Integration Preferences Maintenance

7.1 Integration Preferences Maintenance

Integration Preferences are configured to identify the system who will perform the parsing, outgoing file generation and handoff processing. User can define the integration preference settings for each underlying processing system for these functions for each transaction.

User can define the preferences based on each incoming format or can select a generic configuration for ‘All’ formats of the selected transaction.

Create Integration Preferences:

This screen is used to create Integration Preferences.

Navigation Path:

From the Electronic Data Exchange, select Maintenance, click Integration Preferences, and then click Create Integration Preferences

Figure 7-1 Create Integration Preferences

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Figure 7-2 Add /Edit Screen

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Refer to the following table for specifying details in the above screen:

Note:

Fields marked with ‘*’ are mandatory.

Table 7-1 Field Description

Field Name	Description
Transaction Category *	Select Transaction Category, for selecting a transaction under that category
Transaction Name *	Select Transaction name from the available List. Note: The transaction name list will populate depending on the Transaction Category selected in the previous selection.
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Service Type	Select the service type: Parsing / Handoff / Outgoing / External Validations / Statement for which preferences are to be setup.
Parameters	Enable when Service Provider is Third Party and Integration type is API. Used for giving parameters which can be helpful for integration When Service Type = Statement, Statement Formats will be displayed in the dropdown.
Format	Select Incoming/Outgoing Format for which preferences to be maintained. When Service Type = Parsing/Handoff, Incoming Formats will be displayed in the dropdown. When Service Type = Outgoing, Outgoing & Acknowledgement type formats will be displayed in the dropdown.
Copy Integration Preference	It is displayed based on the Service Type selected. When Service Type = Parsing, all formats configured for Parsing is displayed. When Service Type = Handoff, all formats configured for Handoff is displayed. When Service Type = Outgoing, all formats configured for Outgoing is displayed. When Service Type = Statement, all formats configured for Statement is displayed. Field will be displayed only if there is an existing record in the maintenance table.
Service Provider	Select the system who will process the service selected. Note: Possible Values: OBEDX / Third Party / OBVAM / OBPM If OBEDX, then it's internal parser.
Integration Type	Select the type of integration type whether it is File Based, File & SFTP Based, API and File & API based integration.
Service Consumer	Provide OBRH Service Consumer Name. Note: Displayed when Integration Type selected is either API or File and SFTP
Service Consumer Service	Provide OBRH Service Consumer Service. Note: Displayed when Integration Type selected is either API or File and SFTP
Handoff Format	Display the Handoff format in case of File or File & SFTP based integration.
Outgoing Channel	Display the outgoing channel in case of File or File & SFTP based integration.
FTP Host	Provide the FTP Host in case of SFTP based integration.
FTP Port	Provide the FTP Port in case of SFTP based integration.
FTP User Name	Provide the FTP Username in case of SFTP based integration.
FTP Password	Provide the FTP password in case of SFTP based integration.
FTP File Path	Provide the FTP File Path in case of SFTP based integration.
Is Response Downloadable	Select whether response is downloadable or not.
Response File Path	Provide the response file path where the response files will be placed on the server.
Download Channel Name	Select the channel name from which file will be downloaded.
Dedupe Check Days	Provide the number for days which dedupe to be checked on the response file.
File Filter	Provide the file filter based on which file will be checked.
Retry Count	Number of times retry will be done in case of API based integration.
Chunk Size	Chunks to be created during API based integration.

View Integration Preferences:

By using this screen, user can View, Modify, Delete or Authorize the Integration Preferences Maintenance.

Navigation Path:

From the Electronic Data Exchange, select Maintenance, click Integration Preferences, and then click View Integration Preferences

Figure 7-3 View Integration Preferences

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Click on ‘Audit’ to view the event of operation performed on maintenance.

Perform the following steps to take actions on the Integration Preferences. Click the Options () icon and then click any of the below option:

1. Unlock

To modify the record details. Refer to the Create Integration Preferences section for field level details.

2. Authorize

To authorize the record. Authorizing requires necessary access rights.

Optional: Click View to view the record details.
Select the record to authorize and then click Approve.
Record can also be Rejected by clicking Reject.

3. Delete

To delete the data permanently, which is not yet authorize.

4. Close

To close record temporary

Optional: On the confirmation pop-up window, enter the remark for closing.
Click Confirm to close the record.

5. Reopen

To reopen the maintenance record which is temporary Closed

6. View

To view the Integration Preferences details.

Parent topic: Integration Preferences