Outbound CONTRL trade link

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Please note that CONTRL, as used in this section, is not a typographical error.

Partner Manager displays the Automatic Outbound CONTRL Creation dialog box when you:

  • Add a trade link
  • Copy a trade link
  • Add an application to an existing trade link
  • The trading partner link requires an outbound CONTRL acknowledgement (an outbound acknowledgement does not already exist for that trading/application partner and version)

    TheAutomatic Outbound CONTRL Creation dialog box appears only when you are creating EDIFACT trade links.

If you select No Acknowledgement in the Ack Level drop-down list, this dialog box does not appear.

If you want to create an outbound CONTRL acknowledgement, select the Put and Get Post Offices from the drop-down list and click Create. This dialog box may appear more than once if the link contains multiple versions and/or acknowledgement partners. In this case, the version appears in the dialog box.

The Control Message Type will default to : Version=4, Release=1, Controlling Agency=UN; the sole CONTRL Message Type provided by IBM in the EDIFACT Standards (see Utilities > Standards). This section of the form will remain disabled until you create additional CONTRL Message Types in the EDIFACT Standards definitions. At such a time, this section will be enabled and you can select which CONTRL Message Type to use.

The UNG Options (No UNG vs. Mandatory UNG) is disabled if an Outbound Trade Link already exists for this CONTRL creation, or if the Inbound Trade Link does not contain an UNG-level definition. If an Outbound Trade Link already exists, the UNG Option of that link will be used for the CONTRL document. Note Optional UNG CONTRL Trade Links are not supported.

Note: The Automatic CONTRL form will not be displayed if an Outbound Trade Link already exists, and contains a CONTRL Message Type.