Inbound Processing: Retrieving Documents from VANs

The Module for EDI provides the VAN.VANConnectivity:getFromVAN service to retrieve documents waiting on a VAN. You can use the Integration Server Administrator to create a scheduled task to have the webMethods Integration Server invoke this service at times you schedule.

You can set the inputs to the service to indicate other optional actions you want the VAN.VANConnectivity:getFromVAN service to take in addition to picking up the waiting documents. The optional actions you can request are:

Retrieve VAN-generated reports while connected to the VAN. The reports that are available depend on the VAN and can change at any time. Contact VANs directly for timely and accurate information.

Note:
You can also pick up documents from a VAN when you deliver documents to a VAN. This is described below in Outbound Processing: Delivering Documents to VANs.

Step	Description
1	Invoke the VAN.VANConnectivity:getFromVAN service. The service connects to the VAN and returns the EDI documents waiting for pickup.
2	Optionally, you can have the VAN.VANConnectivity:getFromVAN service submit the EDI documents it picks up to Trading Networks. The Module for EDI processes the returned EDI documents like it would any inbound EDI documents. For more information, see Processing Inbound EDI Documents. If you do not submit the picked up documents to Trading Networks, you can create your own logic to process the EDI documents returned from the VAN.

For more information about setting up to retrieve inbound EDI documents from a VAN, see webMethods Module for EDI Installation and User’s Guide.