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You can create an EDI Outbound Transaction by using prebuilt EDI Template bundled with Connect. 

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  1. Click Transactions Templates.
  2. On the Templates screen, search EDI Outbound.

  3. Click  for the EDI Outbound Template to create an EDI Transaction.



  4. Connect automatically populates the name and description for the Transaction, you can edit the name and description, if necessary. 



  5. Click Continue to define the Network and Partner.

  6. Select the Network and Partner for which you are creating the Transaction. 



  7. Click Next to define the EDI Configuration. Click here to get more details to define the EDI Configuration.


  8. On EDI Configuration step, do the following:

    1. Type the last used transaction control number in the Last used Transaction Control No text box.


    2. Expand Group Envelope Properties and define the properties.





    3. Expand ISA Envelope Properties and define ISA Envelope.


  9. Click Next to go to Transaction Settings step.

  10. On the Transaction Settings screen, 
    1. Expand Advanced Settings.
    2. In the Repository File Retention field, select a file retention level. The available options are DONT DELETE, DELETE, DELETE ON SUCCESS, and DELETE ON SUCCESS EXCEPT SOURCE DATA. To learn more about these options, refer to this page.

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      The Logging Level and Activities Logging Retention fields are set to default for this Transaction. To set the logging level and logs retention level, follow the steps given below:

      1. Click Configure > Templates.
      2. On the Templates screen, search EDI Outbound.
      3. Click (More> Update Logging Details against the EDI Outbound Template.
      4. On the Update Logging Details screen, select the logging level and logs retention level in the respective fields. To learn more about Logging Level and Activities Logging Retention fields, refer to this page.  


  11. Click Next to define the File as destination for acknowledgement.


  12. Click Next to define the LAN target details.




  13. Click Next to define the encryption. Select Want to encrypt target file? check box if you want to encrypt the destination file. 



  14. Click Next to define the Archival option.



  15. At Create Archive File step, select the Create Archive File (Optional) checkbox. This option will create an archive of the source file in the Archive folder for future access.



    1. Type the folder name to archive the data in the Archive Folder Name. The Transaction will create an archive of the generated output files in the specified folder and location.  

      You need to set the archival folder path in the abpm.solution.b2b.archive.basepath property (Administer > Update System Properties > Solution Properties > EDI Solution Properties > Default B2B Archiving Policy). 

      You may also use a context variable to provide a value for the Archive Folder Name field in the following manner:
      In the Archive Folder Name field, enter the path (where you want to keep the archive folder) followed by $$PARTNER_NAME$$ as shown in the following example.

      where $$PARTNER_NAME$$ is a predefined Context Variable that holds the name of the partner who runs the Transaction, and the archive folder is created with this partner's name.

    2. Click Auto Organised Archive Folder Based On Date checkbox to create folders in the format YYYY/MM/DD to the folder specified in the Archive Folder Name.
    3. Click Add Archive File Time Stamp checkbox to add a time stamp to the archive files.

    4. On clicking the check box, Time Stamp Format field appears. Select the date and time format.  

  16. Click Save & Exit. EDI Outbound Acknowledgement Transaction is created.

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