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Extended Mapping IF Conditioning based on a three value evaluation using Sterling Gentran:Server for iSeries
How
to
setup
an
Inbound
extended
map
to
evaluate
IF
conditions
based
on
three
values
from
inbound
EDI
data?
For
example:
IF
REF01NE
(not
equal)
DP
or
IA
or
IT
First,
you
will
need
to
determine
the
processing
order
of
the
map,
by
look
at
the
Application
sequence
report
(EBDI053)
for
Inbound.
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Gentran:Server for UNIX - fmgr (Foreground Manager) fails to start
Problem
Cannot
start
fmgr
(Foreground
Manager)
and
data
managers.
Symptom
Invoked
startserver
from
command
line
at
$EDI_ROOT
and
fmgr
process
does
not
start
and
fmgr.l
log
in
$EDI_ROOT/temp
directory
does
not
get
updated.
On
the
UNIX
box
from
command
line:
1
cd
$EDI_ROOT
2
startserver
Result:
waiting
for
Foreground
Manager
to
start
.2.2.2.2.2
Note:
do
not
get
the
below
expected
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Impact on Sterling Gentran:Server for Microsoft Windows when moving the computer from domain to domain
The
primary
areas
of
concern
are
the
Gentran
services
logons,
DCOM
configurations,
any
UNC
paths
that
the
Mailbox
system
or
process
control
sessions
may
be
using,
and
the
MAPI
Gateway
and
E-mail
audit
notifications.
Keep
in
mind,
even
though
the
services
start
successfully,
there
still
could
be
critical
DCOM
and
user
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How to request a new Standards file for the Legacy version of Sterling Gentran:Server for Microsoft Windows
We
have
many
customers
still
running
Gentran:Server
for
Microsoft
Windows,
release
5.2,
which
is
considered
a
legacy
version
of
the
software.
Legacy
software
Users
must
submit
an
e-mail
to
request
the
product
and
patch
files.
Do
not
use
this
process
to
request
a
new
Standards
file
download,
because
it
is
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Enabling and Configuring FTP Communications on Director
After
dealing
with
a
couple
of
customers
who
wanted
to
configure
and
use
FTP
comms
on
their
system,
and
helping
them
put
together
the
necessary
files
and
scripts
and
sessions,
it
became
clear
that
while
there
is
FTP
documentation
available,
there
is
no
White
Paper-level
guide
that
provides
a
step-by-step
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IBM Sterling Gentran:Server for iSeries Outbound Application Definition and redefining fields
Customer
question:
if
I
redefine
a
field (subfield)
in an
Outbound
Application
Definition, can I use the
original
field for some maps and the
redefined
field
(subfield)
for other
maps?
Support
answer:
Yes,
this
can
be
done
for
Outbound
Application
Definitions,
only.
New
fields
are
created
from
the
redefine
(subfield),
and
can
be
referenced
when
needed.
Basically,
Gentran:Server
reads
the
positions
of
an
application
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GENTRAN Application Mailbox deleted - Gentran:Server for Windows
Problem:
GENTRAN
Application
Mailbox
was
deleted.
Symptom:
Documents
are
not
coming
into
Gentran.
Resolving
the
Problem:
1)
Restarting
the
Executive
Service
will
recreate
the
GENTRAN
Application
Mailbox.
2)
In
Server
Manager
Mailboxes,
it
is
necessary
to
reselect
the
GENTRAN
Application
Mailbox
as
the
Recipient
in
the
Edit
Recipients
screen,
for
all
relevant
mailboxes.
... [ + Read more ]
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Do not Migrate system maps for Sterling Gentran:Server for Microsoft Windows Migration to a new machine
This
is
a
caution
note
for
those
customers
who
choose
to
migrate
from
an
older
version,
after
installing
a
newer
version
of
Gentran:Server
onto
a
new
server
(machine).
The
migration
document
states
that
you
can
bring
over
templates,
which
is
true.
But
this
means
import,
export,
print,
and
screen
entry
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Can Gentran Server for Windows run on a Windows 10 client machine
Worked
with
customer
Installing
Gentran
Server
for
Windows
5.3.1
on
Windows
10
client.
The
installation
and
testing
were
completed
successfully
without
no
issue..
*****Windows
10
developed
and
released
by
Microsoft
as
part
of
the
Windows
NT
family
of
operating
systems.
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How to add the full ANSI character set to a map - Gentran
How
to
add
the
full
ANSI
character
set
on
all
string
fields
of
type
X
to
a
map
-
Gentran.
Using
the
hex
code
start-end
range
0x01
0xFF
adds
the
full
ANSI
character
set
on
all
string
fields
of
type
X.
Open
the
map
Select
Edit
>
Syntax
Tokens
Select
the
X
token
(for
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Clear up confusion about Process Control Date/Age of Docs field in Sessions
On
the
support
desk
we're
asked
if
purge
or
delete
can
run
at
the
same
time
as
processing
is
happening.
The
answer
is...
it
depends!
When
processing
(Imports/Exports/Mailboxing)
is
occurring,
there
is
heavy
reliance
on
the
database.
(Inserts,
Delete,
Alter,
etc)
Making
it
the
wise
choice
to
find
an
opening
in
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Where is the location of the acknowlegdement (997) of a SQL server table database
The
actual
997
data
is
not
stored
within
a
table.
It
is
stored
within
the
file
system.
Information
retrieved
from
the
997
is
stored
within
the
database,
within
the
data
flow
tables.
Below
is
the
acknowledgement
status
information
that
exists
within
the
Gentran:Server
database
that
the
customer
can
generate
reports
with.
Document_tb
ComplianceStatus
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Gentran:Server for UNIX - startrfc fails with Name or password is incorrect (repeat logon)
startrfc
fails
with
Name
or
password
is
incorrect
(repeat
logon)
Inbound
SAP
fails
on
startrfc
deliveridoc
finished
with
code
1
deliveridoc:18550:03072017:140037:
0:
SAP
Trigger
Command
Line:
startrfc
-3
-h
sncqas9.life.san
-l
EN
-s
03
-g
sncqas1
-x
sapgw03
-c
100
-u
BW_REMOTE
-p
<password
suppressed>
-d
EQA
-E
PORT=GENTRANP02
-F
EDI_DATA_INCOMING
-E
PATHNAME=/tmp/delta/edi/in/E-SURGPT_850R.edi.000025526:
RFC
Call/Exception:
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How to set up a partner profile, using Sterling Gentran:Server for iSeries, when multiple sender/receiver ID's are requiredTags:  multiple id's sender/receiver divisional processing;
A
divisional
processing
situation
is
when
a
company
you
are
trading
EDI
data
with
has
multiple
divisions,
and
each
division
uses
a
unique
sender/receiver
ID.
Support
is
often
asked
how
to
set
up
and
process
a
trading
partner
that
uses
multiple
sender/receiver
ID's.
It
is
very
important
to
understand
how
Gentran:Server
performs
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