Adding a Remote BP Account to a Schedule

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When you create a notification schedule, you must assign a remote block to a remote BP account.

Procedure

  1. From the left navigation bar, click Define Schedules.
  2. From the Manage Schedules page, select the schedule that you want to add the remote account to and click Edit.
  3. From the Create a Schedule page, click Remotes to display the Update Schedule List.
  4. Click Add. The Add Remote Account to Schedule page displays.
  5. Select or type the remote BP account and click Next to display the Configure BP Communications for Schedule page.
  6. Define the outbound connection parameters using the following table as a guide:
    Field Description Valid Values
    Remote block description Specifies a text description for the remote account. Up to 255 characters.
    Resource Specifies an Server Adapter to notify. Any available Server Adapter. Listed resources include all instances of the Server Adapter currently registered with Sterling Connect:Enterprise®
    Business process name Specifies the business process to notify. Any available business process. Use the Search pattern field to search for a business process if the Server Adapter is registered and you have access.
    Note: The list of business processes displayed using the list button is limited to 100. Using the search button enables filtering on the entire list of available processes.
    Mailbox list Mailbox IDs of data sent to the remote account and the sequence for sending the data. A list can be up to 256 characters.

    If no value is set, user is restricted to their own mailbox ID.
    Batch ID Specifies the batch ID of the batch being sent. Any valid batch ID,1–64 characters; enclose in single or double quotes if it contains spaces. Wildcard characters are supported to specify a search pattern.
  7. In the Specify Optional Business Process Parameters text box, type any additional business process parameters in XML format. Parameters entered here are available in ProcessData for special processing by the business process invoked.
  8. Click Next to display the Define PUT Options for BP Remote Account page.
  9. Define the BP account information using the following table as a guide. These options are applied to all batches added by this account, but can be overridden in the schedule or the business process using the CEU Server Add Service:
    Field Description Valid Values
    Mailbox ID Specifies the mailbox ID for batches being added. Default is the 1–8 character mailbox ID defined in the account.
    Batch ID Specifies the batch ID for the batch being added. Any valid 1–64 character batch ID.
    Data format Specifies the format of the data being added. ASCII = Default

    EBCDIC

    Binary or unknown
    Reroute files automatically to other remote sites Enables files to be rerouted immediately to other remote accounts. No = Default

    Yes

    Blank = Use value set in account definition.
  10. Define the extract and transmit options using the following table as a guide. Options defined in schedule override those defined in account. Both account and schedule values can be overridden by a business process using the CEU Server Add Service.
    Field Description Valid Values
    Extract once, transmit never After the batch is extracted locally, it cannot be extracted again. The batch cannot be transmitted. Disable = Default

    Enable
    Extract never, transmit once The batch cannot be extracted. The batch can be transmitted once. Disable = Default

    Enable
    Extract repeatedly, transmit never No limit is placed on the number of times a batch can be extracted. The batch cannot be transmitted. Disable

    Enable = Default
    Extract repeatedly, transmit once The batch can be extracted repeatedly, but can only be transmitted once by batch ID or batch number, at which time it is flagged as transmitted. After it is flagged as transmitted, it can only be transmitted by batch number. Disable = Default

    Enable
    Extract repeatedly, transmit repeatedly No limit is placed on the number of times a batch can be extracted. No limit is placed on the number of times a batch can be transmitted. Disable = Default

    Enable
  11. Click Next.
  12. View the parameters from the summary page and click Done to add the remote BP account to the schedule and display it on the Update Schedule List page.
  13. From the Update Schedule List page, click Save to save the schedule with the account. You can add multiple remote blocks to a single schedule.