Defining a Control Number Generator assigns a sequential number to your trading partner's interchange, group, and
message control numbers for outbound EDI documents..
The following steps take place in the editor, which contains one field.
Note: When multiple entries exist, you can filter them based on text entered in the
field above the header row; only those rows containing filter text are
displayed.
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Click Add to create an entry for each document level. While interchange
and group levels are normally required, you should always confirm the trading
partner's exact requirements. Generally, per standard EDI protocol, you do not assign a control
number to your message level. In this case, Clarify automatically assigns a control number
of one, which increments until the next message level, at which point the control number
returns to one.
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Populate the Name and Last Number fields for each entry. The last
number determine the numbering sequence to occur for the very next outbound
document. For example, a last number set to 0000005 will increment at the next
document processing to 0000006.
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Click Save to complete this task.
Note: For the most part, the CNG is primarily a “one and done” type of
object; once defined and deployed there is seldom a need for editing or adjustment.
