Custom Attributes that Module for EDI Sets When Using TRADACOMS

When you install Module for EDI, the following custom attributes are added to Trading Networks. You can use these attributes as criteria when designing processing rules. The following table shows which attributes are stored for each document type (transmission, batch, and file).

Custom Attribute	Transmission Type	Batch Type	File Type
Application Reference	yes	derived from transmission	derived from transmission
Priority Code	yes	derived from transmission	derived from transmission
Detail Message Count	no	no	yes
Has VAT Message	no	no	yes
Has Reconciliation Message	yes	no	no
Is Multiple Envelope	yes	no	no
Version	yes (only valid value is 1)	derived from transmission	no (determined by document type)

Custom Attribute

Description

Envelope CntrlNum Status

Group CntrlNum Status

Transaction CntrlNum Status

These attributes indicate the control number validation status of documents, thus enabling child documents to know the validation status of their parent documents.

When validating document control numbers, Module for EDI sets this attribute to Valid, Duplicate, Out of Sequence, or Not Validated.

For transmission documents, the module only sets the attribute Envelope CntrlNum Status.

For batch documents, the module sets the following attributes:

Envelope CntrlNum Status to indicate the status of the associated transmission document.

Group CntrlNum Status To indicate the status of the associated batch document.

For file documents, the module sets the following attributes:

Envelope CntrlNum Status. Indicates the status of the associated transmission document.

Group CntrlNum Status. Indicates the status of the associated batch document. the module might also set this attribute to Not Present.

Transaction CntrlNum Status. Indicates the status of the associated transaction document.