Preparing Outbound Maps for EDI Agents

This topic provides an overview of preparing outbound maps for EDI agents and discusses how to prepare outbound maps.

When you create an outbound map definition, you define what data the EDI agent needs to extract from the staging tables. In order to select data from the tables, the EDI agent needs to run SQL statements whose details depend on the map definition.

Whenever you create or modify an outbound map definition, you need to run a preparation process that generates the appropriate SQL statements and compiles them into a format that the EDI agent can use. This process creates an SQC file.

Note: You must run the Outbound EDI Agent Preparer process before you can process any outbound EDI transactions. PeopleSoft does not deliver a compiled version of the drivers; you have to compile them for your system.

to access the Prepare Outbound Driver - Run Parameters page, select PeopleTools > EDI Manager > Monitor EDI Processing > Prepare Outbound EDI Driver

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Prepare Outbound Driver - Run Parameters page.

 Prepare Outbound Driver - Run Parameters page

To prepare outbound maps for the EDI agent:

  1. Specify where to put the SQC that contains the outbound map definitions.

    In the ECOUTMAP.SQC Directory field, enter the directory where you want PeopleSoft Process Scheduler to put the SQC. The directory needs to be in the SQR search path of the workstation or server that will run the outbound EDI agent.

  2. Click the Run button.

    The Process Scheduler Request page appears.

  3. Specify the server where you want the SQR compiler to run.

  4. Specify when you want the process to run.

    You will probably want to run the preparation process just once (then run it again after changing or adding maps).

  5. Click the OK button to run (or schedule to run) the outbound map preparation.