Using Envelopes
A document envelope consists of control information that enables organizations to effectively exchange documents. The document envelope takes the original document, assigns a control number, and packages header and trailer information with it, prior to submitting it to a trading partner. Creating document envelopes is necessary if you wish to do EDI with your trading partners.
Note: If you have not already created maps, create
any maps in the IBM® Sterling B2B Integrator Map Editor needed for
translating before you create the envelope.
During the envelope creation process, you will need to assign the envelope name, description, and parameters, such as unique identification numbers (control numbers).
Note: Each time a user adds, modifies, or deletes an
envelope, the action is logged to create an audit trail based on the
user who performed the event.