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PassportGOLD Demo Version
Copyright 1993 by Diversified Systems Resources
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System Requirements
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PassportGOLD runs on an IBM PC, PS/2 or 100% compatible
microcomputer running MS-DOS or PC-DOS version 3.3 and higher.
A minimum of 640K of RAM is required, as well as a hard drive
with at least 10 Meg of available space. A color video adapter
is recommended. PassportGOLD will run on XT class PCs as well as
on systems with faster CPUs (386,etc.). A mouse can be used
with the system.
PassportGOLD uses two communication components. The first
component, expEDIte Base, provides the system the capability to
connect to the ADVANTIS Network. The second component,
DSRconnect, enables direct dial capabilities. Other communications
packages can be used by PassportGOLD but only the two above are
included in the base package. A MODEM must be connected to the PC.
A basic Hayes-compatible 2400 or 9600 baud MODEM is sufficient.
Contact a local dealer for more information, or call DSR Technical Support.
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The User Interface
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PassportGOLD was designed to be easy to use, with pulldown
menus, pop up dialog box data entry windows, lookup tables,
mouse support and online help. The user interface is modeled on
the popular graphical windowing environments, but uses a text
and keyboard interface for enhanced system performance. There
may be some differences between PassportGOLD and other
interfaces you have used, so please take a few moments and
review this section.
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Menu
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ONLINE: Dynamic data entry and custom reports through user
defined screens.
ADMINISTRATION: Menu for EDI maintenance and setup.
EDI PROCESSING: Processes EDI data.
QUIT: Exit PassportGOLD.
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The ADMINISTRATION pulldown menu accesses routines used for EDI
maintenance and setup. Processes called by the menu include:
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FLATFILE SETUP: Setup for EDI processing.
TRADING PARTNER: Trading Partner information update.
VERSIONS: View/update existing EDI versions.
SECURITY: Update user names and passwords.
REFERENCE TABLES: User defined tables.
UTILITIES: Helpful tools for EDI administration.
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Flatfile Setup for a SEND Application
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The FLATFILE SETUP pulldown menu accesses routines used to define the
application file and create EDI maps.
FLATFILE TO EDI: Send application.
APPLICATION SELECTION: Define Application Flatfile.
MAP FLATFILE TO EDI: Map Application Flatfile to EDI Standard.
GROUP DEFINITIONS: Allows multiple documents to be sent within
one GS.
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List of SEND Applications
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SELECT: Define new record indicators and record fields.
COPY: Copy related application information to a new
application name.
ADD: Create a new application.
EDIT: Edit information for the selected application.
DELETE: Delete the entire application record.
REPORT: Print a report on the selected application.
TO FLOPPY: Copy selected application to a floppy disk.
FROM FLOPPY: Copy an application from a floppy disk.
CLOSE: Return to Main Menu.
NOTE: The TO FLOPPY selection allows the user to make backup
copies of the selected SEND application for storage or to copy
the application to send to a Trading Partner who is also using
PassportGOLD.
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Add/Edit SEND Applications
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This function will create/edit a flatfile record format.
NAME: Name of application.
DESCRIPTION: User defined description.
FIXED or VARIABLE: Records can be fixed/variable length.
* FIELD SEPARATOR: Used for variable length record; user enters
the character that will separate each field.
RECORD TYPE START POS: Starting position in the record where
the record format will start.
RECORD TYPE LENGTH: Length of the record type.
*This field is used only for a RECEIVE transaction.
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Setup Record Types (SEND)
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INDICATOR: Add/change a record indicator.
DEFINE: Brings up next screen which lists actual elements for
the selected record indicator.
COPY: Copy the field names of the selected record indicator
to a new field record.
DELETE: Delete the selected record indicator.
CLOSE: Return to previous screen.
NOTE: In the SEND application, the new record indicator (maximum
of 30 characters) points to the application. The new record
indicator is necessary to point the translator to the correct
record type when processing Flatfile to EDI data. In the RECEIVE
application the new record indicator points to the EDI segment.
Flatfile records must be in the same order as the EDI document.
You cannot map an element from a record that has not yet
occurred or has been previously processed.
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Setup Record Format (SEND)
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EDIT: Edit a field format.
ADD: Add additional field formats. Added format will be placed at the
end of the list.
DELETE: Delete a field format.
INSERT: Insert a new field format. The new field added will be inserted
in place of the highlighted selection, which will move down one
position in the list. The SEQ numbers will be automatically
recalculated.
CLOSE: Return to previous screen.
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Edit/Add/Insert Application Format (SEND)
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SEQUENCE NO: Positions the record within the list.
FIELD NAME: Describes the element field; will accept a maximum
of 13 characters.
TYPE: (A) Alphanumeric, (N[0-9]) Numeric, (MM) MMDDYY,
(DD) DDMMYY, (YY) YYMMDD, (TM) TIME.
H/D/S: Header, detail or summary field.
LENGTH: Length of field. Specified field length should be between
1 and 100.
VALUE: Static text within single quotes or variable name.
A literal or Reserved Word placed here will write it to
the Application flatfile. See Appendix for list of Reserved
Words.
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Mapping a SEND Transaction
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Functions accessed here allow outbound data to be mapped to an EDI document.
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List of Maps for a SEND Transaction
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The options available from this screen are :
SELECT: Brings up a list of segments for the selected map.
ADD: Add a new map.
DELETE: Delete a map.
EDIT: Edit map information.
COPY: Copy a map to a new map name.
TO FLOPPY*: Copy a map to a floppy disk.
FROM FLOPPY: Copy a map from a floppy disk.
REPORT: Print a report of all map fields.
CLOSE: Return to Main Menu.
*NOTE: This selection makes a backup copy for storage or a copy
of the map to be sent to your Trading Partner who is also using
PassportGOLD.
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Map Add/Update (SEND)
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VERSION: EDI version the map will be created from (003010,
002040, etc.).
SET: Document type, such as 810 (Invoice).
MAP NAME: Unique name for this map.
DESCRIPTION: Description of this document map.
RECEIVE/SEND: Display only. R or S will automatically
be inserted for Receive/Send.
APPLICATION: Name of application flatfile the map will use.
This name may be the same as the map name.
NOTE: In the EDIT function, the only fields that can be changed
are DESCRIPTION and APPLICATION.
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SEND Segment List
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This function will display a list of segments associated with
the defined document map. The headings of this list, and a brief
description of each, are as follows:
SEQ: Number assigned by PassportGOLD and used to keep the items in the list in order.
items in order.
SEG: ANSI assigned name for the selected document.
DESCRIPTION: ANSI assigned description of the selected segment.
ID: Loop ID. (An example : the N1, N2, N3, and N4 segments,
as a group, may occur more than once. Select
EDIT, then place N1 in the ID field for each
segment in the Loop. The translator will recognize
that a second set N1, N2, N3 and N4 may follow. This
will create an N1 Loop.
USE: Refers to the number of times a segment will occur.
FMT: Points segment to record in the application file.
H/D/S: Header, detail or summary field. Headers must be designated
for translation processing.
The options available from this screen are:
SELECT: Accesses a list of elements for the selected segment.
EDIT: Edit the selected segment.
INSERT: Insert a segment into the list. The inserted segment will be
listed in place of the highlighted segment, which will move
down one place.
DELETE: Delete the highlighted segment.
PassportGOLD will not allow mandatory segments to be
deleted.
CLOSE: Return to previous screen.
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Element List (SEND)
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The Element List screen displays elements that are part of the
segment selected from the previous screen.
SELECT: Select the highlighted element to be mapped
to the application flatfile.
NEXT: Go to the next usage. Multiple usages may be necessary for
repeating segments to be used for different values.
PREVIOUS: Go to previous usage.
CLOSE: Return to previous screen.
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Map (SEND)
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F2 List: List available field names and reserve words.
F4 Prev Usage: Go to previous occurrence.
F5 Next Usage: Go to next occurrence.
F8 Prev Element: Go to previous element.
F9 Next Element: Go to next element.
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MOVE: A value that is held by the variable in the MOVE field will
be placed into the variable in the TO field. Literals,
Application Flatfile fields, and Reserve Words may be used.
TO: EDI element the data is being moved to.
ACCUMULATOR: The MOVE variable must be numeric and the value of the
MOVE variable will be added to the value of the
ACCUMULATOR variable.
SAVE: The constant value can be saved to be used later.
COUNTER: Every time this element is processed the counter variable
will be incremented by one.
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Lower Left Box-+
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IF: Conditional operations can be performed.
Up to three IF conditions may be performed.
CTABLE: Compare Table, useful in converting lists of data.
(See Reference Tables)
VTABLE: Verify Table, useful in verifying lists of data. (See
Reference Tables)
CONCAT: Data may be concatenated or deconcatenated. (See Reference
Tables)
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RECEIVE Application Setup
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EDI TO FLATFILE: Receive application.
APPLICATION SELECTION: Define the application flatfile.
MAP EDI TO FLATFILE : Map the incoming EDI data to the application
flatfile.
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List of RECEIVE Applications
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SELECT: Define data fields in the application.
COPY: Copy all related application information to a new application
name.
ADD: Create a new application.
EDIT: Change information for the selected application.
DELETE: Remove the selected application.
REPORT: Print a report on the selected application.
TO FLOPPY*: Copy the selected application to a floppy disk.
FROM FLOPPY: Copy an application from a floppy disk.
CLOSE: Return to Main Menu.
*NOTE: This selection will make a backup copy of the RECEIVE
application for storage or a copy of the application to send to
another Trading Partner who is also using PassportGOLD.
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Add/Edit RECEIVE Applications
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NAME: Name of application.
DESCRIPTION: User defined description.
FIXED or VARIABLE: Records can be fixed/variable length.
FIELD SEPARATOR: Used for variable length record; user enters the character that will separate
each field.
RECORD TYPE START POS: Starting position in the record where the record
format will start.
RECORD TYPE LENGTH: Length of the key field.
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Setup Record Types (RECEIVE)
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This screen is a list of record types for the application. The
application can have as many as 40 different record types. The
first record type must be entered in FMT 01 and no FMT should be
skipped (i.e. 4 record types should be in FMT 01,02,03,04; not
01,02,05,06). A new record indicator tells the translator when
to create that record (i.e. Rec.FMT01 will be created each time
the BEG segment is read).
INDICATOR: Add/change the description of a new record indicator.
For a RECEIVE application, entry will be a maximum of three
characters and will be an actual EDI segment.
DEFINE: Bring up the next screen which lists all of the actual
elements for the selected record indicator.
COPY: Copy all the field names of the selected record indicator
to a new record field.
DELETE: Delete the selected record indicator.
CLOSE: Return to previous screen.
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Setup Record Format (RECEIVE)
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EDIT: Edit a field format.
ADD: Add additional field formats. Added format will be placed
at the end of the list.
DELETE: Delete a field format.
INSERT: Insert a new field format. The new field added will be
inserted in place of the highlighted selection, which
will automatically move down one position in the list.
The SEQ numbers will be automatically recalculated.
CLOSE: Return to previous screen.
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Edit/Add/Insert Application Format (RECEIVE)
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SEQUENCE NO: Position the record within the list.
(Automatically assigned).
FIELD NAME: Describe the element field using a maximum of 13
characters.
TYPE: (A) Alphanumeric, (N[0-9]) Numeric, (MM) MMDDYY,
(DD) DDMMYY, (YY) YYMMDD, (TM) TIME.
H/D/S: Header, Detail or Summary field.
LENGTH: Length of field. Specified field length should be
between 1 and 100.
VALUE: Data may be inserted using Value. Literals may be
inserted by using single quote marks. RESERVE WORDS
may also be used, simply press @ for list of RESERVED
WORDS.
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Mapping a RECEIVE Transaction
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Functions accessed here allow inbound EDI to be mapped to the
application record.
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List of Maps for a (RECEIVE) Transaction
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SET: EDI document number.
MAP NAME: User defined name of the map.
DESCRIPTION: User defined description of the map.
VERSION: Refers to the EDI version being utilized. Contact DSR
for additional versions.
R/S: Specifies whether the transaction is a RECEIVE or SEND.
APP NAME: User defined application name associated with the selected
map.
The options available from this screen are:
SELECT: Display a list of segments for the selected map.
ADD: Create a new map.
DELETE: Delete a complete map.
EDIT: Edit information for the selected map.
COPY: Copy a complete map to a new map name.
TO FLOPPY: Copy a map to a floppy disk.
FROM FLOPPY: Copy a map from a floppy disk.
REPORT: Print a report of all map fields.
CLOSE: Return to Main Menu.Map Add/Update (RECEIVE)
EDIT Option:
VERSION: EDI version the map will be created from.
SET: Document type, such as 810, 850, etc.
MAP NAME: Unique name for this map.
DESCRIPTION: Description of this document map.
RECEIVE/SEND: Will automatically be inserted for Receive/Send.
APPLICATION: Name of application the map will use. This name may
be the same as the map name.
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RECEIVE Segment List
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This function will display a list of segments associated with
the defined document map. The headings of this list, and a brief
description of each, are as follows:
SEQ: Number assigned by PassportGOLD and used to keep the items
in the list in order.
SEG: ANSI assigned name for the selected document.
DESCRIPTION: ANSI assigned description of the selected segment.
ID: Loop ID.
(An example: the N1, N2, N3, and N4 segments, as a group,
may occur more than once. Select EDIT, then place N1 in
the ID field for each segment in the Loop. The translator
will recognize that a second set of N1, N2, N3 and N4 may
follow. This will create an N1 Loop.
USE: Refers to the number of times a segment will occur a this
sequence in the EDI file.
The options available from this screen are:
SELECT: Select segment to be mapped. Next Screen will be a list of
elements in that segment.
EDIT: Edit the selected segment.
INSERT: Insert a segment into the list. The inserted segment will be
listed in place of the highlighted segment, which will move
down one place.
DELETE: Delete the highlighted segment. PassportGOLD will not
allow mandatory segments to be deleted.
CLOSE: Return to previous screen.Element List (RECEIVE)
This function will display a list of elements that are associated with a
specific segment.
SELECT: Select the highlighted element to be mapped to the
application flatfile.
NEXT: Go to next usage. Multiple usages may be used for repeating
segments to be used for different values.
PREVIOUS: Go to previous usage.
CLOSE: Return to previous screen.
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Map (RECEIVE)
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F2 List: List available field names, and reserve words.
F4 Prev Usage: Go to previous occurrence.
F5 Next Usage: Go to next occurrence.
F8 Prev Element: Go to previous element.
F9 Next Element: Go to next element.
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MOVE: A value that is held by the variable in the MOVE field
will be placed into the variable in the TO field. Literals,
Application Flatfile fields, and Reserve Words may be used.
TO: EDI element the data is being moved to.
ACCUMULATOR: The MOVE variable must be numeric and the
value of the MOVE will be added to the value of
the ACCUMULATOR variable.
SAVE: The constant value can be saved to be used later.
COUNTER: Every time this element is processed the counter variable
will be incremented by one.
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Map (RECEIVE) +
Lower Left Box-+
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IF: Conditional operations can be performed. Up to three IF
conditions may be performed. See COMPARISON box in
lower right corner of screen: = Equal to, < Less than, >
Greater than, <= Less than or equal to, >= Greater than or
equal to, >< Not equal to.
The two small boxes located directly below the word IF are used
to designate additional IF statements. (A=And, O=Or.)
CTABLE: Compare Table, useful in converting lists of data.(See
Reference Tables)
VTABLE: Verify Table, useful in verifying lists of data.
(See Reference Tables)
CONCAT: Data may be concatenated or deconcatenated.
(See Reference Tables)
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Setup Trading Partner (SEND)
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Make this selection to set up Trading Partner information.
Trading Partner List (SEND)
An EDI document may be sent to another Trading Partner. ISA and
GS information is built from the Trading Partner application. A
Trading Partner ID must be set up for each document sent to a
Trading Partner.
EDIT: Change Trading Partner information.
ADD: Add a new Trading Partner to the list.
COPY: Copy the selected Trading Partner to a new trading
partner record.
DELETE: Remove a Trading Partner from the list.
TO FLOPPY*: Copy Trading Partner information to a floppy disk.
FROM FLOPPY: Copy Trading Partner information from a floppy disk.
REPORT: Print a list of Trading Partners.
CLOSE: Return to Main Menu.
*NOTE: This selection will make backup copies for storage or to
send to a Trading Partner using PassportGOLD.
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Edit/Add Trading Partner (SEND)
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RCVR ISA QUAL: Receiver qualifier.
RCVR ISA ID: ID of the Receiver.
RECEIVER GS ID: Receiver GS ID.
OUR ISA QUAL: Sender Qualifier.
OUR ISA ID: Sender ID.
OUR GS ID: Sender ID.
VERSION: EDI Version.
INTERNAL NUMBER: User's internal number for a Trading Partner.
SET: Transaction set ID.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT: Yes or No, whether or not user expects an
acknowledgement from a Trading Partner.
STORE DIAG DATA: Errors in processing can be stored. This may be
useful when testing new EDI applications, but its
use can slow translator processing.
ELEMENT SEP: Use F2 Pick List for element separators.
SEG TERMINATOR: Character used to terminate EDI segments.
MAP NAME: Name of map.
GROUP NAME: Name of group, if applicable.
FLATFILE NAME: Name of the file that will be used as input.
ACCOUNT NO: Advantis Account Number.
USER ID: Advantis User ID Number.
COMPANY NAME: This is a REQUIRED field.
TP START POS: Starting position of the Trading Partner number in
the application flatfile. Position is only necessary
if the TP number is in the application flatfile and
there is more than one Trading Partner being processed.
TP END POS: Ending position of the Trading Partner number in the
application flatfile.
DOC START POS: Starting position of the document key. This key tells
the translator when to start a new document.
DOC END POS: Ending position of the document key.
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ISA (SEND)
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See ISA standards in the ANSIx12 manuals or your Trading Partner's
implementation guide.
AUTHORIZATION CODE QUAL: ISA01 VALUE.
AUTHORIZATION INFO: ISA02 VALUE.
SECURITY CODE QUAL: ISA03 VALUE.
SECURITY INFO: ISA04 VALUE.
INTERCHANGE SENDER QUAL: ISA05 VALUE.
INTERCHANGE SENDER ID: ISA06 VALUE.
INTERCHANGE RECEIVER QUAL: ISA07 VALUE.
INTERCHANGE RECEIVER ID: ISA08 VALUE.
INTERCHANGE DATE: ISA09 VALUE (COMES FROM SYSTEM AT DATE OF
TRANSMISSION.)
INTERCHANGE TIME: ISA10 VALUE (COMES FROM SYSTEM AT TIME OF
TRANSMISSION.)
INTERCHANGE CONTROL ID: ISA11 VALUE (INCREMENTED BY ONE FOR EACH
TRANSMISSION.)
INTERCHANGE VERSION: ISA12 VALUE.
INTERCHANGE CONTROL NO: ISA13 VALUE.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT REQUEST: ISA14 VALUE.
TEST INDICATOR: ISA15 VALUE.
SUB-ELEMENT SEPARATOR: ISA16 VALUE.
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Sender GS Information
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See ANSIx12 Standards or your Trading Partner's implementation
Guide.
FUNCTIONAL ID CODE: GS01 (Supplied by PassportGOLD.)
APPLICATION SENDERS CODE: GS02
APPLICATION RECEIVER CODE: GS03
DATE: GS04 (Supplied by PassportGOLD.)
TIME: GS05 (Supplied by PassportGOLD.)
GROUP CONTROL NUMBER: GS06 (Will be incremented by one each time a
GS is processed for this Trading Partner
on this document.)
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY CODE: GS07
VERSION: GS08
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Setup Trading Partner (RECEIVE)
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This function allows the user to set up information to Receive a
transaction from a Trading Partner.
Trading Partner List (RECEIVE)
EDIT: Change Trading Partner information.
ADD: Add a Trading Partner to the list.
COPY: Copy the selected Trading Partner to a new
Trading Partner record.
DELETE: Remove a Trading Partner from the list.
TO FLOPPY*: Copy Trading Partner information to a floppy disk.
FROM FLOPPY: Copy Trading Partner information from a floppy disk.
REPORT: Print a list of Trading Partners.
CLOSE: Return to Main Menu.
*NOTE: This function can be used to make a copy for backup
purposes or to make a copy to send to another Trading Partner
who is also using PassportGOLD.
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Edit/Add Trading Partner (RECEIVE)
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Each Trading Partner profile is used to match a given map name.
Incoming data is placed into C:\EDIIN\EDIDATA.000. The ISA and
GS information is used to determine the map and flatfile name.
The data is written in the application flatfile format and
placed into the following file:
C:\PASSPORT\EDIINBOX\(Application Name).DAT. Each transmission
is appended to the end. Simply DELETE the file after data is
copied or uploaded to your system.
SENDER QUAL: Sending Trading Partner qualifier.
SENDER ID: Sending Trading Partner ID.
SENDER GS ID: Sending Trading Partner GS ID.
OUR TP QUAL: Your identifying qualifier.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT: Yes or No, whether or not your Trading Partner expects
an acknowledgement from you.
COMPLIANCE ONLY: Compliance checking only for the Acknowledgement. This will only check for complete EDI
transmission control numbers within IEA, GE and SE.
TRANSLATE DATA REPORT: Reports on the EDI data (see HELPFUL REPORTS section
in Appendix) will be translated.
STORE DIAGNOSTIC DATA: Errors in processing are stored if Yes is entered
here. This is useful in testing but will slow
translation.
COMPANY NAME: Name of Trading Partner.
ADDRESS: Address of Trading Partner.
CITY: City where Trading Partner is located.
PHONE: Phone number of Trading Partner.
NOTE: Flatfile name can be the same for multiple Trading Partners which
will send the EDI data into a single, common flatfile.
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Security
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This function allows the addition of User names and Passwords.
Enter the name or ID you wish to Add or Modify in "User Name".
The "Password" section allows Passwords to be assigned. The
"Type" section allows two levels of Security for system entry:
User (U) allows access to all menu items except those on the
ADMINISTRATION menu; Adminstration (S) will allow access to all
menu options.
Log-On List
Date and Time are recorded for each user every time the system
is logged into. DELETE will remove a selected entry from the
report. PRINT will generate a printed report of the Log-On List.
Reference Tables
CROSS-REFERENCE TABLES: Used to change values.
VERIFY TABLES: Used to verify incoming codes.
CONCAT TABLE: Used to join or split data fields.
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Cross-Reference Table
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This screen allows access to add/update cross-reference fields
(SELECT), add a new cross-reference table (ADD), remove a
cross-reference table (DELETE) or return to the previous screen
(CANCEL).
Add Reference Table
This screen allows a user created table name to be added. The
entry line will accept up to six characters.
Selected Table
This screen shows a list of records in cross-reference table. If
Trading Partner ID is "GLOBAL", it will test cross-reference for
all Trading Partners.
Verify Tables
Select Verify Tables to display a list of user defined tables
which will be used to verify data.
Add Verify Table
This screen is used to add a user created table. The data entry
field will accept a maximum of six characters for the Verify
Table Name.
Selected Verify Table
This screen shows a list of verify fields. This list must be
used with the IF test in the EDI map.
The functions available allow verify fields to be added, edited
or deleted.
Concat Table
Elements that require concatenation or deconcatenation
(joining/separating multiple elements) can
be processed with this function. Select ADD/EDIT to
create/modify Concat name and input fields to be
concatenated/deconcatenated. Select DELETE to remove the
selected item. The Concat name must be referenced in the EDI map.
Add/Edit Concat Table
This is the screen used to ADD/EDIT Concat Table. Concat name is
a unique name that the user creates. Application fields are data
items defined in the application flatfile. The Concat name is
used by the map to identify fields to be joined.
Utilities Menu
AUTOEXEC: Executes a .BAT file created by the user to run either
before a SEND application is translated or after a
RECEIVE application has been translated.
COLORS: Change colors of screens.
SYSTEM: Designate the number of days that data should be
retained.
AutoExec
This function allows the user to create and define .BAT files to
be executed before and after translation. This function is
useful for automating SEND and RECEIVE applications.
Colors Menu
This pulldown menu accesses functions that control/change the
colors displayed on all screens.
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System
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Data is stored in its EDI format. If 'Days to keep' is blank,
data will not be deleted and must be manually deleted to remove
it from the files.
WARNING: PassportGOLD will, with a value in the 'Days
to keep' field, automatically and periodically
delete the files, whether or not files have been
backed up on a floppy disk.
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EDI PROCESSING
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This pulldown menu accesses the Communications choices of
PassportGOLD, two supplementary functions for EDI processing
(Flatfile to EDI Conversion and EDI to Flatfile Conversion) and
the management of history (Archive/Restore). The two
supplementary EDI processing choices will cause data to be
translated but not transmitted. The Transmit function of
PassportGOLD will automatically translate data to be
Sent/Received without needing to access these two functions.
Communication Choices
This pulldown menu will access the communications functions of
PassportGOLD. The ADVANTIS selection will allow use of the
Advantis Network. The DIRECT DIAL selection will transmit data
directly without use of a network.
Advantis Menu
The Advantis Menu is used to transmit data via the Advantis
Network. See page 110 [Step 14] for information on setting up an
Advantis account. The Comm Setup and ID Setup functions must be
accessed before transmission can occur. The Transmit Now feature
will allow immediate transmission while the Transmit Later
feature will allow transmission to occur at a specified date and
time.
Transmit Now
When the Transmit Now selection is made, and Comm Setup and ID
Setup completed, PassportGOLD will automatically translate and
transmit the specified data. The screen shown above will be on
view during transmission to the Advantis Network.
Transmit Later
The Transmit Later feature of PassportGOLD allows the user to
specify a time and date for transmission to occur. The time
setting must be specified using the 24 hour clock. If
transmission is to occur at 2:00 p.m. set the time here at
14:00. The date entry must be filled with a valid date.
If you specify month at 01, and day at 43, transmission will
not occur since January obviously does not have 43 days.
Comm Setup
The Communications Setup screen allows you to set the
communication environment that PassportGOLD will use to transmit
data to and from Information Exchange. PassportGOLD is designed
to operate over a dialup connection but is capable of utilizing
other types of connections if used in conjunction with a
communications package that supports an IBM-compatible
HLLAPI (see Connection Type field in this section). The
following sections describe the various fields on the
Communications Setup screen. The Comm Port, Modem Type, Modem
Initialization and the first Phone Number are required. All
other fields are optional or have a default value.
Most fields on the Communication Setup screen have a hotkey.
The hotkey is the highlighted character in the field name. You
may go directly to a field by pressing A and the hotkey.
At the top of the screen is the dialing information. You may
enter up to five telephone numbers. Telephone Number 1 is
required. Telephone Numbers 2 - 5 are optional and are used in
sequence if PassportGOLD cannot connect to the previous number.
For example, if PassportGOLD is unable to establish a connection
to Telephone Number 1 it will automatically try Telephone Number
2. If unable to establish a connection on Telephone Number 2 it
will automatically
try Telephone Number 3 and so on. It is not necessary to enter
numbers for all five Telephone Numbers; PassportGOLD will use as
many numbers as are present.
PHONE NUMBERS
To select a telephone number press @ or click on the Selection
List button (small box with up/down facing arrows at the right
of the Telephone Number field). This will bring up the Select
Phone Number window.
This window allows you to select the telephone number that
PassportGOLD will dial to establish a connection with
Information Exchange. The Select Phone Number window is broken
into three sections: Countries, States and Cities. The currently
selected country is highlighted in the Countries list. The
States list is the active list when the window is displayed with
the highlight bar on the first entry in the list.
Changing Countries -
If you wish to change the current country, press S+W or click
in the Countries list. Highlight the desired country and press Q
or double-click on the desired country. To return to the States
list press W or click in the States list. Note that the contents
of the States and Cities lists change. If you are selecting a
country other than USA or Canada you will need to return to the
Communication Setup screen and specify Worldwide in the
Connection Type field. The
Connection Type of Expedite (which is preset and cannot be
changed) is only supported in these countries so no telephone
numbers will be displayed if you select a country other than one
of these.
Changing States -
Use Y, U, O and I to highlight the desired state. You may also
scroll through the list of states by typing the first letter of
the state to go directly to the first state beginning with that
letter.
Example: If you wish to select Florida press f (see the next
figure ). If the first state is not the one that you want
press U until the one that you want is highlighted. If you are
using a mouse click on the up or down arrow in the scroll bar at
the right side of the States list to scroll the list of states
and click on the desired state. As you scroll through the list
of states the contents of the Cities list will change. When you
have highlighted the desired state press W to jump to the Cities
list or click in the Cities list.
Selecting a City - The Cities list contains all Advantis nodes
in the selected Country and State for the current Connection
Type. Use Y, U, O and I to highlight the desired city. You may
also scroll through the list of cities by typing the first
letter of the city to go directly to the first
city beginning with that letter. If you are using a mouse click
on the up or down arrow in the scroll bar at the right side of
the Cities list to scroll the list of cities and click on the
desired city. Some cities will have more than one entry for
different modem speeds (see figure below). When you have
highlighted the desired city press Q or double-click on it.
You may return to the Communication Setup screen without
selecting a telephone number by pressing D or clicking on the
Cancel button. You may return to the States list by pressing S+W
or clicking
in the States list.
If the city that you are in is not listed, it is normally best
to select Nationwide from the States list and Nationwide Fee
from the Cities list. There is a surcharge applied for using the
Nationwide Fee number so do not use it unless a local number is
not available. Also in certain major metropolitan areas a
flat fee is charged to make a crosstown call. Using a crosstown
number will normally be less expensive than using the Nationwide
Fee number.
After you have selected a telephone number it is returned to the
Communication Setup screen along with a Maximum Baud rate and a
default number of Retries. You may make changes to the
telephone number that was returned by typing in the Telephone
Number field.
NOTE: If you wish to add a number to reach an outside line,
enter it in the Outside Line field at the bottom of the screen.
(Example: you may have to first dial 9 to access an outside
line.)
MAX BAUD
The Max Baud field is the maximum speed supported by the
selected telephone number and the selected modem type. If you
selected a 9600 bps telephone number and a 2400 bps modem then
Max Baud will be 2400 bps.
To Change Max Baud -
Press W to move to the Max Baud field or click in the Max Baud
field
Press @ or click on the Selection List button (small box with
up/down facing arrows at the right of the Max Baud field). A
list of valid modem speeds is displayed (see figure below). Use
the Y or U keys to highlight the desired speed and press Q. If
you are using a mouse double-click on the desired speed.
RETRIES
The Retries field contains the number of times PassportGOLD will
try the associated telephone number before moving on to the next
one.
To Change Retries -
Press W once if you are in the Max Baud field or twice if in the
Telephone Number field. If you are using a mouse click in the
Retries field. Press @ or click on the Selection List button
(small box with up/down facing arrows at the right of the
Retries field). A list of valid Retry numbers is displayed (see
figure below). Use the Y or U keys to highlight the desired
number of Retries and press Q. If you are using a mouse
double-click on the desired number of Retries. You may also
enter Retries by typing the number in the Retries field. Valid
values are 0 to 9.
Only the first Telephone Number, Max Baud and Retries fields
must be filled in, the remaining four are optional. When you
have filled in the desired Telephone Number lines press A plus
hotkey to move to the next desired field (example:A +mto go to
the Modem Type field). If you are using a mouse you may click
on the field that you wish to work with next. You may also
move through the fields by pressing Y, U, W and Q.
OUTSIDE LINE
The Outside Line field is used to specify a number or numbers to
dial out of the local PBX. Many businesses and hotels maintain
their own Private Branch Exchanges. If you wish to dial a
number outside of that business or hotel you must first dial a
number (such as 9) to reach an outside line.
Enter the number required to reach an outside line in this field.
MODEM TYPE
The Modem Type field is used to specify the Manufacturer and
model of your modem. Press @ or click on the Selection List
button (small box with up/down facing arrows at the right of the
Modem Type field). This will bring up the Select Modem window
(see figure below).
There are three columns of information in this window. The first
column (Modem) contains the modem manufacturer and model. The
second column (Baud) contains the maximum speed supported by the
modem. The third column (Init String) contains the
initialization string that PassportGOLD will send to the modem
prior to dialing. You may select a modem from this list,
add a modem to the list, edit an existing modem definition or
delete a modem from the list. Each of these options is
described in the following sections.
To select a modem from the list using the keyboard-
Use theY, U, O and I keys to scroll through the list of modems.
Highlight the desired modem and press Q. You may locate your
modem more quickly by using Quick Find. Quick Find allows you
to reduce the number of selections that you must scroll
through. To use Quick
Find type the first character of your modem manufacturer's name.
The first modem beginning with that character will be
highlighted. If there are a number of manufacturers that begin
with that character you may want to type additional characters.
Each character that you enter will narrow the search further.
For example, if you have a Zoom modem enter a Z. The first
modem manufacturer beginning with Z will be highlighted (usually
Zenith).Next type an O. This will display the first modem manufacturer
beginning with ZO. Use the Y or U keys to highlight your
specific model and press Q or A+o The selected Modem Type and
the Modem Initialization string will be returned to the
Communication Setup screen.
To select a modem from the list using a mouse -
Click on the up or down arrows in the scroll bar on the right
side of the modem list. Double click on the desired modem to
return the Modem Type and the Modem Initialization string to the
Communication Setup screen.
NOTE: If your modem is not listed and you do not have the
necessary information to add it to the list of modems, try
'<Standard Hayes Compatible>'.
To add a modem to the list -
PressA +aor click on the Add button. This will bring up the Add
Modem window (see figure below).
Modem Name - In the Modem Name field type the name of your modem
as you wish it to appear in the Modem list and press Q.
Baud Rate - In the Baud Rate field press @ or click on the
Selection List button (small box with up/down facing arrows at
the right of the field) and select the maximum speed supported
by your
modem. NOTE: If you specify 9600 then your modem must support
the V.32 protocol. Some modem manufacturers support 9600 bps
with a proprietary protocol that is not supported by the
Advantis network. If your modem supports 9600 bps but does not
support the V.32 protocol choose 2400. Highlight the desired
speed and press Q.
Reset - Enter the command to reset the modem to the factory
defaults. This field is optional. Press W to skip this field or
click in the Initialization field.
Initialization - Enter the modem initialization string that will
be sent to the modem prior to dialing. There are two primary
considerations for this field. First, all error correction and
data compression features on the modem must be
turned off. Second, hardware flow control must be turned off.
See your modem manual for the proper commands to turn these
functions off.
After you have entered the initialization string press Q or
click in the next field.
MNP Disable - Enter the command required to disable error
correction and Command data compression. Your modem may use a
different form of correction/compression than MNP (Microcom
Networking Protocol) but you can still enter the commands to
disable these
functions in this field. If you entered the commands to turn
off these functions in the Modem Initialization field it is not
necessary to enter them again in this field. Press Q to move to
the MNP Enable Command field or click in this field.
MNP Enable - This field is not currently used by PassportGOLD.
When you have filled in all of the required values on the Add
Modem screen press A + O or click on the OK button. If you wish
to return to the Select Modem screen without adding a new modem
press D or click on the Cancel button. An example is shown in
the figure below to add a modem called My Modem.
The new modem definition is added to the modem list and is
highlighted on the Select Modem screen (see figure below).
To edit a modem definition using the keyboard-
Use the Y, U, O and I keys to scroll through the list of modems.
Highlight the desired modem and press A + E. You may locate
your modem more quickly by using Quick Find. Quick Find allows
you to reduce the number of selections that you must scroll
through. To use Quick Find type the first character of your
modem manufacturer's name. The first modem beginning with that
character will be highlighted. If there are a number of
manufacturers that begin with that character you may want to
type additional characters. Each character that you enter will
narrow the search further. For example, if you have a Zoom
modem enter a Z. The
first modem manufacturer beginning with Z will be highlighted
(usually Zenith). Next type an O. This will display the first
modem manufacturer beginning with ZO. Use the Y or U keys to
highlight your specific model and press A + E.
To edit a modem definition using a mouse -
Click on the up or down arrows in the scroll bar on the right
side of the modem list. Click on the desired modem to highlight
it then click on the Edit button.An example of the Edit Modem screen for a COMPAQ LTE modem is
shown in the figure below. See the section on adding a modem to
the list for an explanation of the fields.
To delete a modem from the list using the keyboard-
Use the Y, U, O and I keys to scroll through the list of modems.
Highlight the desired modem and press A + D. You may locate
the modem more quickly by using Quick Find. Quick Find allows
you to reduce the number of selections that you must scroll
through. To use Quick Find type the first character of the
modem manufacturer's name. The first modem beginning with that
character will be highlighted. If there are a number of
manufacturers that begin with that character you may want to
type additional characters. Each character that you enter will
narrow the search further. For example, if you want to find a
Zoom modem enter a Z.
The first modem manufacturer beginning with Z will be
highlighted (usually Zenith). Next type an O. This will display
the first modem manufacturer beginning with ZO. Use the Y or U
keys to highlight the desired modem and press A + D.
To delete a modem from the list using a mouse -
Click on the up or down arrows in the scroll bar on the right
side of the modem list. Click on the desired modem to highlight
it then click on the Delete button.
The Delete Modem Confirmation window will be displayed (see
figure below). Press A + Y to delete the modem or click on the
Yes button. If you wish to return to the Select Modem screen
without deleting the modem press A + N or click on the No button.
MODEM INITIALIZATION
The Modem Initialization field contains the initialization
string that is sent to the modem prior to dialing. This value
was returned when you selected a modem from the Select Modem
window. You may edit this value but it is not recommended.
CONNECTION TYPE
The Connection Type field is not an optional field in
PassportGOLD. It is preset to read Expedite and cannot be
changed.
COMM PORT
Use this option to specify the asynchronous communications port
assigned to your modem. PassportGOLD supports COM ports 1 - 4.
Press @ or click on the Selection List button (small box with
up/down facing arrows at the right of the Comm Port field).
This will bring up a list box with the valid options (see figure
below).
Use the Y or U keys to highlight the desired port or
double-click on it if you are using a mouse.
INTERRUPT
Use this option to specify the interrupt level assigned to the
communications port. Enter a value in this field only if your
COM port is using a non-standard interrupt level. The standard
interrupt for COM 1 and 3 is 4 and for COM 2 and 4 the standard
interrupt is 3. Press @ or click on the Selection List button
(small box with up/down facing arrows at the right of the
Interrupt field). This will bring up a list box with the valid
options (see figure below).
Use the Y or U keys to highlight the desired interrupt or
double-click on it if you are using a mouse. If you specify a
value for this field you MUST specify a value for the I/O Addr
field.
I/O ADDR
Enter the input/output address of your COM port in this field.
Enter a value in this field only if your COM port is at a
non-standard I/O address. If you enter a value in this field you
MUST specify a value in the Interrupt field. Enter the four
digit hexadecimal address for your COM
port (example: 03F8).
PHONE TYPE
Use this option to tell PassportGOLD the type of telephone line
your modem is connected to. Telephone lines can be 'Tone' or
'Pulse'. A tone line is one that uses a pushbutton dialer to
enter the telephone number. If the line is a tone line you will
hear a series of beeps or 'tones' as
you dial the number. A pulse line is one that uses the old
rotary or 'coffee grinder' type of dialer. If the telephone
line that you are attempting to use was attached to a handset
with a rotary dialer rather than a push button 'tone' type of
handset check Pulse on the Phone Type field. Note that a push
button phone can still be used with a pulse line. If the
telephone receiver makes a series of clicks when you press a
button then the line is pulse. Use the R or T keys to mark the
appropriate line type or click on the desired line type.
TIME ZONE
Use this field to tell PassportGOLD which time zone you are in.
This information is significant for the Cancel and Audit
commands. The table below shows the meaning of each option.
CDT - Central Daylight Time
CST - Central Standard Time
EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
EST - Eastern Standard Time
MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
MST - Mountain Standard Time
PDT - Pacific Daylight Time
PST - Pacific Standard Time
If you are using the keyboard, use the Y, U, R and T keys to
mark the appropriate time zone. If you are using a mouse, click
on the appropriate time zone.ID Setup
The ID Setup option allows the user to enter Advantis Network
and Information Exchange accounts, userids and passwords.
The top four fields on the screen (Network) apply to the
Advantis Network userid. The next four fields apply to your
mailbox. The Advantis service administrator or Advantis
marketing representative should be able to provide you with this
information.
A description of the Network fields appears below:
1. Account (required): Enter your Advantis Information Network
account name and press enter.
2. UserID (required): Enter your Advantis Information Network
userid and press enter.
3. Password (required): Enter your Advantis Information Network
password and press enter.
4. New Password (optional): Enter a value in this field to
change your Advantis Information Network password. The new
password must:
a. Be 5 to 8 characters long.
b. Contain at least 3 different characters.
c. Not be the same as any of your last 3 passwords.
d. Begin with an alphabetic character.
e. Not be the word 'cancel'.
After you have entered a value press enter . It may be necessary to
change your network password the first time you use your userid.
A description of the Mailbox fields appers below:
1. Account (required): Enter your Advantis Information Exchange
account name and press enter.
2. UserID (required): Enter your Advantis Information Exchange
userid and press enter.
3. Password (required): Enter your Advantis Information
Exchange password and press enter.
4. New Password (optional): Enter a value in this field to
change your Advantis Information Exchange password. The
new password must:
a. Be 5 to 8 characters long.
b. Contain at least 3 different characters.
c. Not be the same as any of your last 3 passwords.
d. Begin with an alphabetic character.
e. Not be the word 'cancel'.
After you have entered a value press enter.
Once you have entered the required information in the above
fields, your ID setup is complete. Press OK to proceed.
Direct Dial Menu
The Direct Dial menu accesses routines used to transmit data
directly without the use of the Advantis Network. The first
selection, Setup, is used to enable communication capabilities.
The other selection, Transmit, will cause transmission to begin.
Direct Dial Communications Setup
The data entry fields on this screen are:
PHONE NO: Enter the complete phone number you wish to transmit to.
OUTSIDE LINE: Place any dial prefixes needed to gain access to an outside line.
INITIALIZATION STRING: The list of modem commands that
are required for the modem to communicate properly with
the remote end.
HANG-UP STRING: The command the modem expects to terminate the connection.
COM PORT: Communication (serial) port to which the modem is
attached.
BAUD RATE: Speed with which the modem communicates.
PARITY: Bit information the remote system is expecting.
DATA LENGTH: Bit stream length the remote system is expecting.
STOP BITS: Number of Start/Stop bits the remote system is expecting.
PROTOCOL: File transfer protocol established by the user.
IRQ: Interrupt level the modem is set to.
BASIC ADDRESS: Hexidecimal address of the communications (serial) port.
This is a required field.
TERMINAL EMULATION: Emulation required to be able to work with the system
interactively.
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Flatfile to EDI Conversion
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This selection will process any files in the EDIOUTBX directory.
This step does not need to be executed prior to transmission.
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EDI to Flatfile Conversion
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This selection will process any file in the EDIIN directory. It
does not need to be executed after a transmission.
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Archive/Restore
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This selection is used to manage historical EDI data.
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Document List
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EDI history data is stored by document. Select the document to
be viewed from this list.
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History List
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All history is stored in the EDI format as it was received or
sent. History is stored by Transaction Set in order of
transmission date. "Receive Date" refers to the date a Send
document was acknowledged. "Archive" selection will copy the
history to a diskette. The "UnArchive" selection will copy
history from a floppy drive into PassportGOLD. The "Retrans"
selection will retranslate a Receive transaction into the
Application Flatfile and will place a Send transaction into a
Queue to be transmitted again. The "Diagnostic" selection
accesses reports on any errors generated by the translator.
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Quit
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The Quit selection will exit the user from PassportGOLD.
Data will automatically be Translated and placed into
C:\PASSPORT\EDIOUT\EDIDATA.OUT. (This file is appended to
until data is sent.)
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Glossary
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ANSI: American National Standards Institute. The recognized coordinator
and clearing-house for information on U.S. Standards.
ANSI ASC X12: American National Standards Institute Accredited Standards
Committee X12. This committee develops and maintains U.S. generic standards
for Electronic Data Interchange.
APPLICATION FLATFILE: File used to interface between EDI and Application.
ARCHIVE: A temporary on-line storage of files imported into or exported from
the translator package.
AREA: An area is normally a specific part of the transaction set as defined
by X12. There are three main areas of a transaction set: Heading, Detail
and Summary.
BAUD: The speed at which data is transmitted.
BLOCK: An amount of data that is moved or addressed as a single unit.
Analogous to a "record".
BLOCKFILE: Unit of transmission for all data between the
beginning and the end.
COMPLIANCE CHECKING: Internal editing of an EDI document. Edits
for ANSIx12 errors in outgoing and incoming documents.
COMPRESSED DATA: A variable length data file where all leading
zeroes, trailing spaces, and trailing delimiters are removed.
CONCATENATION: Merging of multiple fields into one.
CONTROL STRUCTURE: The beginning and ending (header and trailer)
segments for entities in electronic data interchange.
DATA ELEMENT: The smallest named item in the standard. It can
represent a qualifier, a data value, or a textual comment. A
data element has two primary attributes: length and type.
Analogous to a "field".
DATA ELEMENT DELIMITER: A special character which follows every
data element, whether the data element is used or not. This
delimiter or separator is specified in the Interchange Control
Header segment. This delimiter cannot be a character which is
found in any data element in the interchange.
DATA ELEMENT LENGTH: The range, minimum to maximum, of the
number of character positions available to represent the
contents of a data element.
DATA SEGMENT: Data segment is the intermediate unit of
information in a message. A segment consists of a pre-defined
set of functionally related data elements which are identified
by their sequential positions within the segment. A segment
begins with a segment identifier (a unique three character alphabetic
upper case code which uniquely identifies each segment) and ends with a
segment terminator.
DECONCATENATION: A separation of one field that had been
previously formed from multiple fields.
DETAIL AREA: A Detail Area can be defined as the actual body of
the Send or Receive transaction. It is any looping structure
that occurs between the Header and Summary of the transaction
set.
DOCUMENT TURNAROUND: Allows the user to receive a document (such as a
purchase order), then store the data in a database within the translator
package and subsequently create another document ( such as an invoice, ship
notice, etc.). Only a few fields in the outgoing document have to be updated.
ELEMENT SEPARATOR: A special character used to separate elements in a
segment. Defined in the ICS segment.
EXPORT: The translation of EDI data from the translator to an ASCII file
and transfer to an application on another or same computer system.
(EDI to Flatfile).
FRONT-END PROCESSOR: A communication computer associated with a
host computer. Usually a PC Translator package is used to convert the
ANSIx12 code before it is sent to the host computer or to the Network.
FUNCTIONAL GROUP: A collection of related transaction sets.
Beginning and ending segments are used to envelop a complete
functional group of transaction sets.
GS/GE ENVELOPE: Envelope of data that contains one or several
documents of the same type.
HEADING AREA: Area at the beginning of a transaction set which
contains information that relates to the complete transaction
set.
HEADER: The segment which indicates the start of a transaction
to be transmitted. Headers are control structures. Example: ICS
or ISA. See also HEADING AREA.
IMPORT: The translation and transfer of an ASCII flat file into
ANSIx12 data format. The flat file can be from another or same
computer system.
INTERCHANGE: A collection of one or more functional groups sent
from one company to another. One or more transactions are
included in an interchange.
INTERCHANGE ENVELOPE: The header and trailer segment enclosing
one or more functional groups of an EDI transmission to a
trading partner.
MAILBOX: Storage device or location containing currently queued
data for a trading partner.
MAPPING: The process of relating a Flat file to an ANSIx12
document.
MAPPER: Tables or programs used to translate the Flat file to an
ANSIx12 document or translate an ANSIx12 document to a Flat file.
MODEM: MOdulator-DEModulator. A device which converts the signal
from a computer into a series of tones for transmission over the
telephone lines. The process is reversed at the other end.
RECEIVER CODE: A code used to identify the location/organization
to which the data transmission is to be sent.
RECEIVER ID: Identifies the functional group receiver. Used in
the envelope to determine the destination of the data
transmission and is defined by the trading partner.
SEGMENT: A line of data in the standard. It is composed of
elements and is analogous to a "record". See "Data Segment".
Consists of logically related data elements in a defined
sequence.
SEGMENT ID: First field in Segment. This identifies the segment.
SEGMENT TERMINATOR: A special character used to separate
segments in a transaction set. Defined in the ISA segment.
SENDER CODE: A code used to reflect location/organization that
is generating the data transmission.
SET ID: ID or number identifying the Transaction Set.
STAND-ALONE: Total EDI and Document processing is handled within
the translation package.
SUMMARY AREA: Occurs at the end of a transaction set and
contains the information that addresses the results of
summarizations of information in the detail area.
TRAILER: The ending segment of a set of segments. The trailer is
a control structure. Example: ICE or IEA.
TRANSACTION SET: A complete business document. Synonym for
"document" or "message".
TRADING PARTNER: Another company or individual that you normally
conduct business with.
TURN-AROUND DOCUMENT: Ability of EDI Translator to take incoming
EDI document and create an outgoing electronic document.
VERSION: Standard Versions. i.e. 003010, 003020, 003020.
X12: A term which originates from ANSI and refers to the ANSI
standard for inter-industry electronic interchange of business
transactions.
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Reserve Words
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AREA TYPES
H= Header
D= Detail
S= Summary
DATA TYPES
AN = Alphanumeric Data
N0-N9= Numeric (0-9, decimals, signed)
MM = MMDDYY Date Format
DD= DDMMYY
YY= YYMMDD
MAPPING DATA CODES
CONDITIONAL OPERATIONS
> Greater Than
< Less Than
>< Not Equal To
=> Greater Than or Equal To
=< Less Than or Equal To
* Multiply
- Subtract
+ Add
/ Divide
TABLES
@C(Table Name) Cross Reference Tables
~V(Table Name) Verify Table
List of Reserved Words
RESERVED WORD DESCRIPTION
CURRENT-DATE System Date
CURRENT-TIME System Time
GScount Number of GS segments within ISA-IEA
INTPNO Your Internal Trading Partner Number
RECEIVER-ID Receiver ID in the ISA segment
SENDER-ID Sender ID in the ISA segment
SEcount Segment count within document (ST thru SE)
STcount Sequential Count of each ST
ISA01 thru ISA16 Values of the ISA segment
IEA01 thru IEA02 Values of the IEA segment
GS01 thru GS08 Values of the GS segment
GE01 thru GE02 Values of the GE segment
SAVE01 THRU Constant save areas (initialized at
SAVE40 beginning of each ST segment)
SAVE41 THRU Constant save areas (initialized at
SAVE45 beginning of each GS segment)
SAVE46 THRU Constant save areas (initialized at
SAVE50 beginning of each ISA segment)
COUNTER01 THRU Counter total area (initialized at
COUNTER15 beginning of each ST segment)
COUNTER16 THRU Counter total area (initialized at
COUNTER20 beginning of each GS segment)
COUNTER21 THRU Counter total area (initialized at
COUNTER25 beginning of each ISA segment)