Outbound Action Tab

To configure the outbound action for the Notification transaction, you must configure information in the subtabs of the Outbound Action tab.

• General

• Batching

• Acknowledgement

General Tab

In the General tab, you can configure general information for outbound actions. The following table lists the fields in the General tab of the Outbound Action tab:

Outbound Action: General Tab
Field Description
Name Specify a name for the outbound action.
Description Provide a description for the outbound action.
Direction Specify the Initiator to Responder (prefilled).

Batching Tab

In the Batching tab, you can configure batching information for outbound actions. The following table lists the fields in the Batching tab of the Outbound Action tab:

Outbound Action: Batching Tab
Field Description
Batch Option

Select any one of the following options from the drop-down list:

  • Always: This is the default option. If Scheduled Transmission is enabled in the Scheduled Transmission tab of a trading partner's business agreement with the host, all messages of this transaction type for that trading partner are placed into batches. The batches are sent based upon the settings in the Scheduled Transmission tab of the business agreement. For more information, see Scheduled Transmission.

  • Never: Messages of this transaction type are not to be included in any batches regardless of whether the scheduled transmission has been enabled for a trading partner. All messages of this type are sent immediately to your trading partners, and bypass the schedule time / batch settings for your trading partners.
  • Exclusively: When messages of this transaction type are included in a scheduled batch, they are separated into interchanges containing only messages of this type. With this choice, you can batch transactions based upon transaction type.

    For example, you can batch all 850 transactions and all 860 transactions so that your trading partners receive 850 transactions in one interchange and 860 transactions in another interchange.

    The exclusive batching feature includes two options where TIBCO BusinessConnect Container Edition can transmit:

    • Each interchange in its own document.
    • Multiple interchanges in a single document.

Acknowledgment Tab

In the Acknowledgement tab, you can configure acknowledgment information for outbound actions. The following table lists the fields in the Acknowledgement tab of the Outbound Action tab:

Outbound Action: Acknowledgement Tab
Field Description
Maximum Wait (minutes)

The default waiting time is 1440 minutes.

This is the maximum amount of time that TIBCO BusinessConnect Container Edition waits for an acknowledgment (997 functional acknowledgment transaction) from your trading partner when a message of this type is sent to your trading partner.

If an acknowledgment is not received within the time limit specified, BusinessConnect Container Edition logs an ACK_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT state for the original message, and sends an alert message on the subject prefix.installation.X12.ERROR.TIMEOUT.ACK to the private process.
Reconcile After Timeout Acknowledgments that are received after the timeout period are reconciled and processing of the original message continues. Normally when an acknowledgment times out, the final status of the original message is set to ACK TIMEOUT ERROR. If the acknowledgment is received after the timeout period, it is ignored.
Mark as Completed After Timeout

Final status of Completed with a state of ACK_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT is logged for the original message in the case when the acknowledgment for the message is not received before the specified timeout. If you select this check box and the acknowledgment is received after the timeout, it is ignored.

This feature is useful when your trading partner is sending an acknowledgment only when validation errors occur for the original message. After the acknowledgment timeout period expires, the original message is assumed to be accepted by your trading partner.

For information on configuring acknowledgments, see TIBCO BusinessConnect™ Container Edition - EDI Protocol powered by Instream®, Acknowledgments and Reconciliation."