CONTENTS Title Page Copyright Page Preface 1 Overview of DEC/EDI and the Configuring Exercise 1.1 Introduction to the Configuring Exercise 1.2 Using the Screen Displays in This Book 1.3 Running Other Example Programs 2 Preparation 2.1 Checklist 3 Assigning DEC/EDI Access Rights 3.1 Adding a DEC/EDI User 3.2 Checklist 4 Adding DEC/EDI Services 4.1 Adding an Application Service 4.2 Adding a Translation Service 4.3 Adding a Communications Gateway 4.4 Results of Adding the DEC/EDI Services 4.5 Checklist 5 Setting Up Routing Through DEC/EDI 5.1 Translation Service: Defining Application Services 5.2 Defining a Logical Name for Each Connection-id 5.3 Checklist 6 Setting Up the Translation Service for X12 6.1 Setting Up Details for the Sending Application 6.1.1 Setting Up Your Trading Partner's Details 6.1.2 Setting Up the Trading Partner Agreement 6.1.3 Setting Up the Document Details 6.2 Setting Up Details for the Fetching Application 6.3 Setting Up Data Labels 6.3.1 Changing the Data Labels Used by the Example Programs 6.3.2 Changing Data Labels Within DEC/EDI 6.4 Setting Up the Enveloping Information 6.5 Starting the Transmission File Builder 6.6 Checklist 7 Setting Up the Translation Service for EDIFACT 7.1 Setting Up Details for the Sending Application 7.1.1 Setting Up Your Trading Partner's Details 7.1.2 Setting Up the Trading Partner Agreement 7.1.3 Setting Up the Document Details 7.2 Setting Up Details for the Fetching Application 7.3 Setting Up Data Labels for EDIFACT 7.3.1 Changing the Data Labels Used by the Example Programs 7.3.2 Changing Data Labels Within DEC/EDI 7.4 Starting the Transmission File Builder 7.5 Checklist 8 Setting Up the Import/Export Gateway 8.1 Creating Directories for Import and Export 8.2 Setting Up the Gateway Characteristics 8.3 Setting Up Connection Details 8.3.1 Defining a Window 8.4 Checklist 9 Enabling Your Changes 9.1 Enabling New Services 9.2 Enabling the Communications Connection 10 Running the Example Programs 10.1 How to Run the Programs 10.2 Monitoring Documents 10.3 Importing the Purchase Order 10.4 Checklist A Reconfiguring Example: Moving the Translation Service A.1 Stop All Document Processing A.2 Redefine the Routing Information on the Old Node A.3 Set Up the Routing Information on the New Node A.4 Restarting Your DEC/EDI System FIGURES 1-1 Overview of DEC/EDI 1-2 View of the Configuring Example 2-1 Example Output Showing DEC/EDI Processes 3-1 Example of Output from LIST USER 4-1 Services Shown by LIST NODE 5-1 EDIT SITE Screen 5-2 Commands and Logical Names for Routing Documents 6-1 EDIT PROFILE - First Trading Partner Details Screen 6-2 EDIT PROFILE - Second Trading Partner Details Screen 6-3 Popup Menu on Trading Partner Details Screen 6-4 EDIT PROFILE - First Trading Partner Agreement Details Screen for X12 6-5 EDIT PROFILE - Second Trading Partner Agreement Details Screen for X12 6-6 Create New Document Type Pop-up Menu 6-7 EDIT PROFILE - Document Details Screen for X12 6-8 Data Labels for Segment BEG 6-9 Results of Using LIST ENVELOPE 7-1 EDIT PROFILE - First Trading Partner Details Screen 7-2 EDIT PROFILE - Second Trading Partner Details Screen 7-3 Popup Menu on Trading Partner Details Screen 7-4 EDIT PROFILE - First Trading Partner Agreement Screen for EDIFACT 7-5 EDIT PROFILE - Second Trading Partner Agreement Screen for EDIFACT 7-6 EDIT PROFILE - Third Trading Partner Agreement Screen for EDIFACT 7-7 EDIT PROFILE - Document Details Screen 7-8 Data Labels for Segment BGM 8-1 Gateway Characteristics 8-2 Connection Characteristics 8-3 Window Scheduling Details TABLES 1-1 Commands You Use on Different DEC/EDI Services 6-1 Trading Partner Details (X12) 6-2 Trading Partner Agreement Details (X12) 6-3 Document Details (X12) 6-4 X12 Data Labels to Set Up 7-1 Trading Partner Details (EDIFACT) 7-2 Trading Partner Agreement Details (EDIFACT) 7-3 Document Details (EDIFACT) 7-4 EDIFACT Data Labels to Set Up 10-1 Statuses for Outgoing Documents and Transmission Files 10-2 Statuses for Incoming Transmission Files and Documents