Step 5: Create a partnership with outbound EDI configuration - AWS B2B Data Interchange
Required fieldsExample data used

Step 5: Create a partnership with outbound EDI configuration

A partnership represents your trading relationship with a business partner. For outbound EDI, the partnership requires extensive configuration of EDI headers, control numbers, and formatting options that will be used to generate properly formatted EDI documents for your trading partner.

Important

Outbound partnerships require significantly more configuration than inbound partnerships. You must specify all interchange control header (ISA) and functional group header (GS) values that your trading partner expects to receive.

To create an outbound partnership

  1. In the AWS B2B Data Interchange console, choose Partnerships.

  2. Choose Create partnership.

  3. In the Partnership details section, enter:

    • Partnership name: SupplierXYZ-Outbound-Partnership

    • Email: edi@supplierxyz.example.com

    • Profile: Select AcmeCorpOutboundProfile

    • Trading capabilities: Select Outbound-850-Generation

  4. In the Inbound EDI configuration section, leave the acknowledgment settings as default (this section is not used for outbound processing).

  5. In the Outbound EDI configuration section, configure the EDI headers:

    1. Interchange control header (ISA segment):

      • Interchange ID qualifier (ISA05): ZZ

      • Interchange sender ID (ISA06): ACMECORP

      • Interchange ID qualifier (ISA07): ZZ

      • Interchange receiver ID (ISA08): SUPPLIERXYZ

      • Repetition separator (ISA11): U

      • Acknowledgment requested (ISA14): 0

      • Usage indicator (ISA15): P

    2. Functional group header (GS segment):

      • Application sender's code (GS02): ACMECORP

      • Application receiver's code (GS03): SUPPLIERXYZ

      • GS-05 time format: Select your preferred time format

      • Responsible agency code (GS07): X

    3. Control numbers: Accept default values (starting at 1) for both interchange and group control numbers.

    4. Delimiters (optional): Leave as default unless your trading partner requires specific delimiters.

    5. New Lines Formatting: accept the default value of One segment per line - add a new line character after each segment.

    6. EDI validation: Leave Enable outbound EDI validation selected (recommended).

  6. Optionally, add tags:

    • Key: Partner, Value: SupplierXYZ

    • Key: DocumentType, Value: PurchaseOrder

    • Key: Direction, Value: Outbound

  7. Choose Create partnership.

Required fields

  • Partnership name

  • Email address

  • Profile selection

  • Trading capabilities selection

  • All ISA segment fields (ISA01-ISA15)

  • All GS segment fields (GS01-GS08)

  • Control number starting values

Example data used

  • Partnership name: SupplierXYZ-Outbound-Partnership

  • Email: edi@supplierxyz.example.com

  • Profile: AcmeCorpOutboundProfile

  • Trading capability: Outbound-850-Generation

  • Sender ID: ACMECORP

  • Receiver ID: SUPPLIERXYZ