Key Features

Communications

Sends and receives files over X.25, ISDN, TCP/IP and XOT according to OFTP standards
Controlled communications. Only those trading partners that are defined to the system may establish a communication session. Anybody else will be rejected.
EERP support. This feature of the OFTP protocol allows the user to determine if his file has reached its ultimate destination.
Supports both national and international connections
Supports direct communication with a trading partner
Supports indirect communications with a trading partner via an intermediary clearing centre
Able to handle multiple simultaneous sessions
Supports file Checkpoint / Restart
Supports data compression for higher throughput

Automatic call out and message reception
Automatic retry in event of a call failing
Designed to run unattended without operator intervention (dark room environment)
Has full recovery and restart facilities

Produces reports on the files it has in process or has processed
Online multi-level tracing capability for easy problem diagnosis
Comprehensive audit trail of all established sessions, together with details of files transmitted and received

Handles both EDI and non-EDI data files
Pre-processes EDI format files, routing them to multiple destinations when required
Post-processes EDI format files to accumulate like-format message types into a single user file
Advanced EDI file split/merge utilities that understand EDI data formats
EBCDIC / ASCII conversion for text files based on file node

UNGTDI (United Nations Guidelines for Trade Data Interchange) syntax
EDIFACT (Electronic Data Interchange For Administration, Commerce and Transport) syntax
ANSI X12 (American National Standards Institute) syntax