GenTran 5.1 Manual De Usuario

Tracking Outbound Information

Using Tracking

Gentran:Server for Windows – November 2005

Gentran:Server for Windows User’s Guide

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For outbound processing, the system can import external data through the Import 
command within Gentran:Server or through a Mailbox message (when the 
ContentType is configured to Application/Import). After the file is imported into 
the system, you can send the file or configure Process Control to send the file 
automatically. After a send command, a new mailbox message is created and any 
subsequent send transmissions create a new mailbox message that is related to the 
same external data file that was initially imported.

Data is imported using the following process: 

References
See the following for more information:

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Using Database Tables appendix in the Administration Guide

1

The external data is imported directly into Gentran:Server. This data 
is either coming from an unattended process control (GDW_Import) 
or a manual import.

2

Depending on how the data is imported, either UNATTEND or 
EDIMGR copies the external data file to the External Data folder in 
the system data store.

3

UNATTEND or EDIMGR updates the ExtData_tb with an entry that 
indicates the filename, the date and time from the timestamp on the 
file, the date and time of the action, and the ExtDataKEY

4

UNATTEND or EDIMGR writes the ExtDataType and ExtDataKEY 
parameters to the IPC file (they are called "Type" and "Key," 
respectively, in this file).

5

The Translator executes the import translation object. It obtains the 
ExtDataType and ExtDataKEY from the IPC file and writes the 
ExtDataXref_tb entries that link the documents to the external data 
reference created by EDIMGR or UNATTEND.