Creating UN/EDIFACT OTDs from SEF Files

This section describes how you create UN/EDIFACT OTDs using SEF files. The UN/EDIFACT OTD Library includes the SEF files for the OTDs to allow you to customize the OTD as described in the section above. Once you have tailored the SEF file to your business requirements, you can then use the procedure below to recreate the OTD.

To create OTDs from SEF files, you use the SEF OTD wizard to build the OTD using selected SEF files. The SEF OTD wizard is packaged separately from the OTD Library, so make sure that you uploaded the SEF_OTD_Wizard.sar to the ICAN Repository, and used the Update Center in Enterprise Designer to install it. For information, refer to Installing the UN/EDIFACT OTD Library.

To Create UN/EDIFACT OTDs from SEF files

1. In the Explorer tab of the Enterprise Designer, right click the Project, click New, and click Object Type Definition. The New Object Type Definition dialog box appears.

   

2. Click SEF and click Next. The Select SEF File(s) page appears.

3. In the Look In box, navigate to the folder where the SEF file for this OTD resides, and then double-click the SEF file. This adds the file to the selection box as shown below.

   

4. Click Next. The Select OTD Options page appears.

   

5. To include the inner and outer envelopes, select the Include Outer and Inner Envelopes option.

6. To use local codes for segment IDs, select the Segment IDs Using Local Codes option and enter the code.

7. To avoid the OTD using interfaces for date and time types, select the Do Not Use Interfaces for Date and Time Types option.

8. Click Finish.

   The OTD Editor appears, displaying the OTD.