Release notes for IBM Transformation Extender Pack for Supply Chain EDI, V10.0.1.0

IBM Transformation Extender Pack for Supply Chain EDI, V10.0.1.0 release notes.

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CONTENTS
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About this release
Installation
Known limitations, problems and workarounds
Using the pack with the ITX Design Server UI
Resolved Authorized Program Analysis Reports (APARs)
Contacting customer support
Notices and trademarks

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ABOUT THIS RELEASE
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Where to find the software to download

To download the software for this version of the IBM Transformation Extender Pack for Supply Chain EDI, go to IBM Fix Central.  This location contains files for windows install as well as a project files used with the Design Server.

Note: IBM Transformation Extender was formerly called WebSphere Transformation Extender. Documentation, some interfaces, and some web sites still refer to it as WebSphere Transformation Extender.

What's new in this release

• Project zip files that are used with the new web-based, ITX Design Server. See Using the pack with the ITX Design Server UI.
• EDIFACT currency updates for D18B

Documentation notes
See the online documentation for the latest documentation for this product.

Translated documentation

The online documentation is provided in these languages:

• English (United States)
• French

For the latest product information, see the English version in the online documentation.

Viewing translated documentation

To display translated content in the online documentation:

1. Open the online documentation. A typical URL to the documentation is shown below:
   https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSVSD8_n.n.n/com.ibm.websphere.dtx.welcome.doc/kc_welcome_nnn.html
2. Edit the URL to include the desired language code immediately after "/knowledgecenter":
   https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/<language code>/SSVSD8_n.n.n/com.ibm.websphere.dtx.welcome.doc/kc_welcome_nnn.html
3. As an example, enter language code "/fr" to display French content.
4. Remove the "/<language code>"  to return to the English display.

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INSTALLATION
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Installation prerequisites

Before you install this version of the pack, you must install one of the following versions of IBM Transformation Extender:

• 10.0.x
• 10.0.0
• 9.0.0.3

Deployment to other operating systems

See the individual component documentation for information on deploying to other operating systems.

Installation directories

The pack components are installed in the following directory:

install_dir\packs\supplychain_edi_v10.0.1.0

Where <install_dir> indicates the installation location of the IBM Transformation Extender base product.

Installing the pack on Windows systems

To install the Pack for Supply Chain EDI on Windows systems, perform the following procedures:

1. Obtain the image from IBM Fix Central.

• IBM Transformation Extender 9.0.0.3:  SCE_900_v1001.exe
• IBM Transformation Extender 10.0.0:  SCE_100_v1001.exe
• IBM Transformation Extender 10.0.x:  SCE_100x_v1001.exe

2. Run the SCE_vvv_v1001.exe command for the application and accept the license agreement.
3. At the prompt, select a Complete installation to install the pack.
4. Follow the prompts to complete the installation.

Uninstalling the pack from Design Server 

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USING THE PACK WITH THE DESIGN SERVER
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The ITX Industry packs are provided in a single zip file, containing multiple project zip files. Each zip file is a Design Server project that can be imported into the server database. The project files contain maps, schemas and data files used for various industry standards compliance validation as well as examples and schemas to accelerate implementation for your business processes.

Project summaries

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KNOWN LIMITATIONS, PROBLEMS, AND WORKAROUNDS
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Possible M202 warning when building source maps

Building some of the source maps might trigger M202 warnings similar to the following:
M202    WARNING:
    Map: FormatContrl   Output: TestIndicator Element Good UNB Envelope
    Control EnvelopedContrl
   Parm 2 of EITHER doesn't match required type.
These warnings can be ignored.

EDIFACT version 1 - 3 using syntax level B delimiters

EDIFACT versions prior to version 4 used different non-printable default delimiters for syntax level B (Syntax Id = UNOB), or higher. The EDIFACT type trees do not support these alternate delimiters. If you need to process data that uses these, create modified versions of the EDIFACT type trees that use these alternate delimiters, instead of the default delimiters used by version 4 and by syntax level A in the older standards.

To create modified type trees, follow these instructions:

1. Copy the type tree from the pack to create a separate tree to be used for syntax UNOB interchanges. For example, copy edifd08b.mtt to edifd08b-unob.mtt.
2. Edit the new type tree, to update the following categories. For each change, propagate the change to the item's subtree:
   
   Composite Control EDIFACT EDI
   - Change: Group Subclass ->Format->Component Syntax->Delimiter->Default to <US>
   
   Envelope Control EDIFACT EDI
   - Change: Group Subclass->Format->Component Syntax->Delimiter->Default to <GS>
   - Change: Type Syntax ->Terminator->Default to <FS>
   
   Composite Vxxxx EDIFACT EDI (NOTE: this category must be updated to be Format Explicit, to match its subtypes.)
   - Change: Group Subclass->Format->Component Syntax->Delimiter->Default to <US>
   
   Segment Vxxxx EDIFACT EDI
   - Change: Group Subclass->Format->Component Syntax->Delimiter->Default to <GS>
   - Change: Type Syntax->Terminator->Default to <FS>
3. Analyze and save the new type tree, and use the updated tree in your map, or maps.

Type trees warnings

The following type trees have warnings when analyzed:

• ccx12.mtt (Pack for X12)
• ccedf.mtt (Pack for EDIFACT)

Pack for EDIFACT support for batch messages

The Pack for EDIFACT supports batch messages, but it does not support interactive messages.


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RESOLVED AUTHORIZED PROGRAM ANALYSIS REPORTS (APARs)
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For a list of the APARs that are fixed in this version of the product, see the fix list.

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CONTACTING CUSTOMER SUPPORT
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Contact Customer Support at 1-800-IBM-SERV, or go to the support portal.

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