Control Number Management

Control numbers are used to uniquely identify the interchanges, groups, and transactions that you exchange with a trading partner.

• Interchange control numbers These numbers used by one trading partner uniquely identify each interchange from that trading partner.

• Group control numbers These numbers uniquely identify the functional group within an interchange. For a particular trading partner, the interchange control and functional group control number together uniquely identify each functional group.

• Transaction control numbers These numbers uniquely identify each transaction within a functional group. The interchange control number, functional group control number, and transaction control number together uniquely identify each transaction for a particular trading partner.

TIBCO BusinessConnect™ Container Edition - EDI Protocol powered by Instream® provides the following control number management capabilities:

• Automatic generation of control numbers

• Reset of control numbers for all qualifier IDs.

• Beginning control number specification

• Incrementing of control numbers

• Control number sequencing checking