GenTran 5.1 Creating an Outbound Relationship

Creating an Outbound Relationship Using Partners

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Creating an Outbound Relationship

Introduction To correctly send information to a trading partner, you need to define an outbound

relationship. Outbound relationships define the parameters needed to send a data

file to a trading partner. Each outbound relationship defines the format of a single

business document, and how that business document is formatted and sent to the

specified trading partner.

Necessary

parameters

You must set up several parameters that are used to create an outbound

relationship. These parameters tell the system the following information:

◗How to create the required message

◗The criteria that the system uses to validate the information entered

◗How to create the functional group and interchange envelopes in preparation

for sending

Each outbound relationship must have one or more associated outbound

translation objects. These translation objects determine how the sent data is

formatted. You need to specify which translation objects are used to define the

rules for screen entry or file import. At a minimum, one translation object must be

available.

Note

If this relationship requires a new translation object, you must register that

translation object with the system before creating the outbound relationship. See

Registering New Translation Objects on page 2 - 7 for instructions.

You must define or select an outbound interchange and/or outbound functional

group before the system allows you to complete the setup of an outbound

relationship. The outbound functional group defines the format of the functional

group and the parameters that should be used to verify it. The outbound

interchange defines the format of the interchange and the parameters that should

be used to verify it.

However, for some transactions, the functional group or interchange is optional,

and if your trading partner has chosen not to use it, it is not necessary for you to

select one. Refer to the following standards descriptions to determine whether or

not you are required to select an outbound functional group or interchange:

◗For some ANSI X12 documents, the interchange is optional and the

functional group is required. However, for most documents, both an

interchange and functional group are required.

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