GenTran 5.1 User Manual

Gentran:Server for Windows User’s Guide

Gentran:Server for Windows – November 2005

Using Documents

Responding to Documents

4 - 55

The Respond function automatically generates a response document by 
transferring data from an inbound source document. The Respond function is only 
available when all of the following are true:

◗

The In Drawer is the currently selected browser.

◗

One or more documents are selected.

◗

Turn Around translation objects exist for the selected documents. 

The Respond function creates a turnaround document (using the Turn Around 
translation object from the Partner relationship 

–

 see Selecting an inbound 

translation object on page 3 - 62 for instructions) in response to the currently 
selected documents. You can create a turnaround document for non-compliant 
documents (documents with a NotOK status), as well as for compliant documents.

The documents generated by the turnaround process are placed in the Workspace, 
where you can modify them prior to sending. 

Note
To modify a document, a Screen Entry translation object must be set up in the 
outbound relationship for the created document.

Reference
See Creating an Outbound Relationship on page 3 - 66 for instructions on setting 
up an appropriate screen entry translation object.

To respond to one or more documents, complete the following steps: 

1

From the appropriate area of The Desk, select In Drawer.

System response
The system displays the In Drawer Summary dialog box.

2

Select the type of document for the appropriate partner and click 
View.

System response
The system displays the In Drawer Browser.

(Continued on next page)