Trading Partner OFTP2 Exchange

This Action performs an OFTP2 Trading Partner data exchange.

 

 

Parameters tab

ACTION

Name — Identifies the name of the Action. The system-generated default name, depicted in the image above, can be changed to a different name to suit your preferences. The Name must be unique within the current Trigger workflow.

 

Notes — Describes the action.

 

Tip: The values in the Name and Notes fields are displayed in a tooltip when you mouse over an Action node.

 

CONNECTION

Partner — Identifies the Trading Partner used in the Trigger Action. The dropdown list displays all the Trading Partners created in AUTOMATION > Trading Partners that are compatible with this Action. For this Action, only the OFTP2 Trading Partner type is supported. Select the desired Trading Partner from the list. The connection information used (e.g., hostname, port, etc.) in this Action is configured in the selected Trading Partner .

Advanced tab

 

EXECUTION

Retry Limit — Identifies the number of times a failed Action is retried before aborting the process.

 

Retry Interval — Identifies the number of seconds in between retries.

Priority — Identifies the Action’s priority. An Action can be interrupted by an Action with a higher priority. The highest priority is 1. The maximum priority value is 1000. Priority comes into play when certain scenarios occur, like when Triggers or transfers are exceeded (see Settings for more information).

 

LOG

Trigger Error Message — This message is used when a Trigger Action fails. First, the message is displayed in the Action History's Trigger Error column (Triggers > History > View). Second, the message is passed to another Trigger that is configured to listen for the Trigger Error event (if such a Trigger has been created). The Trigger Error event is used to handle Trigger errors.  If a Trigger error occurs, the Trigger Error event is raised and executes (providing conditions are met, if any are configured). The Trigger Error Message is accessible in the Trigger Error event Trigger as a variable named TriggerErrorMessage.

 

See the images below. The first depicts the Trigger error message displayed in the history of a failed Trigger action. The second depicts selecting the Trigger Error event type, which will be the Trigger used to handle Trigger errors. Configuring the Trigger Error event type trigger is optional. Use it if you would like to manage Trigger errors. For example, the Trigger Error trigger could include an Action that sends out an email with details regarding the failed Action.

 

 

Buttons

Add Variable — Displays a list of built-in event variables. Each Trigger has several event variables you can use in one or more of the Trigger Action fields. When a variable is selected from the list, it is added to the Action field that is currently active. Built-in event variables are enclosed using the percent sign (e.g., %DomainName%).

 

In addition to using built-in variables, you can also specify a user-defined global variable, created in AUTOMATION > Triggers > Settings. To reference a global variable (Defining global variables), use the %GetGlobalVariable% function.

 

Example: %GetGlobalVariable("DirName")% retrieves the global variable named DirName. When using global variables, specify the variable name enclosed in quotes, as depicted in this example.

 

Add Function — Displays a list of built-in functions. Functions are useful for formatting or parsing a Trigger event variable. When a function is selected from the list, it is added to the Action field that is currently active. For more details about functions and their usage, see Function types.

 

Link Action — Displays a list of Actions. When an Action is selected, the Action ID is returned.

 

An Action ID (a string of alphanumeric characters) is an input parameter used in the GetActionResult function. This function returns the results of a previously executed Action in the current Trigger workflow. This means that Action results can be passed to a linked (following) Action.

 

Note: The GetActionResult function also supports using the Action Name as an input parameter. This is an enhancement added in a more current version of MFT Server.

Using Link Action

  1. Select a field in the Trigger Action that you want to populate using the results of a previous Action.

     

  2. Click Add Function. A list of functions displays.

     

  3. Select GetActionResult(actionId). The field displays %GetActionResult(actionId)%.

     

  4. Highlight the word actionId in the field.

     

  5. Click Link Action. A list of Actions displays.

     

  6. Select an Action. The actionId text is replaced with the Action ID.

Example: The GetActionResult function looks similar to this: %GetActionResult("bee7cd8b-8021-4e19-8f76-1ae382e60c9d")%