Viewing and Setting Delivery Protocol Parameters

Each B2B Host in ePM is automatically presupplied with the PassThrough delivery protocol. The PassThrough protocol provides no parameter settings beyond the minimum required to deliver and receive message packets without operating on them.

In addition to the Passthrough protocol, each B2B Host may contain one or more other delivery protocols, whose parameter types and possible settings depend on the way in which their delivery protocol attribute definitions (DPADs) were set up in Enterprise Designer:

• Parameters for each Protocol Manager product are described in the corresponding Protocol Manager user’s guide.

• Parameters for custom delivery protocols are determined by the custom DPADs defined in Enterprise Manager.

• Other parameters and their possible settings are determined the delivery protocol’s messaging attribute definitions (MADs) and packaging attribute definitions (PADs). See Parameter and ACK Settings for Delivery Protocols.

Configuring Delivery Action Groups and Delivery Actions

A delivery action is a particular messaging format specification, such as the type of encryption used for message payload and signature. A delivery action group is a collection of delivery actions that logically belong in the same group. See Figure 5–15.

Figure 5–15 Delivery Action Groups and Delivery Actions

To create and configure a delivery action group

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

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

2. Click New.

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

   See Figure 5–16.

   Figure 5–16 Creating a New Delivery Action Group

   
   

4. Click Save.

   The new delivery 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 delivery formats, modify parameter settings as needed by overriding the default values shown.

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

6. Click Save.

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

To create and configure a delivery action

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

2. Click New.

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

4. For Direction, choose either FromPartner or ToPartner.

   See Figure 5–17.

   Figure 5–17 Creating a New Delivery Action

   
   

5. Click Save.

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

6. As required by the nature of the delivery format, modify parameter settings as needed by overriding the default values shown.

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

7. Click Save.

8. Repeat as needed to create additional delivery actions in the same action group.

Parameter and ACK Settings for Delivery Protocols

With only a few exceptions, the parameter settings and acknowledgment settings for delivery protocols are the same as for business protocols. For details, see the following:

• Protocol-Outbound (ToPartner) Parameter and ACK Settings.

• Protocol-Inbound (FromPartner) Parameter and ACK Settings.

• Batch-Outbound (ToPartner) Parameter and ACK Settings and Table 5–22.