partner if we want to receive acknowledgments (997) for our transmissions. Most partners do not use this facility, that is, they send acknowledgments automatically. Some, however, ask that we formally request the acknowledgments via this switch. 
Receive  
Quantity Method Same as send.
Date Format Same as send.
Reference Year Enter the reference year to use when processing 2-digit years when receiving EDI data. This will help the EDI system resolve the issue of determining in which century the year is in.If the last 2 digits of the reference year is greater than the 2-digit year being processed, the actual year will be set to the next century based on the reference year entered. Otherwise,  the actual year will be set to the century of the reference year entered.

The following chart will help explain how the reference year works:

Reference Year 2 digit year Actual Year
1900 34 1934
1900 94 1994
1950 98 1998
1950 34 2034
1975 95 1995
1975 15 2015
Send Acknowledgement Enter "yes" if a functional acknowledgement is to be sent to your trading partner when EDI data is received. A functional acknowledgement allows your trading partner to determine via EDI whether the transaction sets generated by your trading partner's EDI system had errors in them or not.

If you are using the trading partner to handle inter company transactions then you would not need functional acknowledgements.
Program Directories  
Send Enter the name of the directory to save programs used to send EDI data. The system does not validate the directory and file names with the operating system on which the EDI software is run. If the EDI software is used on a UNIX-based system, the directory and file names are case-sensitive.

If the directory to save programs used to send EDI data does not exist, the option to create one exists.

For GUI the Send/Receive directories will default from the control file. The partner name will be inserted in the string based on the position of the |partner| meta word.
Receive Same as for send.

Last updated October 20, 2006