Rich > · (At my Client) there are already existing "AS2 Connection" to two > Trading Partner, but no one currently in the company knows how they were set > up...
The best way is to find documentation for the specific AS2 software you are using (bTrade, nsoftware, whatever..) > · There is a "mad" exchange of Certs... No one is really sure whether > the Certs have to be distinct (that is whether the same (out side) AS2 Cert > can be used for more than one connection. You need one cert to identify and decrypt stuff for you. This is your public cert, it can be self-generated (avoiding fees) and has an expiry date (which can be a few years). You send this cert to your partners, and they send you their cert. > · No one is thinking (on either side) about how the connection is > managed, but neither can they answer the question about whether some trigger > needs to be pulled to actually cause a file to transmit over the > "connection"/// Depends on your software. It can be configurable. (ie. File in this folder gets automatically sent). > · Is an AS2 connection basically "always connected"? (That is, "I" > just drop files into an "Out Box" and they magically get sent across the > connection... And I just look in the "In Box" for the existence of files to > know that something has come the other way? Always connected: YES Drop and Send?: Depends InBox: Yes. Always connected means that your TP will drop stuff directly into your AS2 server. > · Or is there some mechanism that needs to be set up on one side or > the other (or both) that is managing the file movement? Initial setup requires an exchange of certs and making sure you have the correct URL/IP to your TP's AS2 server. > > · If I have "my AS2 Cert", can I use that same cert to exchange with > more than one Partner? Or do I need a specific Cert for each? No. You have one cert for your company that you give out. > If it matters, the "software" involved is thought to have come from > NuBridges... Although when I dig around, no one thinks that NuBridges is being > used as a VAN, but that a direct Partner to Partner connection is being set > up... Could be both ;-) If you have 2 active AS2 connections and only 2 TPs, then no VAN. You could have an AS2 connection to the VAN. Good luck...Earl Wertheimer [email protected] http://www.spe-edi.com ------------------------------------ ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
