3.1 Process External System Details

This topic provides the systematic instructions to maintain an external system that will communicate with FCIS.

  1. On Home screen, type UTDEXSYS in the text box, and click Next.
    The External System Details screen is displayed.

    Figure 3-1 External System Details



  2. On External System Details screen, click New to enter the details.
    For more information on fields, refer to the field description table.

    Table 3-1 External System Details - Field Description

    Field Description
    External System

    The section displays the following fields.

    External System

    Alphanumeric; 12 Characters; Mandatory

    Specify a name for the external system. This should be the same as the Source in an incoming message.

    Description

    Display

    The system displays the description for the selected External System.

    Correlation Pattern

    The section displays the following fields.

    Request

    Optional

    Select a way in which the external system should correlate its request message with the response message, from the adjoining drop-down list. This list displays the following values:
    • Message ID – Select if you want to use message ID of a request message as the Correlation ID in the corresponding response message.
    • Correlation ID – Select if you want to maintain Correlation ID of a request message as the Correlation ID of the corresponding response message.
    Message Exchange Pattern

    The section displays the following fields.

    Request Message

    Optional

    Select a pattern for the generated request message from the adjoining drop-down list. This list displays the following values:
    • Full Screen – Select if you want to view the full screen of the request message.
    • Input Only – Select if you want to view only the input of the request message.

    Note: If you select Full Screen as the request message, the response message will also display Full Screen.

    Response Message

    Optional

    Select a pattern for the generated response message from the adjoining drop-down list. This list displays the following values:
    • Full Screen – Select if you have selected Full Screen for the request message.
    • Primary Key – Select if you have selected Input Only for the request message.
    XSD Validation Required

    Optional

    Check this box if you want to validate the request message against its corresponding XSD.

    Queue

    The section displays the following fields.

    Default Response Queue

    Alphanumeric; 255 Characters; Optional

    Specify a valid response queue name as the default response queue, for each of the In Queue through which the External System will communicate with FCIS.

    Dead Letter Queue

    Alphanumeric; 255 Characters; Optional

    Specify a valid queue as dead letter queue to direct the received messages which are non readable.

    Note: If the Dead Letter Queue is not defined, such messages will be redirected to a queue with the name of the request queue appended with _E.

    Register Response Queue Message ID

    Optional

    Check this box if you want to log the message ID, which is provided by the Response Queue, when a response message is posted into the queue.

    External System Queues

    The section displays the following fields.

    In Queue

    Alphanumeric; 255 Characters; Mandatory

    Specify the name of the queue from which the messages were received. The name of the queue will help identify the external system.

    Note:
    • This is required only if an incoming message does not display the source of the message. An In Queue is mapped to only one External System.
    • You can map multiple queues to a source. System will allow a source to post messages to multiple queues.
    Response Queue

    Alphanumeric; 255 Characters; Optional

    Specify a valid response queue to display the queue name on posting a request message into the In Queue, when the External System fails.Response Queue can be maintained for every In Queue.