A Transaction is created by using a Template. Therefore, before creating a Transaction, ensure that you have an activated Template.
To create an Inbound Transaction:
Provide the name and description of the Transaction. The name and description of the Transaction are generated automatically based on the selected Template. You can edit the Transaction name and description that can be up to 48 and 300 characters long.
Click Continue.
Provide the email id in the Contact User. This email id is used to send notification emails regarding the execution of the Transaction.
Click Next to define the Source application account. This screen appears if the Template you are using is created for the Partner to define the account details.
Select the Source application account. You can either use the existing account or create a new one. Click
to add a new account. For information on how to add a new account, refer to Appendix D: Supported Applications.
Click Test to test the connection to your account.
- Click Next to provide the configuration details.
Provide the configuration details of your account.
Field NameDescriptionFolder Location Folder location from where to pick files. Process all the existing records/files To process all the existing files from the specified location. Process duplicate files This option appears only for FTP application. Selecting this option will process any new file that has the same name as the file that has already been processed. This option process the duplicate files as per the retain time defined in the event metadata property. Delete file on success Delete the file once it is processed. File type File format to process the files. Multiple file formats are separated by a comma. Use *.* to process all file formats. Trigger Type You can set trigger through POLLING and CRON EXPRESSION.
POLLING: The time interval during which the Transaction triggers. By default, Transaction triggers after every 10 minutes. Select No polling option to trigger Transaction manually.
CRON EXPRESSION: Define the specific time schedule for the Transaction to trigger. For more information on how to define Cron Expression, click here.
The Source application account and configuration details screen differ depending on the Source application chosen in the Template you are using.Click Next to select the source data format.
Select the source data format and source data layout for the Source application. Source data format is the format in which the data of the source file exist, for example, text, excel. Source data layout is the layout of the source file. You can either use the existing layout or create a new one. Click
to create a new layout. For information on how to create a new layout, refer to Appendix A: File Layouts.
- Click Next to encrypt data.
Select the Is Source File encrypted? check box if the source file is in the encrypted format. The below fields appears. Provide the details in the corresponding fields.
Field NameDescriptionKey Manager Select the Key Manager from the list. To create a Key Manager, visit Account > Security Settings. To create a Key Manager, click here. Key Name The default value is the default. Private Key Password Password of the key. Confirm Password Confirm the password of the key. Click Next to define the mapping. This screen appears only if the Template you are using is created for the Partner to define the mapping.
Click Save & Exit to save the Transaction.
This creates an Inbound Transaction.