Managing Control Number Information

Trading Networks 10.3 | Administering and Monitoring B2B Transactions | webMethods Module for EDI | Defining Control Number Information for Trading Partners | Managing Control Number Information

Defining How Module for EDI Creates the Control Number Sequence

Adding Entries to the EDIControlNumber Table

Configuring Control Number Settings

Updating Control Number Settings

Module for EDI maintains information about control numbers in the EDIControlNumber table, which is a Module for EDI-specific table in the Trading Networks database. The module maintains control number information for unique combinations of:

Sender/receiver

EDI standard and version

Production mode (Production, Test, or Custom). For VDA, the Production mode is always set to Custom.

Type

For ANSI X12 or UN/EDIFACT (and all supported sub-standards), type is one of the following:

Envelope, if the control number is to be used for an interchange header

Group, if the control number is to be used for a group header

For TRADACOMS, type is one of the following:

Envelope, if the control number is to be used for a TRADACOMS transmission header

Batch, if the control number is to be used for a TRADACOMS batch header, a TRADACOMS file header (for example, ORDHDR, ACKHDR, and INVHDR), or a message type for a TRADACOMS file type, (for example, ORDHDR, ACKHDR, and INVHDR).

For VDA, type is Envelope

When Module for EDI is processing an EDI document and requires control number information, the module uses the above information from the EDI document being processed to look up the control number information to use. For example, if the module is validating a group control number, it uses the following information from the group header to locate the EDIControlNumber table entry:

Information from the Group Header
Sender	A
Receiver	B
EDI standard	ANSI X12
Version	4010
Production Mode	Testing
Group Type	PO

The following table lists the actions you can take to manage control number information, as well as where you can find more information about each action.

To...	See...
Define how Module for EDI creates the control number sequence	Defining How Module for EDI Creates the Control Number Sequence
Add entries to the EDIControl Number table for unique combinations of sender/receiver/EDI standard/version/production mode/type	Adding Entries to the EDIControlNumber Table
Configuring control number settings	Configuring Control Number Settings
Updating control number settings	Updating Control Number Settings