Ch. 3 Dataflow Flashcards
List the three external connections methods used by SPS to connect to outside customers
AS2, FTP, VAN
What does VAN stand for?
Value Added Network
What’s the name of SPS Commerce’s VAN?
CommerceVAN
What is a VAN?
A VAN is a 3rd party that provides routing services for EDI documents
When data reaches SPS, what system is used to route the data to one of our data centers?
Minivan
What type of connection method does an FI customer typically use?
FTP
What are the names of our two data centers?
DC3 and DC4
What is the name of the translator for DC4?
DC4 B2B
What are the two main functions of DC4 B2B?
Perform a syntax check and generate 997s
Which service/capability indicates a WebForms customer?
WebFrom or WebTo Service
Which service/capability indicates an FI customer?
FIFrom or FITo Service
Which service/capability indicates an EDI customer?
B2BFrom or B2BTo Service
What data type is associated with a WebFrom or WebTo Service?
FEDS
What data type is associated with a FIFrom or FITo Service?
APP/XML
What data type is associated with a B2BFrom or B2BTo Service?
XDATA
What data type is associated with the DC4 Router Parcel?
XML (SIP7 or RSX)
If a WebForms customer is sending data, what capability would we see in DC4?
WebFrom Service
If an FI customer is receiving data, what capability would we see in DC4?
FITo Service
If an EDI customer is sending data, what capability would we see in DC4?
B2BFrom Service
If a WebForms customer is receiving data, what capability would we see in DC4?
WebTo Service
If an FI customer is sending data, what capability would we see in DC4?
FIFrom Service
If an EDI customer is receiving data, what capability would we see in DC4?
B2BTo Service
True or False: If a WebForms customer is one of the parties exchanging data, the Web Engine will be involved in dataflow.
True
True or False: If an OSR is sending data to a WebForms supplier through DC4, data will never be converted to EDI.
True
