The Argus Interchange Server is meant to off-load Interchange Service from the Argus Transaction Server. Alternatively, Interchange Service can be installed on the Transaction Server itself. To configure Interchange Services through Interchange Mapping user interface, both must be installed on the same system.
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Obtain a domain account with local administrator privileges.
Uninstall the existing Interchange Services.
Create a network account to enable Interchange Service to communicate with the e-mail system and access the shared folders on the Axway Synchrony Server.
To start the Argus Safety Setup installation wizard, double-click setup.exe.
Click Next >.
The Customer Information dialog box appears.
Enter the parameters and click Next >.
The Default Directory dialog box appears.
Click Browse and navigate to default installation directory for the Argus Safety Solution components.
From the list of available features, select Interchange and click Next.
Click Yes to configure a database for Argus Interchange.
Enter the database name as you want it to appear in Argus Interchange and click Next >.
Enter the database SID and click Next >.
To add an additional database to Argus Interchange, click Yes.
Click OK to reboot.
To set up the Argus Cryptography Key, refer to Section 21.1.3, "Argus Safety 8.1.2 Application Servers".
Select Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools.
Open Component Services.
In the services list, locate the Argus Interchange Service, from the drop-down menu, right-click and select Properties.
In the Electronic Submission Manager Properties dialog box, from the Startup type drop-down list, select Automatic and click Log On tab
In the Log On tab:
In the Logon as Option, select This Account.
From the Company domain list, select the user account.
This account must have local admin privileges and access to all site printers.
Enter and confirm password.
Click Enable.
Click OK.
Note:
You can view the log file at the specified path in the Interchange Service INI file.Log in to the machine where Interchange Service is installed.
Browse to the data folder in the Axway Synchrony installation directory.
Note:
If the data folder is not shared, contact the System Administrator for access to the folders.Verify that you can access the following folders:
<company profile>/ediin
<company profile>/ediout
<company profile>/xmlin
<company profile>/xmlout
Log off of the EDI Gateway machine.
Log in the Interchange Service machine and make sure no password is required for connecting to the shared folders on the EDI gateway machine.
You can configure Interchange Service by changing the items in its initialization (INI) file from the Interchange Mapping interface.
Open ESM Mapping.
Select Administrator > Setup INI File from the menu.
In the Service INI File Setup dialog box, enter the following parameters and click OK.
| Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
| IT E-mail | e-mail address that will be used by Interchange Service in case the transmit time-out occurs (Physical Media or EDI Gateway time-out). |
| Business E-mail | e-mail address where a message can be sent if the Receive ACK time-out value is reached. |
| User E-mail | e-mail address where a message can be sent if the user does not process the E2B Report within the time-out value. |
| Profile Name | MAPI Profile name of the mail account used |
| EDI Software Name | EDI Software name used i.e. Axway Synchrony |
| EDI Database Name | Database name for the EDI software |
| EDI User ID | User name for EDI database |
| EDI Password | Password for the User ID |
| EDI Client Software | Type of database used by the EDI software |
| DTD Path | Path to the location of the DTD file |
| Log File Path | Path where Interchange Service will write the log files |
| Multiple Database Section | Displays all the configured databases for Interchange Service. |
| Delete Button | Removes the entire database configuration from the Interchange Service INI file. |