Create New Profile

Select Create New Profile on the Configure Info Exchange Profiles screen.

Create a new Info Exchange profile that TraceLink uses to send messages between configured companies, locations, and trade partners.

• Profile ID – The unique identifier for the profile.

  Profile ID cannot contain spaces or special characters.

• B2B Connection Information – The technology protocols that the company specifies for each business-to-bussiness (B2B) relationship. A Network Administrator at TraceLink sets up these options for the company.

• Transactional Maps – The CSV file contains message types and the rules that define how TraceLink processes those messages during inbound or outbound messages.
Formatting the CSV

The CSV file must be properly formatted or it will not be accepted by TraceLink.

When downloading a CSV file, select Save rather than Open, and:

• View the file in MS Excel. See Export a CSV File to Excel in Troubleshooting.
• View the CSV file in a text editor.

The following example is truncated for viewing because of the large amount of element headers. For the complete list of element headers, see the Element Headers drop-down below.

Element Headers

• businessProcess – The TraceLink app that correlates to the message (e.g. Master Data Exchange, Serialized Operations Manager).
• transaction – The type of message for the specific app (e.g. the Product Track module's message TYPE could be Pick/Ship, Return Receipt, Create Initial message, etc.).
• inboundMapName – The name of the file that defines how TraceLink processes inbound messages for that business process and message.

  Contact a TraceLink Technical Consultant or Implementation Project Manager for more information about valid map names. Contact Support if unsure of the specific consultant or manager.

• outboundMapName – The name of the file that defines how TraceLink processes outbound messages for that business process and message.

  Contact a TraceLink Technical Consultant or Implementation Project Manager for more information about valid map names. Contact Support if unsure of the specific consultant or manager.

• configuration – Indicates the manner in which the recipient needs to receive the files (e.g. number of files, maximum size of files, time between file output).
• B2BConnectionOverride – Indicates that the message in the corresponding row should be received with a different B2B connection.

  The connection must be present in the B2B Connection drop-down. If the B2BConnectionOverride column is empty, the transaction uses the B2B Connection set in the Info Exchange Profile.

Example

A	B	C	D	E	F
businessProcess	transaction	inboundMapName	outboundMapName	configuration	B2BConnectionOverride
GOVERNMENT_REPORTING	GR_COMMISSION	TL_XML_GR_Comissions_1_0_IB_V2_1	CN_XML_GR_RelationCreate_1_0_OB_V2_1		TLsupplier
PRODUCTION_TRACKING	PT_SALES_SHIPMENT	TL_XML_EPCIS_SalesShipment_IB_V1_2	GS1USHC_EPCIS_1_0_PT_SalesShipment_OB_V1_2	FILE_SPLIT_SIZE:10.0

1. Enter a Profile ID in the text field.
2. Select a B2B Connection Name from the drop-down.
3. Select Choose File to upload the Transactional Maps.

   See the Download a Sample Transactional Maps File drop-down below for an example map and more information on formatting the CSV file.

4. Select Submit.

   The Configure Info Exchange Profiles screen displays, and TraceLink begins processing the new profile.

• Select MapConfigurationSample.csv.

  The file downloads.

  See Export a CSV File to Excel in Troubleshooting.

Formatting Transactional Map CSV Files

The CSV file must be properly formatted or it will not be accepted by TraceLink.

When downloading a CSV file, select Save rather than Open, and:

• View the file in MS Excel. See Export a CSV File to Excel in Troubleshooting.
• View the CSV file in a text editor.

The following example is truncated for viewing because of the large amount of element headers. For the complete list of element headers, see the Element Headers drop-down below.

Element Headers

• businessProcess – The TraceLink app that correlates to the message (e.g. Master Data Exchange, Serialized Operations Manager).
• transaction – The type of message for the specific app (e.g. the Product Track module's message TYPE could be Pick/Ship, Return Receipt, Create Initial message, etc.).
• inboundMapName – The name of the file that defines how TraceLink processes inbound messages for that business process and message.

  Contact a TraceLink Technical Consultant or Implementation Project Manager for more information about valid map names. Contact Support if unsure of the specific consultant or manager.

• outboundMapName – The name of the file that defines how TraceLink processes outbound messages for that business process and message.

  Contact a TraceLink Technical Consultant or Implementation Project Manager for more information about valid map names. Contact Support if unsure of the specific consultant or manager.

• configuration – Indicates the manner in which the recipient needs to receive the files (e.g. number of files, maximum size of files, time between file output).
• B2BConnectionOverride – Indicates that the message in the corresponding row should be received with a different B2B connection.

  The connection must be present in the B2B Connection drop-down. If the B2BConnectionOverride column is empty, the transaction uses the B2B Connection set in the Info Exchange Profile.

Example

A	B	C	D	E	F
businessProcess	transaction	inboundMapName	outboundMapName	configuration	B2BConnectionOverride
GOVERNMENT_REPORTING	GR_COMMISSION	TL_XML_GR_Comissions_1_0_IB_V2_1	CN_XML_GR_RelationCreate_1_0_OB_V2_1		TLsupplier
PRODUCTION_TRACKING	PT_SALES_SHIPMENT	TL_XML_EPCIS_SalesShipment_IB_V1_2	GS1USHC_EPCIS_1_0_PT_SalesShipment_OB_V1_2	FILE_SPLIT_SIZE:10.0