B2B Control Maintenance Records

The following control maintenance records belong to the B2B (Business-to-Business) category.

Assign IDMS-XML Invoices To A/P Branch

For each branch, enter the A/P branch to which to assign invoices received through IDMS-XML.

B2B Admin Message User/Group

Enter the user or message group to notify of B2B or Ariba errors.

B2B Punchout Product Info Setup

Enter information for punchout edit requests from a buyer network, such as Ariba. More:

BCS - Default Item Comment Type

Enter the default line item comment type for e-commerce orders.

BCXML Application Server Settings

If your company uses the Business Connect XML companion product, use this control record to define how to communicate with the J2EE application server that runs the BCXML application. More:

Default B2B Customer Templates

Enter the customer record to use as a template that defines your company to each of the following buyer network interfaces:

Default IDMS-XML A/P Batch

Enter the default batch ID to display in the Batch ID field of the accounts payable record the system creates when it receives an invoice through IDMS-XML web integration.

Default XML A/P Batch

Enter the default batch ID to display in the Batch ID field of the accounts payable record the system creates when it receives an invoice through XML.

Disable Checking Part #'s, UOM's, And Qty's On IDMS-XML Invoices

Indicate whether to disable the checking of part numbers, units of measure, and quantities on IDMS-XML invoices when the system auto-reconciles invoices.  More:

HTTP.TRANSFER Uses Curl

Indicate whether the system uses curl for B2B communications.

IDMS-XML Admin Message User/Group

Enter the name of the user or message group the system notifies about IDMS-XML errors.

IDMS-XML Default Branch Availability Display

Select which quantity to display for IDMS-XML product availability inquiries. More:

IDMS-XML Default Part # Used For Creating A Nonstock Item

Enter the default product number the system assigns when crating a nonstock item in an IDMS-XML session.

IDMS-XML Default Sales Order Writer

Enter the writer the system assigns to IDMS-XML sales orders.

IDMS-XML Entity Image Attachment Profile

New in Release 9.0.1

Select the Document Image Profile you want to use for the entity image based on your settings in Document Profile Maintenance.

IDMS-XML Inbound Sales Orders Always Use Partner Pricing

Indicate whether the system uses the trading partner's pricing on incoming sales orders. If set to no, the system uses pricing defined in Eclipse.

IDMS-XML Order Image Attachment Profile

New in Release 9.0.1

Select the Document Image Profile you want to use for the order image based on your settings in Document Profile Maintenance.

IDMS-XML Processing Routines

Enter the processing routines for each type of incoming request your system handles. More:

IDMS-XML Session Lifetime In Minutes

Enter the number of minutes after which an IDMS-XML session with no activity expires.

IDMS-XML Site-Level Login and Password

Enter the login and password required for an IDMS-XML inquiry to access your system. If your system does not require a login and password, leave this field blank.

IDMS-XML URL To Local xPost Servlet

Enter the URL that identifies the location of the xPost servlet. For example, enter http://yourserver/xServ/xPost.

IDMS-XML Web Integration Sales Source Setup

New in Release 9.0.2

Indicate the Web Integration client to assign to a specific sales source through the SalesOrderSubmit transaction when using the ClientIdentifier tag.  More:

J2EE Application Server Settings

If your company uses products that use an application server, use this control record to define how to communicate with the J2EE application server currently being used with this account. More:

New IDMS-XML Contact Template

Enter the generic contact record whose default settings your system uses when it creates a new contact record based on data from an IDMS-XML transaction. The system populates the fields in the new record with data from the template record.

New IDMS-XML Customer Template

Enter the generic customer record whose default settings your system uses when it creates a new customer record based on data from an IDMS-XML transaction. The system populates the fields in the new record with data from the template record.

New IDMS-XML Product Template

Enter the generic product record whose default settings your system uses when it creates a new product record based on data from an IDMS-XML transaction. The system populates the fields in the new record with data from the template record, for example, the product description, price line, and list price.

Order Statuses Displayed in IDMS-XML

Enter the status to display in a response to an IDMS-XML order inquiry for each order type.

Order Type

Default Status

Open Bid

Submitted

Open Order

In-Process

Invoiced

Open Balance

Paid

Completed