CONTENTS Title Page Copyright Page Preface 1 Summary of Management Tasks 1.1 Start and Stop DEC/EDI 1.1.1 Start a New Error Log 1.2 Check for Failed Documents and Transmission Files 1.3 Manage the Communication Service 1.4 Archive Data 1.5 Optimize the Audit Database 1.6 Solve Problems 1.7 Monitor and Maintain Performance 1.7.1 Modify DEC/EDI Logical Names 1.7.2 Reschedule 1.7.3 Start or Stop DEC/EDI Components 1.7.4 Add Storage Directories 1.7.5 Add or Remove Users 1.8 Management Commands 2 Starting and Stopping DEC/EDI 2.1 Starting DEC/EDI 2.2 Stopping DEC/EDI 2.3 Starting a New Error Log 2.4 Viewing the Error Log 2.5 Getting Notification of Errors by Mail 2.6 Adding or Removing DEC/EDI Users 3 Checking the Flow of Documents and Transmission Files 3.1 Document Identifiers 3.2 Document Statuses 3.3 Examining Documents 3.4 Examining Transmission Files 3.5 Failed Documents or Transmission Files 3.6 Tracking on the Server 3.6.1 Tracking Documents 3.6.2 Tracking Batches 3.6.3 Tracking Transmission Files 3.7 Tracking from the Application Client 3.8 Handling Functional Acknowledgements 3.8.1 Checking Incoming Functional Acknowledgements 3.8.2 Checking Outgoing Functional Acknowledgements 3.8.3 Resetting Documents That Will Not Receive Functional Acknowledgements 4 Archiving and Retrieving Data 4.1 Automatic Archiving Using the Archive Server 4.2 Archiving to Tape or Disk 4.3 Retrieving Archived Data 5 Managing the Translation Service 5.1 Checking on Outgoing Transmissions 5.2 Checking on Incoming Translations 5.3 Scheduling Transmission File Builds 6 Managing the Communication Service 6.1 Gateway Management 6.2 Connection Management 6.2.1 Enabling or Disabling a Connection 6.3 Naming Conventions for Transmission Files 6.3.1 Naming Conventions for Transmission Files with Faults 6.4 Managing Transmission Files 6.4.1 Viewing Details of Transmission Files 6.4.2 Resetting a Transmission File 6.4.3 Resending a Transmission File 6.5 Setting Up and Scheduling Jobs 6.5.1 Setting Up Jobs for the Bisync and X.25 Gateways 6.5.2 Setting Up Jobs for the Import/Export Gateway 6.5.3 Scheduling the Times at Which Jobs Run 6.5.4 Scheduling Windows 6.6 Exchanging Transmission Files Outside the Normal Schedule 6.6.1 Scheduling One-time Windows 6.6.2 Scheduling an Exception Job 6.6.3 Starting a Job on Demand 6.6.4 Example of Using One-time Windows and Exception Jobs 6.7 VAN-Specific Information 6.7.1 Changing the TRADANET Password 6.7.2 Examining TRADANET Reports and Relationships 6.7.3 TRADANET Excess Mailbox Charge Messages 6.7.4 EDICT-Specific Information 7 Improving Performance 7.1 Modifying DEC/EDI Logical Names 7.2 Changing the Number of Storage Directories 7.2.1 Adding More Storage Directories 7.2.2 Controlling the Use of Storage Directories 7.3 Optimizing the Rdb Databases 7.3.1 Distributing the Database across Multiple Disks 7.3.2 Resizing the Database 7.4 Adding File Servers, Converters and Translators 7.4.1 Maximum Number of File Servers 7.4.2 Maximum Number of Converters 7.4.3 Maximum Number of Translators 7.5 Reducing Sorting Done by the Convertors 7.6 Changing System Parameters 8 Using ADET to Get Reports on DEC/EDI Data 8.1 Overview 8.2 What You Must Do 8.2.1 Privileges Needed 8.2.2 DEC/EDI Logicals Needed 8.2.3 Preparation For Searching FileBridge Data 8.3 Running ADET to Produce a Report 8.3.1 Examples of ADET Commands 8.4 How The Output File Varies With Different DEC/EDI Configurations 8.4.1 Reports Generated on the Server 8.4.2 Reports Generated on an Application/Communications Node Only 8.5 How Using the Service Qualifier Affects the Data 8.5.1 Application Service Only 8.5.2 Translation Service Only 8.6 Communication Service Only 8.7 Cross-Referring from One Output File to Another A What is Installed for ADET A.1 Installed Files B Complete ADET Example B.1 Example Output C ADET: Defining the Format of the Output File C.1 Record Format Definition File C.2 Standard Output File Fields C.3 Extra Output File Fields C.3.1 Extra Output File Fields: Application Service C.3.2 Extra Output File Fields: Translation Service C.3.3 Extra Output File Fields: Communication Service C.3.4 Trading Partner Specific Document Definitions C.4 Multiple Segments C.4.1 Repeating Service Segments C.4.2 Repeating Data Segments C.5 FileBridge Information C.6 Status Descriptions of the Documents C.7 Functional Acknowledgement Status Descriptions of the Documents C.8 Creation Date and Time of Interchanges/Transactions C.9 User Reference (USER_REFERENCE) C.9.1 Outbound Documents C.9.2 Inbound Documents D ADET's Default Tables E Checking Documents E.1 Introduction E.2 Accessing and Exiting DEC/EDI E.3 Checking All Documents E.4 Checking for Failed Documents E.4.1 To Report a Failed Document F Structure of Archived Files F.1 The Document Audit File F.2 The Application History File F.3 The Translation History File F.4 The Transmission Audit File F.5 The Transmission History File F.6 Processing the Archive Data and Storage Areas G Example Database Resize Dialog FIGURES 3-1 Reviewing a Document 3-2 Reviewing a Transmission File 3-3 List Document/Full - First Screen 3-4 List Document/Full - Second Screen 3-5 List Document/Full - Third Screen 3-6 LIST BATCH Screen 3-7 List Transmission/Full - First Screen 3-8 List Transmission/Full - Second Screen 4-1 Overview of the Archiving Process 4-2 Archive Server Parameter Details Screen 6-1 List Transmission/Brief Screen 6-2 List Transmission/Full - First Screen 6-3 List Transmission/Full - Second Screen 6-4 Bisync Gateway Job Schedule Details Screen 6-5 OFTP Window Schedule Details Screen 6-6 Job Exception Details Screen 8-1 Overview B-1 Simple ADET Output B-2 Sample Output from Example Program B-3 Example Output C-1 Examples of Record Format Definition Tables E-1 Brief Document Details Screen TABLES 2-1 Minimum Quotas for User Accounts 3-1 Status Codes of Outgoing Documents 3-2 Status Codes of Incoming Documents 3-3 Identifying Incoming Functional Acknowledgements 3-4 Identifying Outgoing Functional Acknowledgements 6-1 Details Shown by LIST TRANSMISSION 6-2 Fields of the Job Schedule Details Screen 6-3 Fields of the Window Schedule Details Screen 6-4 Fields of the Job Exception Details Screen 7-1 DEC/EDI Logical Names 7-2 Logical Names That Control Storage Directories 7-3 Logical Names That Control Converters and Translators 7-4 System Parameters Needed By DEC/EDI 8-1 Relationship Between Fields in the Output File and the DEC/EDI Service 8-2 Cross-Referencing Between Output Files On Different DEC/EDI Services A-1 ADET Files C-1 Output File Fields: DEC/EDI Document Information C-2 Output File Fields: FileBridge Audit Trail Information C-3 Output File Fields: DEC/EDI Transmission Information C-4 Output File Fields: DEC/EDI Functional Acknowledgement Information C-5 Output File Fields: DEC/EDI Segment Specific Information C-6 Service Segments C-7 Document Statuses: Contents of STATUS and STATUS_DESC C-8 Document Statuses: Contents of STATUS and STATUS_DESC for Failed Documents C-9 Functional Acknowledgement Statuses: Contents of Fields C-10 Segments That Contain Creation Date or Time Information for EDIFACT/ODETTE C-11 Segments That Contain Creation or Date Time Information for X12/TDCC C-12 Segments That Contain Creation Date or Time Information for TRADACOMS C-13 User Reference Values for X12/TDCC