Message Manager checklist

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The options described below are accessed from the Message Manager Configuration Maintenance window. Open this window as described in the section titled "Opening the Message Manager Configuration Window", then check the following options:

_____ Option 1: Select the Use Stored Procedures option (under the Database tab). Turn ON if stored procedures are available. See "Use Stored Procedures Option".
_____ Option 2: Optional X12/EDIFACT Validation (select Mapping Options tab). Turn OFF. See Optional X12/EDIFACT validation.
_____ Option 3: TSV Sort Option (select Database tab). Turn OFF. This option is needed only when using backend databases that sort rows without regard to upper or lower case. See "TSV Sort Option".
_____ Option 4: TA1 Control option (select X12 Acknowledgements tab). Turn OFF if your partners are not capable of accepting and processing TA1 segments. See "TA1 Control Option".
_____ Option 5: Store 997 Content option (select X12 Acknowledgements tab). Turn OFF if you do not need to view inbound and outbound 997 transactions. See"Store 997 Content Option"
_____ Option 6: Ignore Missing Trade Links option (select X12 Acknowledgements tab). Turn ON unless you want to post-process your partners 997s. See "Ignore Missing Trade Links Option".
_____ Option 7: Inbound Transmissions into Trading Manager (Archive Options tab) Turn ON unless you already have a process in place to archive all of the transmissions received from your partners. See "Inbound Transmissions into Trading Manager".
_____ Option 8: Outbound Transmissions into Trading Manager (Archive Options tab). Turn OFF. See "Outbound Transmissions into Trading Manager".
_____ Option 9: Inbound Interchange (Archive Options tab). Turn OFF if testing is complete and the Edit/Resend feature is not needed. See "Inbound Interchange".
_____ Option 10: Outbound Interchange before re-enveloping (Archive Options tab). Turn OFF if testing is complete and the Edit/Resend feature is not needed. See "Outbound Interchange before re-enveloping".
_____ Option 11: Outbound Interchange after re-enveloping (Archive Options tab). Turn OFF if testing is complete and the Edit/Resend feature is not needed. See "Outbound Interchange after re-enveloping".
_____ Option 12: Outbound Transmissions from Trading Manager (Archive Options tab). Turn ON unless you have a process in place to archive all of the transmissions sent to your partners. See "Outbound Transmissions from Trading Manager".