EDI Order Acknowledgment Export

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Purpose

Export EDI order acknowledgments to EDI trading partners.

Overview

Use EDI Order Acknowledgment Export to process order acknowledgments (outbound documents) for EDI trading partners set up to receive EDI order acknowledgments.

Note This program is only used with EDI Transaction Management.

You can generate EDI order acknowledgments for orders with sales or quote type order classes.

For export format information, see EDI Order Acknowledgment Export Format.

Order acknowledgments are only processed for order acknowledgment tasks marked as ready to send. For information on marking order acknowledgment tasks as ready to send, see EDI Order Acknowledgment Task Management.

Ribbon Home Tab Buttons

Button

Description

Exit

Click this button to close the EDI Order Acknowledgment Export window.

Process

Click this button to output the order acknowledgments. When you click this button, the number of processed order acknowledgments is displayed. The order acknowledgments are output to the VAN folder in the export folder in the EDI system folder entered in the System Directory field in EDI Control Maintenance.

Inquiry Tab Fields and Buttons

Field or Button

Description

All Trading Partners

Select this check box to process order acknowledgments for all trading partners. This check box is selected by default.

Trade ID

Enter a trading partner ID for which to process order acknowledgments, or click the Lookup button to select a trading partner ID. This field is only enabled if you clear the All Trading Partners check box.

Trade ID Name

Enter a trading partner name for which to process order acknowledgments, or click the Lookup button to select a trading partner name. This field is only enabled if you clear the All Trading Partners check box.

All Trading Partner Groups

Select this check box to process order acknowledgments for all EDI trading partner groups. This check box is selected by default, and is only enabled if the All Trading Partners check box is selected.

Code

Enter an EDI trading partner group for which to process order acknowledgments, or click the Lookup button to select an EDI trading partner group. This field is only enabled if you clear the All Trading Partner Groups check box.

All Customer POs

Select this check box to process order acknowledgments for all customer purchase orders. This check box is cleared by default.

PO

Enter a customer purchase order for which to process order acknowledgments, or click the Lookup button to select a purchase order number.

Customer Code / Billing Customer Code

Select whether to process order acknowledgments for a specific customer or billing customer. This radio set is only enabled if the All Customers check box is cleared.

All Customers

Select this check box to process order acknowledgments for all customers. This check box is cleared by default.

Customer Code

Enter a customer code or billing customer code for which to process order acknowledgments, or click the Lookup button to select a customer code or billing customer code. This is a billing customer code if the Billing Customer Code radio button is selected. This field is only enabled if you clear the All Customers check box.

Name

Enter a customer name or billing customer name for which to process order acknowledgments, or click the Lookup button to select a customer name or billing customer name. This is a billing customer name if the Billing Customer Code radio button is selected.  This field is only enabled if you clear the All Customers check box.

Process Options

Select one of the following options:

  • Unprocessed EDI Order Acknowledgments - Process order acknowledgments for order acknowledgment tasks that are marked as ready to send. For information on marking order acknowledgment tasks as ready to send, see EDI Order Acknowledgment Task Management.

  • Processed EDI Order Acknowledgments - Process previously processed order acknowledgments for order acknowledgment tasks that are marked as ready to send.

  • All EDI Order Acknowledgments - Process previously processed and previously unprocessed order acknowledgments for order acknowledgment tasks that are marked as ready to send.

Print Options Tab Fields and Buttons

Field or Button

Description

Process

Select whether the report is run now or run by Scheduling Assistant. If you select the Schedule radio button, you can specify when the process occurs. These radio buttons are only enabled if the Disable Scheduling Assistant check box is cleared for your user ID in User Profile Maintenance.

Time

Enter the time to output or process, and select AM or PM.

These fields are only enabled if the Schedule radio button is selected, and only available if the Once or Every radio button is selected.

Date

Enter the date (or first date) to output or process. This field is only enabled if the Schedule radio button is selected, and only available if the Once or Every radio button is selected.

Task Occurs

Select one of the following options:

  • Once - Output or process at a specified date and time.

  • Every - Output or process on a recurring basis. You can select to output/process at a specific time:

    • every week on specified days

    • after a specified number of days

    • on the first or last day of each month

    • after a specified number of minutes

  • After - Output/process after a specified task is completed.

These radio buttons are only enabled if you select the Schedule radio button.

Frequency

Select one of the following:

  • Day of Week - Output or process every week on the selected days.

  • Days - Output or process after a specified number of days, starting on a specified date.

  • Month - Output or process on the first or last day of each month, starting on a specified date.

  • Time - Output or process after a specified number of minutes, starting on a specified date.

These radio buttons are only available if you select the Every radio button.

Day of Week

Select the day(s) of the week to output or process.

These check boxes are only enabled if you select the Schedule radio button, and select the Every and Day of Week radio buttons.

Repeat Every X Days

Enter a number of days after which to output or process. This field is only available if you select the Days radio button.

Repeat On

Click the Lookup button and select whether to output or process on the first or last day of the month. This field is only available if you select the Month radio button.

Repeat Every X Minutes

Enter a number of minutes after which to output or process. This field is only available if you select the Time radio button.

Triggering Task Id

Click the Lookup button to select a task ID that will trigger the task. This field is only available if the After radio button is selected.

Triggering Task Name

This field displays the name of the triggering task. This field is only available if the After radio button is selected.

Triggering Task Description

This field displays the description of the triggering task. This field is only available if the After radio button is selected.

Task Description

Enter a description of the task. This can help users understand the purpose of a recurring task.

Scheduling Assistant Queue

Enter an active Scheduling Assistant queue for the task, or click the Lookup button to select a Scheduling Assistant queue. This defaults to the default queue for your user ID. This field is only enabled if you select the Schedule radio button, and you are assigned to a queue other than the Default queue.

External Email

Select this check box to send an email (outside of Apprise, using SMTP) when the task is completed.

Screen Alert

Select this check box to display an alert when the task is completed.

Internal Email

Select this check box to send an internal Apprise email when the task is completed.

Report Files

This grid displays report files set up for the report, and is only available if report files are set up for the program in Report File Maintenance. This grid includes the following columns:

  • Print - Select the check box in this column to output the report file.

  • Number of Copies - Enter the number of copies of the report file to print. This column is only available if you select the Printer radio button.

  • Report Description - This column displays the description of each report file.

  • Report Filename - This column displays the .rpt file name for each report file.

  • Report Name - This column displays the name of each report file.