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Understand and configure the ECGrid account

Gogula R Bhavana
Updated

Celigo utilizes the VAN service through ECGrid. With ECGrid, you can configure both inbound and outbound EDI flows that require VAN connectivity.  In ECGrid, you can manage mailboxes, trading partners, and trading partner relations. For every VAN connection configured in integrator.io, a user instance is created in ECGrid.

Important

Ensure that you’ve already requested access to ECGrid after setting up a connection to VAN (Value-added network). For more information, see the Request access to ECGrid section in Set up a connection to VAN connector.

Understand your ECGrid account

  • Mailbox

    • A mailbox is created for your VAN connection with a unique AS2 ID. The mailbox name is suffixed with the integrator.io account name and a unique ID.

    • In the Description field, you can find the user details and AS2 ID details.

    • Your email ID is automatically included in the Errors, Partnerships, and Notices fields by default.

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  • My Connections

    • On the AS2 connections page (Mailboxes (select the appropriate mailbox) > My Connections tab > AS2 subtab), find the following details:

      • AS2 ID:  A unique AS2 ID is auto-generated based on VAN's unique ID to share data with trading partners.

      • URL: A URL to the mailbox.

      • Certificates: The certificates are required for secure communication.

Step 1: Configure EDI IDs

You have to configure EDI IDs to receive and send data between integrator.io and ECGrid.

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  1. In ECGrid, from the left menu, go to Mailboxes (select the appropriate mailbox)  > EDI IDs tab.

  2. On the EDI IDs page, click Create.

  3. In the top right, in the

    1. Qual field, enter ZZ. This is a default qualifier.

    2. Identifier field, enter the AS2 ID.

    3. Description field, enter a description of your own to identify the EDI ID.

  4. Select the environment from the drop-down list.

  5. Click Add.

An EDI ID is created with an Active status.

Step 2: Set up a trading partner

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To establish a partnership between integrator.io and ECGrid, set up a trading partnership.

  1. In ECGrid, from the left menu, go to Mailboxes (select the appropriate mailbox)  > Trading Partnerships tab.

  2. Select the EDI ID you created in the previous step from the drop-down list in the top right.

  3. In the Qual field, enter ZZ.

  4. In the Identifier field, enter ECGRID. It is a default identifier value to connect to ECGrid.

  5. Click Setup Trading Partner.

A trading partnership is established with the status Completed.

Step 3: Test your AS2 connection

After you create a partnership, you can test by sending and receiving files from the My Connections tab.

Test AS2 Receive

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Follow the steps mentioned in the screenshot to test the file receiving through AS2.

Test AS2 Send

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Follow the steps mentioned in the screenshot to test the file sending through AS2.