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M

mailbox.   In Information Exchange, a database that contains records that represent orders and receipts for processed orders. In DataInterchange, the Client terminology for a Requester Profile; REQPROF on DataInterchange Host.

map.  A transaction set customized to match the format that two trading partners have agreed to use for exchanging one type of transaction.

maximum use.  In DataInterchange, a number indicating the maximum number of times a segment can be used in a transaction set or the maximum number of times a data format loop or record can be repeated.

member.  (1) In DataInterchange (but not DataInterchange Client), a collection of data for one entry in a profile. For example, a member of the trading partner profile contains data about one trading partner.
(2) In Information Exchange, the text of a message or document that is stored in a library.

message.  (1) In DataInterchange, a free-form, usually short, communication to a trading partner. In UN/EDIFACT standards, a group of logically related data that make up an electronic business document, such as an invoice. (2) Any piece of data that users send or receive. (3) The smallest subdivision of information that can be sent from one user to another. (4) An instruction or explanation on the screen that describes what the system is doing or warns that the system has detected an error.

message acknowledgment.  A response from Information Exchange or another GXS Application Hosting component indicating that a message was delivered, received, purged, or various combinations of the three. (Top)

message-arrival event.  In Information Exchange events, the arrival of a message that meets criteria defined in the message-arrival definition. (Top)

message-arrival definition.  In Information Exchange events, criteria defined by the mailbox owner for message-arrival notification. (Top)

message class.  In Information Exchange, a category agreed upon by trading partners that is used to group mail. (Top)

message command.  In Expedite and Expedite Base, a command that pertains to the transferring of files or data. Place message commands in the  message command file (such as INMSG or basein.msg). (Top)

message group.  In Information Exchange, a collection of messages that is treated as a single entity. A file of records to be printed as a single report is an example of a message group. (Top)

message header.  The leading part of a message that contains information, such as the source or destination code of the message.  See also header. (Top)

message log.  The file in which DataInterchange Client logs messages about errors that occur within the client. The messages are logged after they have been displayed. (Top)

message response file.  A file that contains the Expedite and Information Exchange replies to certain message commands. In Expedite Base for Windows, this file is baseout.msg; in Expedite Base/MVS, this file is OUTMSG. (Top)

message sequence. A user-defined field that can be used to help identify a message. Information Exchange does not use the information in this field. (Top)

message transfer agent (MTA).  An X.400 term to describe a functional component of an X.400 messaging system. An MTA provides message transfer services by interacting with originating user agents, relaying messages to other MTAs, and interacting with recipient user agents. MTAs relay and deliver messages in a store-and-forward fashion. (Top)

method.  In object-oriented design or programming, the software that implements the behavior specified by an operation. (Top)

MIME.  See multipurpose Internet mail extensions. (Top)

MTA.  Message transfer agent. (Top)

multipurpose Internet mail extensions (MIME).  An Internet standard for identifying the type of object being transferred across the Internet.  MIME types include several variants of audio, graphics, and video.  (Top)

MVS.  Multiple virtual storage. (Top)

N

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).  In the United States, this was formerly the National Bureau of Standards. (Top)

network.  A configuration of data processing devices and software connected for information interchange. (Top)

network acknowledgment.  A response from the network indicating the status of an interchange envelope, such as sent or received. Contrast with functional acknowledgment. (Top)

network commands.  The DataInterchange Client terminology for Network Operations profiles; NETOP on DataInterchange Host. (Top)

network profile.  The DataInterchange Client terminology for NETPROF members on DataInterchange Host. (Top)

NIST.  National Institute of Standards and Technology. (Top)

non EDI data.  Rules defined by NIST to enable X.400 users to exchange binary files through the 1984 X.400 InterPersonal Messaging Services. (Top)

notify.   An online service for reporting problems to the network. (Top)

O

object.  In object-oriented design or programming, a concrete realization of a class that consists of data and the operations associated with that data. (Top)

ODBC.  Open Data Base Connectivity. (Top)

ODETTE.   Organization for Data Exchange through Teletransmission in Europe. (Top)

Open Data Base Connectivity (OBDC).  An industry standard for making connections between a variety of software products and databases on different hardware platforms. (Top)

Open Systems Information (OSI).  A seven-layer standard for communications. (Top)

order.  In Expedite for Windows, this is an Information Exchange request. The order object represents the Expedite Base commands in Expedite for Windows. (Top)

order shelf.  In Expedite for Windows, when you create an order, the program stores the order as part of a set in the mailbox database, known as the order shelf. (Top)

order receipt.  Expedite for Windows provides a confirmation of the results of order processing that corresponds to a record in the output file of Expedite. (Top)

organizational alias.  An alternative name that can be used within an account. (Top)

organizational alias table.   An alias table set up within an account, or a company-wide alias table. (Top)

OSI.  Open Systems Information. (Top)

outbound.  In communication, pertaining to data that is sent to the network.  Contrast with inbound. (Top)

owning account.   In Information Exchange, the account that owns a library. (Top)

P

parameter.  (1) A variable that is given a constant value for a specified application and that may denote the application. (2) An item in a menu for which the user or the system provides a value when the menu is interpreted. (3) Data passed between programs or procedures. (Top)

password.  A combination of confidential characters that users enter when they log on to prevent unauthorized access of their systems and data. (Top)

path qualified mapping.  In DataInterchange, a form of mapping in which all occurrences of a loop or repeating segment are mapped to the same repeating structure in the data format. (Top)

permanent distribution list.  A distribution list stored permanently in Information Exchange. (Top)

PKI.  See Public Key Infrastructure. (Top)

private alias.   In Information Exchange, an alias that can be used only by the user who created it. (Top)

private alias table.    An alias table set up for an individual user. (Top)

private key.   In computer security, a key that is know only to its owner. Contrast with public key. See public key cryptography. (Top)

Private Management Domain (PRMD).  A management domain made up of the X.400 messaging systems managed by an organization. (Top)

PRMD .  Private Management Domain. (Top)

project coordinator.   An GXS project manager who works with an in-network translation customer to: (a) manage the development of translation maps, trading partner definitions, and, optionally, Web-based forms; (b) coordinate the communications between the customer and in-network developers who are creating the translation map and forms; (c) provide status information and create, maintain, and distribute a project tracking document as the implementation work progresses; (d) arrange for testing between the customer's system, the in-network translation service, and one trading partner; (e) obtain the customer's signoff when setup and testing is complete. (Top)

projects.  In Expedite for Windows, a naming mechanism that allows multiple users or applications (one at a time) access to the same copy of Expedite for Windows. (Top)

profile.  In DataInterchange, a collection of descriptive information such as networks, trading partners, or applications. (Top)

profile type.  A category of users who have the same characteristics for using Information Exchange functions. (Top)

program directory.  A document shipped with each release of a product that describes the detailed content of the product. (Top)

profile command file (INPRO). In Expedite Base/MVS, a file in which you place profile commands pertaining to profile-specific information, such as you passwords, user ID, and account. (Top)

profile response file (OUTPRO).  In Expedite Base/MVS, a file containing Expedite and Information Exchange replies to certain profile commands. (Top)

protocol.   A prearranged procedure for communication. (Top)

public key.  In computer security, a key that is made available to everyone. Contrast with private key. See public key cryptography. (Top)

public key cryptography.  In computer security, cryptography in which public keys and private keys are used for encryption and decryption. (Top)

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).  In computer security, a security architecture based on public key cryptography. (Top)

purge acknowledgment.  The acknowledgment generated by Information Exchange when a message reaches the storage time limit and is purged from the receiver's mailbox. (Top)

P2. (1) The protocol for messaging headers used for interpersonal messaging (IPM) in an X.400 message handling system. (2) An ITU-T recommendation, which describes the IPM (E-mail) message content type with the X.400 application protocol. (3) A data convention adopted by the European Trade Electronic Data Interchange System (TEDIS) program to enable X.400 users to exchange EDI data through an 1984 X.400 interpersonal messaging (IPM) service. (Top)

P35. (1) The EDI message header enhancement to X.400 that enables EDI-specific addressing, routing, and handling of EDI messaging. (2) An ITU-T recommendation, which describes the EDI Message content type with the X.400 Application Protocol, formerly known as PEDI. (Top)

R

receipt acknowledgment.  A confirmation generated by Information Exchange when a file reaches the receiver's mailbox after a successful session. (Top)

receipt shelf.   When Expedite for Windows creates a receipt for order processing, it stores the receipt as part of a set in the mailbox database, known as the receipt shelf. (Top)

receiver.  The trading partner to whom you are sending information.  In Information Exchange, the user or users to whose mailboxes you are sending or retrieving information. (Top)

receive-side charges.   The charges that users incur when they receive messages through Information Exchange. (Top)

receive trace.  A trace of a receive issued to Information Exchange that details the parameters used in the receive command and is part of the session trail information.  See session trace. (Top)

record.  In DataInterchange, a logical grouping of related data elements. (Top)

record id info.   The DataInterchange Client terminology for Data Format control information. (Top)

redirect.  In Information Exchange, the diversion or redirection of a message to an alternate mailbox instead of to the original intended receiver's mailbox. (Top)

release character.  The character that indicates that a separator or delimiter is to be used as text data instead of as a separator or delimiter. The release character must immediately precede the delimiter. (Top)

remote job entry (RJE).  To submit a series of commands through a terminal or processor that has access to a computer through a data link. (Top)

requester.  See mailbox. (Top)

response file.  An output file into which Expedite Base/MVS echoes commands from INPRO and INMSG along with their associated return codes. (Top)

reverse translation table .  In DataInterchange, a user-defined table that translates data values that differ between trading partners. For example, if a manufacturer and supplier have different part numbers for the same item, each company can use its own part number and have it converted to the other company's part number during translation. Reverse translation tables translate standard values to local values. (Top)

Request Manager.  The component of Expedite for Windows that manages the databases and Information Exchange sessions. (Top)

reset.  (1) A type of session recovery that indicates Expedite for Windows  should mark unprocessed orders as pending and enable the mailbox ID. When the session is resumed, Expedite starts processing at the beginning of the first order marked pending. Note that if you were sending multiple EDI envelopes from a single file, and the session is interrupted, if you reset the session, it will resume sending envelopes from the beginning of the file. (2) A session recovery state that indicates the error that interrupted the session prevents the session from being resumed. (Top)

restart.  (1) A session recovery state that indicates Expedite for Windows has recorded commit information during the session and can resume processing at the last checkpoint when the session is resumed.  (2) To resume a session at the last checkpoint. (Top)

RJE. Remote job entry. (Top)

Runtime.  The DataInterchange Client database that houses data common to the DataInterchange Host and DataInterchange Client. (Top)

S

scheduled event.  In Information Exchange, an event that occurs on a specified schedule. (Top)

scheduled event definition.  Criteria determined by the user for a scheduled event. (Top)

secure hypertext transmission protocol (HTTPS).  A Web protocol that encrypts and decrypts Web page requests and the pages that are returned by the Web server. (Top)

secure MIME (S-MIME).  A public key encryption protocol for multipurpose Internet mail extensions (MIME) attachments to electronic mail messages. (Top)

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).  A security protocol that allows the client to authenticate the server and all data and requests to be encrypted. SSL was developed by Netscape Communications Corp. and RSA Data Security, Inc. (Top)

security administrator .  In DataInterchange, the person who controls access to business data and program functions. (Top)

segment.  In DataInterchange, a group of related data elements. A segment is a single line in a transaction set, beginning with a function identifier and ending with a segment terminator delimiter. The data elements in the segment are separated by data element delimiters. (Top)

segment directory. In DataInterchange, a file containing the format of all segments in a standard. (Top)

segment identifier.  In DataInterchange, a unique 3-character identifier at the beginning of each segment. (Top)

segment ID separator.   In DataInterchange, the character that separates the segment identifier from the data elements in the segment. (Top)

segment terminator.  In DataInterchange, the character that marks the end of a segment. (Top)

send-side charges.  The charges that users incur when they send messages through Information Exchange. (Top)session.  The period of time during which a user of a computer can communicate with an interactive system, usually, elapsed time between logon and logoff. (Top)

session-level recovery.  A method of restart and recovery within Expedite and Expedite Base; no files are committed until the session ends normally. (Top)

session receipt.  An acknowledgment provided by Information Exchange that corresponds to session start and session end records in Expedite for Windows. The session receipt includes a set of order receipts, which provide information about the processing of a single order. (Top)

session trace.  A  trace of a session with Information Exchange that provides details such as the session start and session end response codes and information about the receive commands issued during the session. (Top)

simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP).  In the Internet suite of protocols, an application protocol for transferring mail among users in the Internet environment.  SMTP specifies the mail exchange sequences and message format.  It assumes that the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is the underlying protocol. (Top)

single-occurrence mapping.  In DataInterchange, a form of mapping in which each occurrence of a loop or repeating segment is mapped to a different part of the data format. (Top)

SQL. Structured query language. (Top)

S-MIME.  Also S/MIME.  See secure MIME. (Top)

SMTP.  See simple mail transfer protocol.

SSL.  Secure Sockets Layer. (Top)

standards.  The industry-supplied, national, or international formats to which information is converted, allowing different computer systems and applications to interchange information. (Top)

style sheet.  A specification of formatting instructions that, when applied to structured information, provides a particular rendering of that information (for example, online or printed).  Different style sheets may be applied to the same piece of structured information to produce different presentations of the information. (Top)

structure.  See data format structure. (Top)

subelement.   In EDIFACT standards, a data element that is part of a composite data element. For example, a data element and its qualifier are subelements of a composite data element. (Top)

subelement separator.  A character that separates the subelements in a data element. (Top)

suspend file.  A file that in-network translation creates during a preprocessing test if it finds any .DOC data that is not predefined in the trading partner relationship database. The file contains the .DOC data that failed the test and a .DTP record for each .DOC record. (Top)

synchronous.  A process that is completed within a regular or predictable time frame. (Top)

T

tag.  In EDIFACT standards, the segment identifier. In export/import, a code that is assigned to each field in the database and used to identify the field in the export/import file. Such export/import files are known as "tagged" files. (Top)

TCP/IP.  Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. (Top)

TCP/IP FTP gateway for the Internet.  A communication service that permits users to connect to Information Exchange via TCP/IP and submit FTP commands to exchange EDI data, files, and e-mail with trading partners. (Top)

TD queue.  Transient data queue. (Top)

TDCC.   Transportation Data Coordinating Committee. (Top)

TEDIS.  Trade Electronic Data Interchange Systems. (Top)

temporary distribution list.  A distribution list that lasts only for the duration of an Information Exchange session. (Top)

temporary storage queue.  In DataInterchange, storage locations reserved for immediate results in CICS. They are deleted after the task that created them is complete and they are no longer necessary. (Top)

Time Sharing Option.  A component of the GXS MVS operating system that allows users full access to MVS functionality, but shares machine resources across users. (Top)

TPT.  Trading partner transaction. (Top)

trace file.  A file that provides you with a history of transactions.  In Expedite Base/MVS, there are two types of trace files: base trace (BASETRC) and link trace (LINKTRC). (Top)

trace message text file (TRACEMSG).  In Expedite Base/MVS, a file containing trace messages in languages other than English. (Top)

TRACEMSG.  Trace message text file. (Top)

Trade Electronic Data Interchange Systems (TEDIS).  A European Commission Programme that has the mission of speeding the acceptance of EDI in Europe. (Top)

trading partner.  A business associate, such as a manufacturer or a supplier, who agrees to exchange business information using electronic data interchange. (Top)

trading partner list.  A list of business associates to whom users can send information to and receive information from using Information Exchange. (Top)

trading partner profile.  (1) In DataInterchange, the profile that defines your trading partners, including information about network account numbers, user IDs, who pays for network charges, and so forth.
(2) In Information Exchange, a list that defines which trading partner pays to send or receive messages as part of a set of default information for a trading partner to use to configure send orders. (Top)

trading partner transaction.  In DataInterchange, the host term for map. (Top)

trailer.   A control structure that indicates the end of an electronic transmission. (Top)

transaction.  A single business document, such as an invoice. (Top)

transaction set.  A group of logically related data that make up an electronic business document, such as an invoice or purchase order. (Top)

Transaction Store.  In DataInterchange, the RunTime tables that contain results of translations and a history of translation activity. (Top)

transient data queue (TD).  In DataInterchange, a sequential data set used by the Folder Application Facility in MVS/CICS to log system messages. (Top)

translation.  The process of converting information from a data format to a standard format, or from a standard format to a data format, or from one data format to another data format. (Top)

translation map.  An in-network translation document that defines how each field or parameter in one format relates to a corresponding field or parameter in another format. (Top)

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).  A set of communications protocols that supports peer-to-peer connectivity functions for both local and wide area networks. (Top)

Transportation Data Coordinating Committee (TDCC).  A standard EDI format used in the transportation industry. (Top)

TSO.  Time Sharing Option. (Top)

TSQ.  Temporary Storage Queue. (Top)

U

UA.  User agent. (Top)

user agent.  A user ID or application program that acts on behalf of another user to enable X.400 communications. User agents submit and receive messages to and from a message transfer agent. (Top)

UCS. Uniform Communication Standard. (Top)

unary operator.  An operator that changes the sign of a numeric value. (Top)

UN/EDIFACT. United Nations Electronic Data Interchange for Administration Commerce and Transport. (Top)

Uniform Communication Standard (UCS).  A standard EDI format used in the grocery industry. (Top)

United Nations/Trade Data Interchange (UN/ TDI).  An EDI standard for administration, commerce, and transportation fields developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. (Top)

UN/TDI.   United Nations/Trade Data Interchange. (Top)

user group.   A set of users within an account who can communicate with one another. (Top)

user ID.  A name that identifies a user within an account of an GXS component. (Top)

user-initiated event.  In Information Exchange, a call out or a dial out initiated by the user to occur immediately or at a specified date and time. The event occurs only once. (Top)

user message class.   In Information Exchange, a category agreed upon by trading partners and used to group mail. (Top)

user profile.  A user description that includes account ID, user ID, and password information. The characteristics that designate how a user works with Information Exchange. (Top)

V

validation.  The checking of data for correctness or for compliance with applicable standards, rules, and conventions. (Top)

value-added network (VAN).  A network that provides value-added services, such as administration services, interconnection and interoperation with other services, and data security.  See also EDI VAN Interconnect.  (Top)

W

Web.  See World Wide Web. (Top)

Web browser.  A client program that initiates requests to a Web server and displays the information that the server returns. (Top)

Web trading partner.  A trading partner using Web-based GXS Interchange  Services to exchange electronic information with your business via a Web browser. (Top)

wildcard.   A special character, such as a question mark, that can be used to represent one or more characters for pattern matching. (Top)

World Wide Web (WWW).  A network of servers that contains programs and files. Many of the files contain hypertext links to other documents available through the network. (Top)

WWW.  World Wide Web. (Top)

X

X12.   An electronic data interchange standard that defines a specially-formatted EDI data stream, approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). (Top)

X.400. (1) A suite of OSI communications standards, defining services and protocols for computer-based messaging. (2) The ITU-T recommendation that defines a standard for international message handling. (Top)

X.435.  (1) A suite of OSI communications standards that define services and protocols for EDI messaging. (2) The ITU-T recommendation for interchange of messages between EDI messaging systems. (Top)

XML.   See Extensible Markup Language. (Top)