Adding an EDIFACT Outbound Trade Link

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About this task

Refer to the following procedures to add an EDIFACT Outbound Trade Link

To add an EDIFACT outbound trade link

Procedure

  1. From the File menu, select Trade Links.

    The Trade Links navigator opens.

  2. Click Outbound > EDIFACT in the Trade Links navigator.

    The EDIFACT Outbound Trade Links window opens.

  3. Click Add Link.

    The EDIFACT Outbound Trade Links Add Wizard opens.

  4. Follow the on-screen instruction in the Wizard to add an EDIFACT Trade Link.
  5. When you click Finish to complete adding an inbound trade link using the Wizard, the EDIFACT Trade Link: Add Application window opens.
  6. Add applications defining the message types you receive from the external trading partner.
  7. The Version/Message Type group box includes the four components of the EDIFACT version that you defined for the EDIFACT Standard Version.
    • Click Find Version/Message Types to select an existing EDIFACT version, or
    • Select the components from the Version/Message Type lists that define the version or message type.
  8. Click OK.

    The EDIFACT Outbound Trade Links window is displayed with the newly added trade link displayed.

  9. In the Post Offices tab view, select the Test or Production check box. You can also select both.
  10. Select a Test Put Post Office and/or a Production Put Post Office (depending upon which check boxes that you selected in the Test/Production Indicators area.
  11. If validation is not desired, enable the Route Only; no Validation check box. See Route only option for details.
  12. Click Save.

    The EDIFACT Trading Partner is added.