Trading Networks 10.3 | Administering and Monitoring B2B Transactions | webMethods Module for EDI | Optional Inbound Processing When Using Trading Networks | Automatically Generating Functional Acknowledgments | Defining a Processing Rule to Deliver FAs
 
Defining a Processing Rule to Deliver FAs
Use the following procedure to create a processing rule to deliver the outbound FA that Module for EDI generates.
*To define a processing rule to deliver outbound FAs
1. In My webMethods: Administration > Integration > B2B > Processing Rules.
2. On the Processing Rules Details page, complete the information based on the following table:
Processing Rule Tab
Description
Criteria
Use to select outbound FAs that Module for EDI generated, based on the following criteria:
*Receiver. If you want to perform different processing based on the receiver, select specific receivers in the Selected box. For information about the receiver set in the BizDocEnvelope for an outbound FA, see Output from the generateFA Service.
*Document Type. The TN document type used for an outbound FA will be one of the following:
*For an ANSI X12: X12 Envelope
*For a UN/EDIFACT: EDIFACT Envelope
*In the Selected box, select the appropriate TN document type.
Extended Criteria
Use to select documents based on the value of custom attributes. In this case, you select documents based on the value of the EDI Outbound FA custom attribute, as shown below.
Attribute
Operator
Value
EDI Outbound FA
Equals
true
Action
Use to specify how to deliver the outbound FA. Use either of the following processing rule actions:
* Execute a Service. Invokes the service you created to deliver the FA.
* Deliver Document By. Batches the outbound FA or delivers it to a VAN. For more information, see Batching EDI Documents and Retrieving and Delivering EDI Documents from and to VANs.
For more information about defining processing rules, see the webMethods Trading Networks Administrator’s Guide for your release.