Document Filing
After a document has been generated for a declaration, you can transmit the filing document for that declaration using the File Customs action. This action transmits the filing document using the standard Transportation and Global Trade Management Cloud communication mechanisms and updates filing statuses. The File Customs action takes document type, communication method, and external system as input. From 6.3.4 onwards, File Customs action supports the AES filing via HTTP with Descartes as third party vendor who can file on behalf of Global Trade Management Cloud. You can also file the generated EDI through a customer-defined action with any communication method but they must take care to update the statuses.
To facilitate sending the filing document to AES, File Customs action supports the following communication methods.
- HTTP: Global Trade Management Cloud is shipped with an AES FILING VIA DESCARTES GLN, a sample external system, to send HTTPS requests to the Descarte’s GLN system. You can modify the public shipped external system or create a new external system by copying the information from public shipped external system. You must specify GLN URL/User Name and Password. File Custom action sends the filing documents to the HTTP URL of GLN specified on the external system. Next, GLN authenticates the HTTP request and validates the data present in the input EDI. If authentication and validation is successful, it responds back with an acknowledgement of the EDI receipt and files the EDI file to AES system.