Choosing the alias file to use

Because the four alias files are sorted differently, you can choose which file most efficiently finds the application coding value or EDI address value, based on your application needs and how you have defined the alias and user-defined fields in the Partner Manager.

For example, in an inbound EDI application map, you could use AliasByP.tsv (alias by partner ID) to get the appropriate alias name or user defined field for the external trading partner. For an outbound EDI application map where your application data contains the account number for each trading partner, use AliasBy1.tsv (alias by User Defined 1, if you have defined the User Defined 1 field to contain your account number).