My job is to translate from/to EDI format using the Merctor design studio, version 5 in an MVS batch environment. We want to be able to generate 997s to acknowledge any kind of EDI transaction coming in. The Mercator solution is to generate an 'audit log' semi-XML report for each file coming in, and then map from the audit log to the 997. I am skeptical whether one map will be able to translate from the audit log to the 997 for all transactions(considering possible variations in audit log settings). Currently I am trying to modify the example that came with the software to work on MVS mainframe. The maps are supposed to be platform independent, but I have found the audit log file is different on MVS than the PC, and am trying to modify the audit log tree for use on MVS. I am wondering if any other companies are running into this sort of problem and what their solutions are. Are you writing your own map(s) to generate 997s (and if so does one map work for all transactions) or have you found it necessary to purchase a system such as Mercator's Trading Partner to generate acknowledgments? Thanks for any insight you can provide. Gail Randall ======================================================================= To contact the list owner: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/edi-l%40listserv.ucop.edu/
