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Receive from Partners Message Type Settings

The Receive from Partners message type defines the way in which Anypoint Partner Manager transforms the inbound transactions sent from your partner to your organization. You can define the CSV, EDIFACT, JSON, X12, or XML format for the Receive from Partners message type.

CSV

Use the following settings to define CSV as the format for the Receive from Partners message type:

Setting Description Default Required

Usage

Message usage. Allowed value is Receive from Partners.

Yes

Format

Format of the message. Allowed value is CSV.

Yes

Separator character

Character that separates values in the file.

,

Yes

Quote character

Character used as a quote character in the file.

""

Yes

Escape character

Character used as an escape character in the file.

\

Yes

Header line

When selected, Partner Manager skips the header row when it processes a CSV file.

Selected

Ignore empty line

When selected, Partner Manager ignores empty lines when it processes a CSV file.

Selected

Reference identifiers and attributes mapping

Uploaded DataWeave map that extracts the reference identifiers and custom attributes from the payload received from the partner:

  • The extracted reference identifier values are used for dynamic routing into the appropriate message flow.

  • The extracted custom attributes provide visibility into the lifecycle of your B2B workflow. For more information, see Using Custom Messaging Attributes with Message Types.

No

EDIFACT

Use the following settings to define EDIFACT as the format for the Receive from Partners message type:

Setting Description Default Required

Usage

Message usage. Allowed value is Receive from partners.

Yes

Format

Format of the message. Allowed value is EDIFACT.

Yes

Version

EDIFACT version, such as d10b or d96a.

Yes

Message type

EDIFACT message type, such as ORDERS, DESADV, or INVOIC.

Yes

Reference identifiers and attributes mapping

Uploaded DataWeave map that extracts the reference identifiers and custom attributes from the payload received from the partner:

  • The extracted reference identifier values are used for dynamic routing into the appropriate message flow.

  • The extracted custom attributes enable you to have visibility into the lifecycle of your B2B workflow. For more information, see Using Custom Messaging Attributes with Message Types.

No

Schema

EDI schema for the message type. Options include:

  • Use standard EDIFACT-<version>
    Applies the standard EDIFACT schema for the configured format and version.

  • Customize
    Enables you to import a customized EDI schema language file, if you must make adjustments to the standard EDIFACT schema.

    When using the customized EDI schema, you can assign a custom name to the message type definition, for example, EDIFACT-d97a-ORDERS-<PartnerName>.

Use standard EDIFACT <version>

Yes

JSON or XML

Use the following settings to define JSON or XML as the format for the Receive from Partners message type:

Setting Description Default Required

Usage

Message usage. Allowed value is Receive from partners.

Yes

Format

Format of the message. Allowed value is JSON or XML.

Yes

Schema

Imported JSON or XSD schema file for the message type.

No

Message type identifier

Message type identifier value used in the dynamic message routing of inbound B2B transactions:

  • If a schema is associated with the message type, Partner Manager automatically generates the message type identifier from the schema filename.

    You can modify this value.

  • If a schema is not assciated with the message type, you must enter the message type identifier manually.

Your partner must pass the message type identifier as follows when sending inbound messages:

  • If you receive the payload via an HTTP-based endpoint, your partner must pass the message type identifier as the relative path in the HTTP request.

  • If you receive the payload via AS2 or a file-based endpoint protocol such as SFTP or FTP, your partner must prefix the message type identifier to the filename (<message-type-id>_<filename>).

Yes

Reference identifiers and attributes mapping

Uploaded DataWeave map that extracts the reference identifiers, business key, and custom messaging attributes from the payload received from the partner:

  • The extracted reference identifier values are used for dynamic routing into the appropriate message flow.

  • The extracted custom attributes enable you to have visibility into the lifecycle of your B2B workflow. For more information, see Using Custom Messaging Attributes with Message Types.

Yes

X12

Use the following settings to define X12 as the format for the Receive from Partners message type:

Setting Description Default Required

Usage

Message usage. Allowed value is Receive from partners.

Yes

Format

Format of the message. Allowed value is X12.

Yes

Version

X12 version, such as 3010 or 5020.

Yes

Message type

X12 transaction set number, such as 850 (purchase order) or 214( for (shipment status).

Yes

Reference identifiers and attributes mapping

Uploaded DataWeave map that extracts the reference identifiers, business key, and attribute from the payload received from the partner:

  • The extracted reference identifier values are used for dynamic routing into the appropriate message flow.

  • The extracted custom attributes enable you to have visibility into the lifecycle of your B2B workflow. For more information, see Using Custom Messaging Attributes with Message Types.

No

Schema

EDI schema for the message type. Options include:

  • Use standard X12-<version>
    Applies the standard X12 schema for the version and message type configured.

  • Customize
    Enables you to import a customized EDI schema language file if you must make adjustments to the standard X12 schema.

    When using the customized EDI schema, you can assign a custom name to the message type definition, for example, X12-7050-204-PartnerName.

Use standard X12-<version>

Yes

For an example that shows how to customize an X12 schema, see Customize EDI X12 Schema for B2B Integrations in Anypoint Exchange.

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