Sample Process Models for ANSI X12

The following diagrams illustrate how a sender and a receiver might set up criteria and actions for business processes involving ANSI X12 documents. See the tables after the diagrams for more information.

Note: The steps for sender and receiver are shown in single process models to illustrate how they interact. To establish these business processes, you create a separate process model for each sender and receiver.

The following diagram illustrates the processing of an ANSI X12 Group document.

Step	Description
1	The business process starts when a document (for example, SAP R/3 IDOC) is received from the sender's back-end system.
2	The sender sends an ANSI X12 Group document.
3	The sender waits for the 997 (Functional Acknowledgment).
4	The receiver business process begins when the ANSI X12 Group document is received.
5	In response to the ANSI X12 Group document, the receiver sends the 997 (Functional Acknowledgment) back to the sender.

Following any send or wait step, partners can choose to perform optional business logic.

The following diagram illustrates the processing of an ANSI X12 850 Transaction document.

Step	Description
1	The business process starts when a document (for example, SAP R/3 IDOC) is received from the sender's back-end system.
2	The sender sends an ANSI X12 850 Transaction document.
3	The sender waits for the response document (for example, 855 PO Acknowledgment).
4	The receiver business process begins when the ANSI X12 850 Transaction document is received.
5	In response to the ANSI X12 850 Transaction document, the receiver sends the response document (for example, 855 PO Acknowledgment) back to the sender.

Following any send or wait step, partners can choose to perform optional business logic.