Configuring ASC X12 PM ePM Parameters
This section explains how to configure ASC X12 PM-specific parameter values in ePM.
Configuring ePM: ToPartner and FromPartner Messaging Model
The following list explains the outbound and inbound messaging model used for Environments and TPs during ePM configuration:
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When you are configuring ePM for a component related to the current TP’s Environment, you must take the viewpoint of that Environment.
For example, Company A is the current TP with its own Environment. You are configuring a component related to Company A’s Environment envA. Therefore, in terms of the companies, ToPartner means from Company A (outbound from envA) and FromPartner, to Company A (inbound to envA).
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Following the same model, when you are configuring ePM for a component related to a different TP’s Environment, you must take the viewpoint of that Environment.
For example, Company B is a TP with an Environment outside of Company B. You are configuring a component related to Company B’s Environment envB. Therefore, in terms of the companies, ToPartner means from Company B (outbound from envB) and FromPartner, to Company B (inbound to envB).
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Therefore, if TPs in the previous examples are named as follows:
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tpB is Company A’s TP.
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tpA is Company B’s TP.
The following relationship holds true:
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tpA is the TP for envB.
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tpB is the TP for envA.
ASC X12 PM-specific Parameter Types
ASC X12 PM-specific parameters are of two basic types as explained under:
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Note –When ePM displays both sets of parameters in the previous list, parameters appear, which are generic to eXchange and are not explained in this chapter. See the eXchange Integrator User’s Guide for details on these parameters.
For additional information on how to configure ePM parameters, see Importing and Configuring Components in ePM, as well as the eXchange Integrator User’s Guide.
Interchange Envelope Parameters
This section explains how to configure Interchange Envelope (outer envelope) ePM parameters for ASC X12 PM. Figure 6–4 shows an ePM example with these parameters displayed. This section describes the following parameters:
ISA01 Author Info Qual
Description
Allows you to enter a value representing the code used to identify the type of information in the Authorization Information; required.
Required Values
The appropriate valid integer that represents the Authorization Information.
Default
None
ISA02 Author Information
Description
Allows you to enter a value representing the information used for additional identification or authorization of the interchange sender or the data in the interchange. The type of information is set by the Authorization Information Qualifier (ISA01).
Required Values
The appropriate valid integer that represents the Author Information.
Default
None
ISA03 Sec Info Qual
Description
Allows you to enter a value representing the code used to identify the type of information in the Security Information; required.
Required Values
The appropriate valid integer that represents the Security Information type.
Default
None
ISA04 Security Information
Description
Allows you to enter a value representing security information about the interchange sender or the data in the interchange. The type of information is set by the Security Information Qualifier (ISA03) value.
Required Values
The appropriate valid integer that represents the Security Information.
Default
None
ISA05 IC Sender ID Qual
Description
Allows you to enter a value representing the qualifier used to designate the system/method of information code (IC) structure employed to designate the sender ID element being qualified; required.
Required Values
The appropriate valid integer that represents the IC sender ID qualifier.
Default
None
ISA06 Interchange Sender ID
Description
Allows you to enter a value representing the IC published by the sender for other parties to use as the receiver ID to route data to them. The sender always codes this value for the sender ID element; required.
Required Values
The appropriate valid integer that represents the interchange sender ID.
Default
None
ISA07 IC Rcvr ID Qual
Description
Allows you to enter a value representing the qualifier used to designate the system/method of IC structure used to designate the receiver ID element being qualified; required.
Required Values
The appropriate valid integer that represents the IC receiver ID qualifier.
Default
None
ISA08 Interchange Rcvr ID
Description
Allows you to enter a value representing the IC published by the receiver of the data. When you are sending, this value is used by the sender as their sending ID, thus other parties sending to them use this as a receiving ID to route data to them; required.
Required Values
The appropriate valid integer that represents the interchange receiver ID.
Default
None
ISA11 IC Control Standard Identifier
Description
Allows you to enter a value representing the IC used to identify the agency responsible for the control standard used by the message that is enclosed by the current interchange header and trailer; required.
Required Values
The appropriate valid integer that represents the IC control standard identifier.
Default
U
ISA12 IC Version Number
Description
Allows you to enter a value representing the current IC version number. This number covers all the current interchange control segments; required.
Required Values
The appropriate valid integer that represents the current IC version number.
Default
00401
ISA13 IC Control Number
Description
Allows you to enter a value representing the data interchange IC control number. This value is a setting that starts calculating the unique identifier for outbound messages. The identifier increments by 1 from this number, for each additional message; required.
Required Values
The appropriate valid integer that represents the IC control number for the first message. It is recommended that you use the default, unless your system needs dictate otherwise. This number cannot be 0.
Default
1
ISA14 Acknowledgment Requested
Description
Allows you to enter a value representing the code sent by the sender to request an interchange acknowledgment (TA1); required.
Required Values
The appropriate valid integer that represents the acknowledgment code.
Default
1
ISA15 Usage Indicator
Description
Allows you to enter a value representing the code used to indicate whether data enclosed by the current interchange envelope is for testing, production, or information only; required.
Required Values
P, T, or I.
Default
P
ISA16 Comp Elem Sep
Description
Allows you to enter a value that changes the component element default delimiter.
The data element type is not applicable. The component element separator is a delimiter and not a data element. This field provides the delimiter used to separate component data elements within a composite data structure. This value must be different from the data element separator and the segment terminator.
Required Values
Enter the appropriate delimiter override character.
If you use nondefault delimiters (for example, if you use “!” for segment terminator in v4060), you must ensure that your business rules manually pass the nondefault delimiters into the ExStdEvent/PayloadSection/Envelopes/BusinessProtocol/ location, that is, pass the ISA into .../Batch/Header, the IEA into .../Batch/Trailer, the GS into .../Group/Header, and the GE into .../Group/Trailer.
To use a control character as a delimiter, pass the escaped Unicode UTF-16 representation of the character (\uXXXX). For example, if you wanted to use a carriage return (ASCII 0x0d) as a delimiter, you would pass the string \u000d.
Default
Colon (:) character
Segment Terminator
Description
Allows you to change the segment terminator default delimiter. See ISA16 Comp Elem Sep for more details.
Required Values
Enter the delimiter override character.
Default
Tilde (~) character
Element Separator
Description
Allows you to change the element separator default delimiter. See ISA16 Comp Elem Sep for more details.
Note –
XML reserved characters, for example &, <, or >, cannot be used as delimiters. See the appropriate XML information source for a complete list of these characters.
Required Values
Enter the delimiter override character.
Default
Asterisk (*) character
Functional Group Parameters
This section explains how to configure Functional Group (inner envelope) ePM parameters for ASC X12 PM. Figure 6–5 shows an ePM example with these parameters displayed. This section contains the following parameters:
GS01 Functional ID Code
Description
Allows you to set a value to match the Group Name attribute of this business action, set in the B2B Host’s Business Service; required.
Required Values
For example, a Group Name of “HS” is for a 270 action; “HB” for a 271; “PO” for an 850; “PR” for an 855; “FA” for a 997.
Default
None (depends on the current business action)
GS02 Application Sender Code
Description
Allows you to enter a value representing the code identifying the party sending a message transmission. These codes are predefined and agreed upon by the TPs; required.
Required Values
The appropriate valid integer that represents the application sender code.
Default
None
GS03 Application Rcvr Code
Description
Allows you to enter a value representing the code identifying the party receiving a message transmission. These codes are predefined and agreed upon by the TPs; required.
Required Values
The appropriate valid integer that represents the application sender code.
Default
None
GS04 Date Format
Description
Allows you to set the date structure for this transaction set, in a format specified under “Required Values;” required.
Required Values
CCYYMMDD or CCYYYYMMDD; choose from the list to use a four-digit or two-digit year format, for example:
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20041201 = December 1, 2004
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050112 = January 12, 2004
Default
CCYYMMDD
GS05 Time Format
Description
Allows you to set the time structure for this transaction set, in a format specified under “Required Values;” required.
Required Values
HHMM, HHMMSS, HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD.
Choose from the list to specify seconds and degrees of accuracy, for example:
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2359 = 11:59PM
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235959 = 11:59:59PM
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23595999 = 11:59:59.99PM
The time is expressed in 24-hour (military) clock time as follows: HHMM, or HHMMSS, or HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD, where H = hours (00-23), M = minutes (00-59), S = integer seconds (00-59); and DD = decimal seconds; decimal seconds are expressed as follows: D = tenths (0-9) and DD = hundredths (00-99).
Default
HHMM
GS06 Group Control Num
Description
Allows you to enter the group control number assigned and maintained by the sender.
Required Values
The appropriate valid integer that represents the group control number.
Default
0
GS07 Resp Agency Code
Description
Allows you to enter a value representing the code used in conjunction with data element (DE) 480 used to identify the issuer of the current X12 standard; required.
Required Values
The appropriate correct transaction set code (X is recommended, but you may have to use others, for example, T, as required by the current X12 standard being used.
Default
X
GS08 Vers/Rel/Indust ID Code
Description
Allows you to enter a value representing the code indicating the X12 version, release, subrelease, and industry identifier of the EDI standard being used, including the GS and GE segments; required.
Required Values
If the responsible agency code under the GS07 segment is X (recommended), enter values as follows in the appropriate DE 480 positions:
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1 through 3 = the current version number
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4 through 6 = the release and subrelease levels of the current version
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7 through 12 = the current industry or trade association identifiers (optionally assigned by the user)
If code entered for the GS07 segment is different, for example, T, then other formats are allowed, as required by the current X12 standard being used.
Default
None
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