Sun B2B Suite ASC X12 Protocol Manager User's Guide

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:

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:

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:

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