EDIFACT Trading Partners (Tag: EDFTradingPartners)
Use this tag to add new EDIFACT Trading Partners. EDIFACT Trading Partners can have Contacts added as well.
The tag and field descriptions are described in the following table:
| Field Label | FieldName/Tag | Req'd | Max. Len. | Validation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal/External | IntExt | Yes | 1 | "I" or "E" | 1 Determines Folder |
| Partner Name | PartnerName | Yes | 35 | Unique | 2 |
| Syntax ID | SyntaxID | No | 4 | fk to EDFSyntaxID (UNOA-H) | 3 |
| Syntax Version | SyntaxVer | No | 10 | >0 (Numeric; decimals allowed) if specified | 4 Default: 1 |
| Partner ID Code Qualifier | IchgIdCdQual | No | 4 | fk to EDFIdCdQual | 5 Defaults to 4 spaces (None) |
| Interchange ID | IchgID | Yes | 35 | unique; see note; Cannot be "UNKNOWN" (lower or upper case) |
5 |
| Routing Address | RoutingAddress | No | 14 | See note | 5 |
| Password | Password | No | 14 | External only | 6 |
| Password Qualifier | PasswordQual | No | 2 | External only; "AA" or "BB" | 6 |
| Enveloping Option | Leave_Intact | No | 1 | F= Fully, P= Partial. Internal partners only. Default: "P" |
|
| Use UNA Segment | AddUNASeg | No | 1 | "T" = True; "F" = False Default: "F" |
|
| Component Data Element Separator | ComponentDESep | No | 2 | fk to EDFHexValues | 7 |
| Data Element Separator | DESeparator | No | 2 | fk to EDFHexValues | 7 |
| Decimal Notation Separator | DecimalNotation | No | 2 | fk to EDFHexValues | 7 |
| Release Indicator Separator | ReleaseIndicator | No | 2 | fk to EDFHexValues | 7 |
| Segment Terminator Separator | SegmentTerminator | No | 8 | fk to EDFHexValues | 7 |
| Reserved Character Separator | ReservedCharacter | No | 2 | fk to EDFHexValues | 7 |
| Comm Agreement ID | CommAgreementID | No | 35 | ||
| Duplicate Control | Duplicate_Control | No | 1 | N = none I = Interchange External Only Default: "N" |
|
| Last UNB Control # |
UNBControlNoValue | No | 14 | 8 |
Notes:
- The standard Internal and External EDIFACT folders is used (no custom folders). These custom folders are: -3=Internal FolderNo and -23=External FolderNo.
- Do not use the name "UNKNOWN, or "ALL", or any variation of the case of these two words. For example, do not use "Unknown", or "All". Unique across all EDIFACT Trading Partners.
- Defaults to UNOA. If specified, must be in table EDFSyntaxID, which currently contains UNOA, UNOB, UNOC, UNOD, UNOE, UNOF, UNOG, and UNOH.
- Default is 1. If specifying, must be an integer from 1 to 9.
- Cannot contain single or double quotation marks. Combination of IchgIdCdQual+ IchgID + RoutingAddress must be unique across all EDIFACT Trading Partners.
- Password and Password Qualifier must only be specified for External Trading Partners.
- The default values are: ComponentDESep = 3A, DESeparator = 2B, SegmentTerminator = 27, ReleaseIndicator = 3F, DecimalNotation = 2C, and ResvervedCharacter = 20.
- This field can only be set for External Trading Partners that have the Duplicate Control flag set to I (Interchange). If set, it must be a positive integer no longer than nine characters in length.