Set up EDI origin

Use origins to indicate where messages originate from. For example, a message can originate from EDI, a web shop, or a customer self-service portal.

In the search for the applicable document flow, the origin of the message plays a key role. The document flow setting on the origin defines which document flows can be searched for:

Customer document flows.
Customer and legal entity document flows.
Vendor document flows.

This setup only applies to messages that you receive from a customer or a vendor. So, in case of 3PL, origins aren't used.

The origin plays a role in several key elements in the process of receiving messages:

In each message, the origin is set.
For each EDI party, you can define the applicable origin.
For each document flow, you can define to which origin it applies.
If you use staging, for each journal validation, you can define to which origin it applies.

Standard procedure

1.	Click Connectivity studio EDI Party setup.
2.	Click Origin.
3.	Click New.
4.	In the Origin field, type a value.
5.	In the Customer document flow field, select an option.
6.	In the Vendor document flow field, select 'Vendor'.