Framework EDI version 5.8 Release Notes

The following are revisions in Framework EDI (FREDI) version 5.8 from version 5.7.

• IMPORTANT : Please read the following backward compatibility issues:

  • Message Integrity Check (MIC)
  • Functional Acknowledgment Interchange Version
  • Functional Acknowledgment Version Restrict

• Enhancements

  • Acknowledgment ASC/X12.  Datasegment AK4 will record the error detected from a composite more correctly than it was previously recorded.  Previously when an error was encountered in a composite element, the composite element ID would be recorded in the data element 725 (Data element reference number).  This element only accepts numeric characters, so a composite element ID like "C001" would be incorrectly stored here because the ID contain the character "C".  This release now records the error by storing the the position of the composite in the datasegment and the position of the subelement within the composite.  The subelement ID is then stored in the data element 725.

  • Message Integrity Check (MIC).  The value of the MIC is now automatically calculated as follows:

    • Preparing before sending the message: 
      • For unencrypted and unsigned message, the digest is calculated over the body of the message only. That is, only the content, not including the headers of the message.
      • For signed message to be sent, the message must be canonicalized first and then the digest is calculated over the message (header and content) before securing the message.
      • For encrypted and unsigned message to be sent, the message must be canonicalized first and then the digest is calculated over the message (header and content) before securing the message.
    • Receiving and processing the message: 
      • When a message is received, the MIC is calculated after the last signing and encrypting operation, and final canonicalization is done on message.

  • Functional Acknowledgment Interchange Version.  The  interchange header is verified using the information in the schema having the same version information that is also stored in the interchange header.  The version information is stored in data element I11 (Interchange Control Version Number) in ASC/X12, or S001/0002 (Syntax Identifier/Syntax version number).  If the schema with a matching version does not exist, the built-In default interchange header information is used.  This also applies to the interchange header in acknowledgments that are created.

  • Functional Acknowledgment Version Restrict.  When version restrict is applied in translating EDI documents, the Major/Release/Industry data stored in the EDI document is used to compare to any existing schemas made available in the translation.  If a match is found the schema is used to verify against the EDI document,  but if there are no matching schemas found the translation will generate an error.  This operation also applied to discovering the right schema to use when generating acknowledgments.  However, this operation no longer applies when searching for a schema to use for generating acknowledgments.  This version will attempt to use all the version parameters "Major/Release/Industry" to compare against any available schema, and, if found, will use the schema found.  However, if a schema is not found then the search will fall back to using the "Major/Release" version information only (no "Industry") to perform the search.

  • A method was added to ediDocument object.
    • SetCurrentSchema
  • The following methods were added to the mailMessage object to simplify implementation of AS2 development.
    • RequestMDN
      
    • RequestSignedMDN
      
    • As2From
      
    • As2To
      
    • As2Version
      
    • ContentType
      
    • EncodingBase64
      
    • MessageID
      
    • MicAlgorithm
      
    • MicValue
      

• Apps/Utilities Changes

  • eFileManager.  The eFileManager displays contents of a file when first double-clicked from a folder.
  • SefManager.  The SefManager remembers the folder of the last valid SEF file opened when double-clicked from a folder.