Create a Delivery Channel Record

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About this task

A delivery channel record links a document exchange record and a transport record. The combination of these two records provides a complete description of how a trading partner expects to receive documents. A delivery channel record eliminates re-entry of document exchange information for every transport protocol. You can define several delivery channels in one trading profile.

To create a delivery channel record:

Procedure

  1. From the Trading Partner menu, select Setup > Advanced > Delivery Channels.
  2. Next to Create New Delivery Channel, click Go!
  3. In the Information page, complete the following fields and click Next:
    Field
    Description
    Name
    Name for the delivery channel record to create for this trading partner profile. Required.
    Note: You should use part of a company name or DUNS in this field or use an indicator that references AS1.
    Identity
    Unique ID that links the delivery channel record to the identity record. The Identity needs to be selected from the available list. Required.
  4. In the Channel Definition page, complete the following fields and click Next:
    Field
    Description
    Transport
    Name of the transport that links this delivery channel record to the transport records. You need to select the name from the available list. Required.
    Document Exchange
    Name of the document exchange associated with this delivery channel record. You need to select the name from the available list. Required.
  5. You can skip the Security page as it is not applicable for AS1 and click Next.
  6. In the Delivery Settings page, complete the following fields and click Next:
    Field
    Description
    Receipt Type
    Used only by the EDIINT Message service. The type of receipt to request. Valid values are Message Disposition Notification (MDN) and NONE (default). Optional.
    Receipt Signature Type
    This is the message digest algorithm used when computing signatures, if a payload type requiring a signature is selected. Optional.

    Valid values are:

    • None
    • MD5
    • SHA1
    Note: Selection of a value other than None prompts the EDIINT Message service to request a signed Message Disposition Notification (MDN) when building messages to the trading partner. We recommend that you only use MD5 if your implementation requires this algorithm.
    Receipt Timeout
    Time-out value for receipt of expected MDNs, in seconds. Default is 3600 seconds. Optional.
    Delivery Mode
    Used only by the EDIINT Message service to deliver receipts for messages received. Required.

    Valid values are:

    • Asynchronous HTTP – Used for AS2 and RosettaNet if you want an asynchronous receipt.
    • Asynchronous HTTPS – Used for AS2 if you want an asynchronous receipt.
    • Asynchronous SMTP – Used for AS1 and AS2 if you want an asynchronous receipt.
    • Synchronous – Used for AS2 if you want a synchronous receipt.

    Select Synchronous here for AS1 as synchronous means that only the Disposition-Notification-To header is placed in a message. The other options add the Disposition-Notification-Options header. Only Disposition-Notification-To is needed for AS1, since it is assumed all messages are exchanged through e-mail.

    Receipt to Address
    Not applicable for AS1.
  7. In the Confirm page, verify the settings that you have selected and click Finish to update the document channel record.
  8. Click Return to continue.

Results

You are now ready to create a packaging record.