EDI File Retrieval Via FTP Report

Before running this report, confirm the vendor’s schedule for placing the acknowledgment file.

The EDI File Retrieval Via FTP (Ediretrieveftp) report uses the login and directory information in the vendor EDI Address fields of X12 capable vendors to connect to the vendor’s system using File Transfer Protocol (ftp). X12 functional acknowledgment files, invoices, claim responses, and other types of data are automatically retrieved and downloaded to the library’s system in the appropriate directories. The original functional acknowledgment file in the library’s directory on the vendor’s system is automatically deleted.

The EDI File Retrieval Via FTP report contains the following tabs.

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Basic Tab: Reports

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Vendor Selection Tab

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Vendor Cycle Selection Tab

When the EDI File Retrieval Via FTP report starts to run, the report validates the vendor EDI address fields. If no errors are found, the report log will contain the following messages.

The vendor EDI address will be checked for entries XFER_ADDR, XFER_USER, and XFER_PASS.

0 vendors had missing EDI address entries.

If any of the vendor addresses to be processed by the report is missing the EDI address entries that the report requires, messages similar to the following display in the report log. Supply the missing information, and run the report again.

The vendor EDI address will be checked for entries XFER_ADDR, XFER_USER, and XFER_PASS.

**vendor ID: MAIN|FCT missing required entry XFER_ADDR

**vendor ID: MAIN|FCT missing required entry XFER_USER

**vendor ID: MAIN|FCT missing required entry XFER_PASS

1 vendor record(s) considered.

1 vendors had missing EDI address entries.

After running the EDI File Retrieval Via FTP report, run the EDI File Receipt report which receives and processes functional acknowledgments in the X12 format from the vendor.