ER Create a format configuration (November 2016)

This article explains how a user in the System Administrator or Electronic Reporting Developer role can create a format configuration for Electronic reporting (ER). This format configuration will define the format of electronic documents that are used for processing payments. In this example, you will create a format configuration for sample company, Litware, Inc. To complete these steps, you must first complete the steps in the "Map model to selected datasources" procedure.

Create a new format configuration

1. Go to Organization administration > Workspaces > Electronic reporting.
2. Click Reporting configurations.
3. In the tree, select Payments (simplified model).
4. Click Create configuration to open the drop dialog.

Note

If you don't see Create configuration, you must enable design mode on the Electronic reporting parameters page.

5. In the New field, enter Format based on data model PaymentModel.
6. In the Name field, type BACS (UK fictitious).
7. In the Description field, type BACS vendor payment format (UK fictitious).
   • The active configuration provider is automatically entered here. This provider will be able to maintain this configuration. Other providers can use this configuration, but will not be able to maintain it.
   • A particular format of electronic document can be defined. Leave this field blank if you want to select a format at run-time.
8. In the Data model definition field, enter or select a value.
9. Click Create configuration. A new configuration has been created. The draft version can be used to store the design format for managing electronic documents.

Design the format of an electronic document

1. Click Designer.
2. Click Add root to open the drop dialog.
3. In the tree, select Common\File.
4. In the Name field, type Xml.
5. In the Encoding field, type UTF-8.
6. Click OK.
7. Click Add.
8. In the tree, select XML\Element.
9. In the Name field, type Message.
10. Click OK.
11. In the tree, select Xml\Message.
12. Click Add Element.
13. In the Name field, type ProcessingDate.
14. Click OK.
15. Click Add Element.
16. In the Name field, type MessageId.
17. Click OK.
18. Click Add Element.
19. In the Name field, type Payments.
20. Click OK.
21. In the tree, select Xml\Message\Payments.
22. Click Add Element.
23. In the Name field, type Item.
24. Click OK.
25. In the tree, select Xml\Message\Payments\Item.
26. Click Add.
27. In the tree, select XML\Attribute.
28. In the Name field, type Id.
29. Click OK.
30. Click Add.
31. In the tree, select XML\Element.
32. In the Name field, type Vendor.
33. Click OK.
34. In the tree, select Xml\Message\Payments\Item\Vendor.
35. Click Add Element.
36. In the Name field, type Name.
37. Click OK.
38. Click Add Element.
39. In the Name field, type Bank.
40. Click OK.
41. In the tree, select Xml\Message\Payments\Item\Vendor\Bank.
42. Click Add Element.
43. In the Name field, type RoutingNumber.
44. Click OK.
45. Click Add Element.
46. In the Name field, type AccountNumber.
47. Click OK.
48. In the tree, select Xml\Message\Payments\Item\Vendor.
49. Click Copy.
50. In the tree, select Xml\Message\Payments\Item.
51. Click Paste.
52. In the Name field, type Payer.
53. In the tree, select Xml\Message\Payments\Item.
54. Click Add Element.
55. In the Name field, type Currency.
56. Click OK.
57. Click Add Element.
58. In the Name field, type Description.
59. Click OK.
60. Click Add Element.
61. In the Name field, type TransDate.
62. Click OK.
63. Click Add Element.
64. In the Name field, type Amount.
65. Click OK.

Prepare format components for mapping to data model elements

1. In the tree, select Xml\Message\ProcessingDate.
2. Click Add to open the drop dialog.
3. In the tree, select Text\DateTime.
4. In the Format field, type yyyy-MM-dd.
5. Click OK.
6. In the tree, select Xml\Message\Payments\Item\TransDate.
7. Click Add DateTime.
8. In the Format field, type yyyy-MM-dd.
9. In the DateTime type field, select Date.
10. Click OK.
11. In the tree, select Xml\Message\MessageId.
12. Click Add to open the drop dialog.
13. In the tree, select Text\String.
14. Click OK.
15. In the tree, select Xml\Message\Payments\Item\Vendor\Name.
16. Click Add String.
17. Click OK.
18. In the tree, select Xml\Message\Payments\Item\Vendor\Bank\RoutingNumber.
19. Click Add String.
20. Click OK.
21. In the tree, select Xml\Message\Payments\Item\Vendor\Bank\AccountNumber.
22. Click Add String.
23. Click OK.
24. In the tree, select Xml\Message\Payments\Item\Payer\Name.
25. Click Add String.
26. Click OK.
27. In the tree, select Xml\Message\Payments\Item\Payer\Bank\RoutingNumber.
28. Click Add String.
29. Click OK.
30. In the tree, select Xml\Message\Payments\Item\Payer\Bank\AccountNumber.
31. Click Add String.
32. Click OK.
33. In the tree, select Xml\Message\Payments\Item\Currency.
34. Click Add String.
35. Click OK.
36. In the tree, select Xml\Message\Payments\Item\Description.
37. Click Add String.
38. Click OK.
39. In the tree, select Xml\Message\Payments\Item\Amount.
40. Click Add String.
41. Click OK.
42. Click Save.
43. Close the page.