Assigning Categories
For a given transaction, use assign code conversion categories to activate code conversion for a transaction data field. If search keys are enabled when you defined code conversion categories (see: Defining Code Conversion Categories), use this window to identify the view columns containing the search value.
Prerequisites
To assign code conversion categories:
1. Navigate to the Assign Categories window.
3. Select an output level.
The views and column names for fields identified by the EDI Gateway for code conversion are displayed.
All the data elements identified as code conversion candidates are displayed. For outbound transactions, the list of data elements from each interface view table is displayed, sorted by output level.
For inbound transactions, the list of data elements from each application open interface table is displayed, sorted by output level. Output level is an indicator of each table defined in the EDI Gateway, for example, HEADER, ITEM, or DETAIL.
4. Assign a code category to activate code conversion for the view or application open interface column. If no code category is assigned, code conversion is not performed. See: Predefined Code Categories.
5. Specify a view or application open interface table column (Key 1 through Key 5) containing the key search value if a code cross reference is applied selectively to only certain trading partners or EDI transaction.
However, if you intend a code cross reference to apply globally for all trading partners, do not enter values for key view column fields.
Attention: The values for the specified view column are used to access the code conversion cross reference table for the corresponding external value(s). If no entry is found which corresponds to the search key, the global code cross reference value is applied.
See Also
Overview of Code Conversion
Define code conversion categories. See Defining Code Conversion Categories.