Inbound Relationship Dialog Box

Inbound relationships define the parameters the system needs to receive an EDI document from a trading partner. The Inbound Relationship dialog box controls other subordinate dialogs that allow you to define everything that is necessary to establish the relationship.

You are required to specify exactly which document is to be received. You also define which translation objects are used to define the turnaround documents, export rules, or printing requirements.

The following illustrates the Inbound Relationship dialog box with the Advanced options displayed:

The following describes the parts of the Inbound Relationship dialog box.

Part Function
Relationship Description Select the existing inbound relationship.
Standard Specifies the EDI standard to be used in this relationship.
Note: Only standards for which you have existing translation objects are displayed. This box cannot be changed for an existing relationship. Selection of this box is mandatory.

Valid values are:

  • A - TRADACOMS
  • C - CII
  • D - NCPDP
  • E - EDIFACT
  • O - ODETTE
  • P - OTHER
  • R - ROSETTANET
  • T - TDCC
  • U - UCS
  • V - VDA
  • X - X12
Version Select the EDI standard version to be used in this relationship.
Note: Only versions of the selected standard for which you have existing translation objects are displayed. If this box is changed for an existing relationship, all of the information defined below it is cleared and must be reselected. Selection of this box is mandatory.
Transaction Set Select the transaction set to be used in this relationship.
Note: Only transaction sets for the selected version for which you have existing translation objects are displayed. If this box is changed for an existing relationship, all of the information defined below it is cleared and must be reselected. Selection of this box is mandatory.
Release Select the release number to be used in this relationship.
Note: Only releases for the selected transaction set for which you have existing translation objects are displayed. This box is currently only used for messages defined in the TRADACOMS standard. Selection of this box is mandatory for all TRADACOMS messages.
Transaction is an Acknowledgement Specify if the transaction defined in this partner relationship is an acknowledgement.
Groups Accesses the Inbound Group Select Dialog Box.
Interchanges Accesses the Inbound Interchange Select Dialog Box.
Sequence Checking Specify if the system will use sequence checking and whether sequence checking will be incremental or chronological. You can also indicate that the system must check for duplicate control numbers.
  • None - Do not use sequence checking.
  • Duplicate - Check for duplicate control numbers.
  • Incremental - The control number must be one greater than the last number.
  • Chronological - The control number must be greater than the last number.
Note: If the system detects duplicate control numbers or detects incremental or chronological control numbers that are out of sequence, those documents will be put in the ?In Documents.
Last Used Control Number Specify a value that is used to sequence check the next transaction set control number or message reference. This value is replaced with the sequence number of the last transaction set or message received. This box is initially set to zero.
Note: This box is disabled if Sequence Checking is None.
Duplicate Documents Specify if the system will check for duplicate document names.
Notes::
  • If the system detects duplicate document name it will locate those documents in ?In Documents.
  • If duplicate document checking is activated for a relationship the translation object used in this relationship must update the document name via a standard or extended rule.

See the IBM® Sterling Gentran:Server® for Microsoft Windows Application Integration User Guide for more information about using standard and extended rules.
Skip Compliance Check Specify if you want the system to compliance check the documents for this relationship.
Generate Acknowledgements Instructs the system to generate a functional acknowledgement to this trading partner when you receive the transaction set (message) defined in this relationship. The default value for this box is No. Valid values:
  • No
Do not generate acknowledgements.
  • Yes - No Error Detail
Generate acknowledgements without error detail.
  • Yes - With Error Detail
Generate acknowledgements with error detail.
Note: This entire box is inactive (dimmed) if the document (transaction set) in this relationship is an acknowledgement.
Test Indicator Specify if this relationship definition is in test or production mode. The default value is Production.
Acknowledgement Processing Specify if acknowledgement reconciliation will occur during the inbound break session (Immediate) or during its scheduled interval (Deferred). The default is Immediate.
Delete Removes the specified inbound relationship from the system.
Translation Accesses the Inbound Translation Object Dialog Box.
Advanced Displays the advanced options.