Configuring Business Action Groups and Business Actions

A business action is a particular business message type, such as an X12 850 (purchase order request) or a HIPAA 270 (eligibility coverage / benefit inquiry). A business action group is a collection of business actions that you want to choreograph. For example, one action group might contain simply an outbound notification message; another might contain a request message in both inbound and outbound directions, along with all possible forms of reply messages in both directions. See Figure 5–9.

Figure 5–9 Business Action Groups and Business Actions

To create and configure a business action group

1. In the Host Explorer tree, click the business protocol under which you want to create an action group.

   This could be the Pass Through Business Protocol, a business protocol supplied with a Protocol Manager, or a custom business protocol, depending on the attribute definitions you want to use.

2. Click New.

3. In the Host Business Action Group pane on the right, enter a name for the action group.

   See Figure 5–10.

   Figure 5–10 Creating a New Business Action Group

   
   

4. Click Save.

   The new business action group appears in the explorer tree on the left and, in the right pane, a confirmation message is displayed in a new tab: Overrides.

5. As required by the nature of the business messages, modify parameter settings as needed by overriding the default values shown.

   Any modifications you make are inherited by business actions and transaction profiles that use this action group.

6. Click Save.

7. Repeat as needed to create additional action groups for the same business protocol.

To create and configure a business action

1. In the Host Explorer tree, click the business action group under which you want to create a business action group.

2. Click New.

3. In the Host Business Action Group pane on the right, enter a name for the action group and, for Direction, choose either FromPartner or ToPartner.

   See Figure 5–11.

   Figure 5–11 Creating a New Business Action

   
   

4. Click Save.

   The new business action appears in the explorer tree on the left and, in the right pane, a confirmation message is displayed in a new tab: Overrides.

5. As required by the nature of the business message, modify parameter settings as needed by overriding the default values shown.

   Any modifications that you make are inherited by transaction profiles that use this business action.

6. Click Save.

7. Repeat as needed to create additional business actions in the same action group.