Configuring a Connect:Direct receiver

You can configure a Connect:Direct receiver as an endpoint for receiving data from a trading partner in a Connect:Direct exchange. Use Receivers to create and configure a new Connect:Direct receiver.

Before you begin

a Connect:Direct receiver uses a Connect:Direct server to complete a Connect:Direct exchange. You must configure a Connect:Direct server before you configure a Connect:Direct receiver. For more information about configuring a Connect:Direct server, see Configuring a Sterling Connect:Direct server.

About this task

To receive messages from a trading partner for a Connect:Direct exchange, you must create a Connect:Direct receiver. Depending on your system and business requirements, you can create multiple Connect:Direct receivers for a single trading partner, or use a single Connect:Direct receiver for multiple trading partners.

Procedure

To create a Connect:Direct receiver:

  1. Log in to AS4 Microservice as a user with the permissions to create a Connect:Direct receiver.
  2. Click Exchanges > Receivers.
  3. On the Receivers page, click New and select Connect:Direct.
  4. On the New Receiver page, specify values for the applicable fields as follows:
    Name

    Enter a unique name for the new Connect:Direct receiver.

    Description
    Optional: Enter a description for the new Connect:Direct receiver.
    Host Server
    Select the host server (Connect:Direct) on which you want the Connect:Direct receiver to be available.
    When the host server receives a message, it checks the Connect:Direct receiver path, and routes the message to the specified Connect:Direct receiver.
    Virtual file system

    Select a virtual reference point from which an organization retrieves a pull response or to which a push request is sent.

  5. Click Save to save the Connect:Direct receiver configuration. Alternatively, click Cancel to cancel your configuration. The Connect:Direct receiver is automatically started after the configuration is saved.

What to do next

After you configure a Connect:Direct receiver, you can use the receiver in a Connect:Direct exchange. To conduct an exchange with Connect:Direct, you must configure a Connect:Direct exchange profile. For more information about Connect:Direct exchanges and configuring a Connect:Direct exchange profile, see Configuring Connect:Direct exchange profiles.