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Chapter 3 Using TIBCO PartnerExpress on the Client Side : Inbox View

Inbox View
Inbox is the main interface for uploading transaction files, downloading transaction files, and searching transactions. It consists of a side window on the left, and the main window on the right where transactions are listed.
Figure 12 Inbox View
Side Window
The side window contains the following palettes:
All the options in these palettes can be used as query filters in Inbox.
Operations
You can expand the Operations palette to select which transactions and operations you want to display in the main window.
Saved Searches
In the Saved Searches palette, you can create a new search, save the search for reuse, view and edit the details of prebuilt and your customized saved searches.
Creating and saving a new search
You can create a new search and save it for reuse.
To create and save a new search:
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For more information about the search criteria, see the following table:
 
There cannot be more than one Equals operator for the same attribute. For example, ID equals 1 AND ID equals 2 is not valid.
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Search   Starts the search and displays the search results. The search is not saved.
Save search and view results   Starts the search, displays the search results, and saves the search.
Viewing and editing saved searches
You can view and edit the details of prebuilt searches and your customized searches.
To view or edit saved searches:
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In the Saved Searches palette, click the icon, and then click Show saved search with details. The Saved Searches window is displayed.
In the Saved Searches window, there are four types of prebuilt searches, which cannot be deleted or modified, they are Pending Partner Response, Pending Server Response, Server Response Awaiting, and Server Request Awaiting.
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Active In Progress
This palette lists all the uploads and downloads that are in progress for the current logon session. When you click ACTIVE UPLOADS or ACTIVE DOWNLOADS, the Uploads and Downloads window is displayed. In this window, the active downloads or uploads, including both the transfers that are completed and the ones that are in progress currently, are listed.
Calendar
In this palette, you can select a date to view the operations that are performed in the selected date.
Main Window
In the main window, you can create new transactions, upload or download transaction files, view different sorts of information about transactions, refresh a list of transactions, and search transactions.
Creating a New Transaction
To create a new transaction:
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Click New, and then the Create New Transaction window is displayed.
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Select an operation type, Notify or Request/Response.
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Click Browse to specify the file to upload.
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Click Upload to upload the file, or click Cancel to exit.
Uploading a Response File
The Upload button is only available when the status of the selected transaction is Pending partner response.
Click this button to specify and upload a file in response to a previously downloaded server request.
Downloading a Transaction File
The Download button is only available when the status of the selected transaction is either Server Request Awaiting or Server Response Awaiting.
Click this button to download a server request, or to download a response by the PartnerExpress server in response to the previous partner’s request.
A transaction is downloaded and moved to the History view only when a user downloads a Notify type server request initiated by the PartnerExpress server (Figure 2) or a Request/Response type server response initiated by the partner (Figure 3).
Selecting Transaction Information to Display
You can select to view different columns of information about transactions by clicking the Pick Columns icon .
The following columns of information can be displayed:
Refreshing the Transaction List
You can click the icon to refresh the list of transactions displayed in the main window.
Searching Transactions
To search transactions:
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Search item_name in Host
Search item_name in Status
Search item_name in Protocol Name
Search item_name in Operation
Search item_name in Transaction ID
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