Quick Start to EDI X12 Outbound Processing

The channel described in this section transforms XML outbound messages. The channel produces an EDI X12 outbound transaction and an XML validation report. EDI X12 outbound data is written to a directory designated for valid output if X12 validation is passed. An EDI X12 validation failure produces an XML validation report and is routed to the rpt subdirectory. EDI X12 outbound data will not be generated if X12 validation fails.

Requirements

The following are required in order to create the X12 outbound processing channel:

A working knowledge of the iWay Service Manager.
The archived channel zip file: XMLtoX12_OB_QS_Pflow_Channel.zip.

Note: For your convenience, the XMLtoX12_OB_QS_Pflow_Channel.zip file is attached to this PDF.

For PDF-compatibility purposes, the file extension of the XMLtoX12_OB_QS_Pflow_Channel.zip file is temporarily renamed to .zap. After saving this file to your system, you must rename this extension back to .zip before it can be imported to iWay Service Manager.

Save the XMLtoX12_OB_QS_Pflow_Channel.zip file to the following location:
```
<iWaySMHome>\etc\repository\manager\archives
```
where:
<iWaySMHome>
Is the directory where iWay Service Manager is installed (for example, C:\Program Files\iWay61).
The input data files representing valid and invalid data (X12_4010_311_good_sample.xml and X12_4010_810_bad_sample.xml).

Note: For your convenience, the input data files are also attached to this PDF.
X12 Ebix (e-Business Information Exchange) from http://techsupport.informationbuilders.com.

Outbound X12 Directory Structure

Create an outbound X12 directory structure on your local drive (C or D) for all your files, as shown in the following image.

Procedure: How to Download and Save the X12 Ebix

In order to download and save the X12 Ebix:

Enter the following URL in a web browser:

http://techsupport.informationbuilders.com

On the right-hand side of the webpage, click My Downloads/Shipment.
A logon window is displayed.
Login using your Global ID and password.
Note: If you do not have a Global ID and password, you must contact iWay Technical support.
Download the X12_4010_pipeline.ebx file.
Save the downloaded X12 Ebix file to the following directory
```
<iWaySMHOME>\etc\manager\packages
```
where:
<iWaySMHOME>
Is the directory where iWay Service Manager is installed (for example, C:\Program Files\iWay61).

Procedure: How to Import Components from a Repository Archive

To import components from a repository archive:

Open the iWay Service Manager Administration Console, click Tools in the top pane, and then Archive Manager in the left pane.
Select Import components from a repository archive and click Next.

A list of available repository archives is displayed.
Select XMLtoX12_OB_QS_Pflow_Channel and click Next.
Note: You must ensure that the XMLtoX12_OB_QS_Pflow_Channel.zip file has been copied to the <iWaySMHome>\etc\repository\manager\archives directory to see the repository archive listed as shown in the above image.

A confirmation pane that informs you whether the import was successful is displayed.
Click Next, and then click Finish.

Procedure: How to Update Outbound Registers

If your outbound X12 directory structure was created on a local drive other than C, you must update the outbound registers. To update the outbound registers:

In the iWay Service Manager Administration Console, click Registry in the top pane, and then Registers in the left pane.
Select XMLX12 in the Name column.

The Registers / XMLX12 pane is displayed.
In the Value column, update the drive letters accordingly for the outbound X12 directory structure.
Once all the drive letters are updated, click Finish.

Procedure: How to Upload the X12 Ebix to iWay Service Manager

Note: This section can be skipped if the X12 Ebix was downloaded and saved during the inbound quick start configuration, as described in Quick Start to EDI X12 Inbound Processing.

To upload the X12 Ebix to iWay Service Manager:

In the iWay Service Manager Administration Console, click Registry in the top pane, and then Ebix in the left pane.
Click the Add button.
Click Browse and navigate to the directory where the downloaded Ebix was saved (<iWaySMHome>\etc\manager\packages).
Select the X12_4010_pipeline.ebx file.
Click Next.
Enter a unique name to identify the X12 Ebix and an optional description.
Click Finish.

Procedure: How to Add X12 Ebix Components to a Channel

To add the X12 Ebix components to a channel:

In the iWay Service Manager Administration Console, click Registry in the top pane, and then Channels in the left pane.
Click the number (0) in the Ebix column for XMLtoX12_OB_QS_Pflow_Channel.
Click the Add button.
Select the added X12 Ebix component (X12_4010_Ebix).
Click Finish.

Procedure: How to Build, Deploy, and Test Your Channel

To build, deploy, and test your channel:

In the iWay Service Manager Administration Console, click Registry in the top pane, and then Channels in the left pane.
Select the imported outbound X12 channel (XMLtoX12_OB_QS_Pflow_Channel).
The following pane is displayed.
Click Build.
The build results for the outbound channel (XMLtoX12_OB_QS_Pflow_Channel) are displayed.
Click Deployments at the top of the console.

The Channels pane is displayed.
Click Deploy.
A list of available channels that are ready for deployment is displayed.
Select XMLtoX12_OB_QS_Pflow_Channel and click Deploy.
Click the red X in the Status column to start the channel.
A green check mark is now visible in the Status column.

The channel (XMLtoX12_OB_QS_Pflow_Channel) is ready to accept inbound XML data.
From Windows Explorer, copy the provided test file, X12_410_311_good_sample.xml (compliant EDI X12 file), as shown in the following image.
Paste the test file into the following input directory:
```
C:\X12\inputdir\xml_x12
```
The output is placed in the outputdir subdirectories, which have been created in the outbound X12 directory structure.