CII Envelope Service

Note: This is an internal service that should not be used externally for steps in creating business processes because it is subject to change without notice, and use may cause unpredictable results and loss of data. This section is intended for information purposes only.

The following table provides an overview of the CII Envelope service:

System name
EnvelopeCIIType
Graphical Process Modeler (GPM) categories
All Services, EDI > CII
Description
Relies on the EDI Encoder service to locate the document envelope to be used to envelope the messages. Takes as input one or more messages. Envelopes the messages with a message group header and trailer. Values defined in the CII document envelope associated with the messages are used to build the message group header. Similar to the X12 and EDIFACT envelope services.
Preconfigured?
Yes
Requires third party files?
No
Platform availability
All supported application platforms.
Related services
EDI Encoder service
Application requirements
No
Initiates business processes?
No
Invocation
Runs as part of a predefined EDI business process.

Document Tracking Levels and Performance

You can boost EDI performance in the IBM® Sterling B2B Integrator by using the TRACKING_LEVEL parameter to adjust the tracking level for business processes.

You set the default global settings for the TRACKING_LEVEL parameter in the enveloping.properties file. However, these global settings can be overridden for certain EDI-related services by using the BPML-only TRACKING_LEVEL parameter. This enables you to obtain maximum EDI performance in some business processes and maximum search and tracking functionality in others. This parameter can be set for the following services:

Inbound Services

  • CII Deenvelope service
  • EDIFACT Deenvelope service
  • EDI Post Processor service
  • X12 Deenvelope service
  • Generic Deenvelope service

Outbound Services

  • EDI Encoder service
  • CII Envelope service
  • EDIFACT Envelope service
  • Envelope Generic service
  • X12 Envelope service

This performance boost is done at the expense of Tracking and Search functionality. The tracking level setting affects the following EDI functionality:

  • EDI Correlation Search
  • EDI Document Tracking
  • EDI Reporting

The TRACKING_LEVEL parameter is not available in the IBM Sterling B2B Integrator service configuration or in the GPM: it must be added manually to the BPML. Use the TRACKING_LEVEL parameter with one of the following settings:

Setting
Description
none
Provides the largest EDI performance boost with the least tracking and search functionality. EDI Correlation Search, EDI Document Tracking and EDI Reporting are nonfunctional.
basic
Provides an EDI performance boost while also providing search functionality. EDI Correlation Search is functional. EDI Document Tracking and EDI Reporting are nonfunctional.
full
Default setting. Provides the lowest EDI performance with the highest search and tracking functionality. EDI Correlation Search, EDI Document Tracking and EDI Reporting are fully functional.
Note: Document tracking is turned off by default in the system-defined EDI business processes. If you define an EDI business process and turn Document Tracking on, that will override the TRACKING_LEVEL settings in both the enveloping.properties file and the EDI service parameter.
Note: All EDI services assign a Unique ID to each log message.

Adding Translation Map Name to Process Data

The CII Envelope service automatically adds the name of the map used by the translator (as specified when building the envelope) in an inbound or outbound translation to process data. The CII Envelope service writes the map name into the process data regardless of the reason the translator was invoked; that is, for a compliance check only, or for both compliance check and translation.The map name in process data enables enhanced configuration possibilities for your business process models. For example, you can configure business processes to use the map name for tracking or cross reference purposes, configure decisions in your process models to choose a subprocess according to the map that was run, or to create a report when there are translation errors.