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Modifying Message Types

You can modify a message type’s settings, but what you can modify depends on the message type’s usage and protocol:

  1. In the sidebar, select the <host-name> page.

  2. Locate the message type you want to modify.

  3. Change any of the following settings in the Edit message type window:

    Message Type Format What You Can Modify

    Receive from Partners

    EDIFACT or X12

    • Select a different schema file, if the Schema field is set to Customize.

    • Select a different reference map file to map the reference identifiers, business key, and custom attributes.

    • Add new custom message attributes.

    JSON or XML

    • Select a different schema file.

    • Select a different reference map file to map the reference identifiers, business key, and custom attributes.

    Send to Partners

    Any

    Select a different schema file, if the Schema field is set to Customize.

    Source at Host

    EDIFACT or X12

    • Select a different schema file, if the Schema field is set to Customize.

    • Select a different reference map file to map the reference identifiers, business key, and custom attributes.

    • Add new custom message attributes.

    JSON or XML

    • Select a different schema file.

    • Select a different reference map file to map the reference identifiers, business key, and custom attributes.

    Target at Host

    Any

    Select a different schema file, if the Schema field is set to Customize.

  4. To dissociate an associated custom message attribute from a Receive from Partners or Source at Host message type, remove it from the associated reference map.