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access point.  The geographical location through which an event occurs in Information Exchange.

access method.  A technique, implemented in software, that controls the flow of information through a network.

account.   A unique identifier assigned to a group of users who work for the same company.

account ID.  A name that identifies an account to a program, device, or system.

account name.   In Expedite Base for Windows, the name assigned to a group of users.

account profile.  Data that describes the characteristics of a user or group of users.

acknowledgment.  A response from Information Exchange that confirms whether files were delivered, received, purged, or any combination of these actions.  See functional acknowledgment or network acknowledgment. (Top)

ACORD Corporation standard.  A standard EDI format for the insurance industry. (Top)

activity log.  A DataInterchange Client equivalent of the ACTLOGS profile on DataInterchange Host. (Top)

ADF.  Application Data Format. (Top)

address.  (1) A unique code assigned to a user connected to each device, workstation, user, or multicast group connected to a network.  (2) The location in the computer where data is stored. (Top)

address book. In Expedite for Windows, a repository for trading partner information. The address book can contain nicknames (for Information Exchange addresses) and trading partner profiles. (Top)

ADMD.  Administration Management Domain. (Top)

Administration Management Domain (ADMD).  An X.400 communications service; for example, a value-added network that provides public message transfer services. (Top)

AIX. Advanced Interactive Executive. (Top)

alphanumeric.  Pertaining to data that consists of letters, digits, and usually other characters, such as punctuation marks. (Top)

alias name.  An alternate name used in place of an account and user ID. This is used with an alias table and alias table type. (Top)

alias table.   A permanent file list of alternate names that resides in Information Exchange.  Expedite components use alias tables to resolve EDI destinations. (Top)

alias table type.   A single character access level indicator used with an alias table name to identify an alias table. Values are G for global access, P for private (owner) access, and O for organizational (account) access. (Top)

alternate administrator.  A substitute Information Exchange service administrator for an account or an individual user. (Top)

American National Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII).  The standard code, using a coded character set consisting of 7-bit coded characters (8 bits including parity check), used for information interchange among data processing systems, data communication systems, and associated equipment. The ASCII set consists of control characters and graphic characters. (Top)

American National Standards Institute (ANSI). An organization consisting of procedures, consumers, and general interest groups, that establishes the procedures by which accredited organizations create and maintain voluntary industry standards in the United States. (Top)

ANSI.  American National Standards Institute. (Top)

API.  Application Program Interface. (Top)

application.  A collection of software components used to perform specific types of user-oriented work on a computer. (Top)

Application Data Format. The DataInterchange Host equivalent of a data format on DataInterchange Client. (Top)

Application Program Interface.  A functional interface supplied by the operating system or by a separately orderable licensed program that allows an application program written in a high-level language to use specific data or functions of the operating system or the licensed program. (Top)

application data.  The actual data in a transaction. (Top)

application data format.  See data format. (Top)

application default profile.  Identifies a business application, such as accounts receivable, to DataInterchange and sets specific DataInterchange processing defaults for an application. (Top)

application link.  In Expedite for Windows, a set of files containing information that Request Manager uses to interact with different applications. (Top)

archive.  A place to store messages on a database for future reference. (Top)

ASCII.  American National Standard Code for Information Interchange. (Top)

ASC X12.  ANSI Accredited Standards Committee X12, which develops and maintains generic standards for business transactions for EDI. (Top)

asynchronous.  A protocol that permits a communication device to operate in an unsynchronized and unpredictable manner, much like a human conversation; used for modems and low-speed ASCII terminals (PCs). (Top)

attribute.  A property or characteristic of one or more entities; for example, length, value, color, or intensity. (Top)

audit trail.  (1) Data, in the form of a logical path, linking a sequence of events used to trace and verify the transactions that have affected the contents of a record. (2) In Information Exchange, a way of tracking and verifying basic information about the status of messages. (Top)

authentication.  In computer security:  (1) verification of the identity of a user or the user's eligibility to access an object, (2) verification that a message has not been altered or corrupted, (3) a process used to verify the user of an information system or protected resources. (Top)

authorization level.  The authorization given to users to provide them the ability to do certain restricted functions. (Top)

base trace file (BASETRC).  The file that provides Expedite Base/MVS trace information other than LINK trace.  You need to request a base trace only when working with GXS on a problem. (Top)

BASETRC.  Base trace file. (Top)

Batch Data Interface (BDI).  A service on the network that allows users to communicate with Information Exchange if they have remote job entry processors. (Top)

baud rate.  In remote communications, the transmission rate that is synonymous with signal events.  The baud rate is usually expressed in bits per second. (Top)

BDI. Batch Data Interface. (Top)

binary.  Machine instructions that a person cannot read or enter from a computer keyboard. (Top)

block list.  An optional list that Web data transfer users can have set up to restrict anyone using specified Information Exchange addresses from sending electronic documents to them. (Top)

browser.  See Web browser. (Top)

business cycle.  The set of forms and the associated business transactions that trading partners use to complete the purchase and shipment of goods. (Top)

CA.  See certificate authority. (Top)

call out.  In Information Exchange, the method of delivering the event notification to the partner application. The Call-Out service type is for users who are leased-line attached and support the SNA LU 6.2 protocols. (Top)

carbon copy.  In Information Exchange, an electronic copy of a message that is delivered to one or more recipients. (Top)

carbon copy partner.   The carbon copy partner can either receive the original message sent by the requester or send an original message to the requester. (Top)

carbon copy recipient.  The recipient is any user who is designated to receive the carbon copy of the original message. (Top)

carbon copy requester.  The user who defines a relationship that causes a carbon copy to be generated. (Top)

Carriage-return and line-feed characters (CRLF).  A word processing formatting control that moves the printing or display point to the first position of the next line. (Top)

CDH.    Common data header. (Top)

centralized alias table.  Permanent tables that reside in Information Exchange and contain a centralized list of addresses. You can put a listing of your trading partners'  addresses in this table instead of maintaining destination tables in multiple locations. A centralized alias table enables Information Exchange  to resolve destinations because it contains a list of EDI destinations paired with Information Exchange destinations. Expedite and Expedite Base search this table for an EDI destination and then use  the corresponding Information Exchange destination as the actual address. (Top)

certificate.  In e-commerce, a digital document that binds a public key to the identity of the certificate owner; thereby, enabling the certificate owner to be authenticated. A certificate is issued by a certificate authority (CA).  (Top)

certificate authority (CA).  In e-commerce, an organization that issues certificates. The CA authenticates the certificate owner's identity and the services that the owner is authorized to use, issues new certificates, renews existing certificates, and revokes certificates belonging to users who are no longer authorized to use them.  (Top)

character.  A letter, digit, or other symbol used as part of the organization, control, or representation of data. (Top)

checkpoint-level recovery.  A method of restart and recovery within Expedite and Expedite Base. A point where information about the status of a data transmission can be recovered so it can be restarted later. (Top)

CICS. Customer Information Control System. (Top)

class.  In object-oriented design or programming, a model or template that can be instantiated to create objects with a common definition, and therefore, common properties, operations, and behavior.  An object is an instance of a class. (Top)

client.  A computer system or process that requests a service of another computer system or process that is typically referred to as a server or a host. Multiple clients can share access to a common server or host. (Top)

client-server.  A computing environment in which two or more machines work together to achieve a common task. (Top)

cluster.  A group of user IDs consisting of a parent user ID and two or more child user IDs that serve as one user ID to a trading partner. (Top)

cluster child user ID.  One of the individual user ID mailboxes of a cluster parent user ID. (Top)

cluster mailbox.  A cluster mailbox consists of a set of user ID mailboxes that appears as one user ID mailbox to trading partners. (Top)

cluster parent user ID.   In a cluster, the generic user ID known to trading partners. (Top)

cluster user.  A cluster mailbox user. (Top)

code list.  A table supplied by DataInterchange or defined by the user that contains all acceptable values for a single data field. (Top)

command.  A request from a computer for the performance of an operation or the execution of a particular program. (Top)

command file.  A file that contains Expedite Base commands.  There are two command files: profile command and message command.  Place commands pertaining to your profile in the profile command file.  Place commands pertaining to the transfer of files or information in the message command file.  Names vary according to the Expedite Base component; for example, the profile command file is basein.pro in Expedite Base/AIX, BASEIN.PRO in Expedite Base for Windows, and INPRO in Expedite Base/MVS. (Top)

command line.  On a display screen, a display line on which only instructions to the operating system can be entered. (Top)

command processor.   A system that processes a set of commands from a queue. (Top)

commit.   In Expedite for Windows, the point in a session at which Expedite and Information Exchange record checkpoint information, such as number of characters and files transmitted so far, and other information needed to recover a session. A commit can occur during or after transmitting a file, depending on the checkpoint level selected. Once a file is completely committed, Information Exchange will deliver the file to the recipient if you are sending, or it will purge the file from your mailbox if you are receiving. If a session fails, all uncommitted files are discarded, and the session can be resumed at the last commit checkpoint. (Top)

committal.  The point at which a message is either delivered, canceled, or purged. (Top)

common data header (CDH).  A set of control information about a file, which is sent to Information Exchange by some sending interfaces. When the file is received by the trading partner, the receiving interface can use the information in the CDH. (Top)

composite data element.  In UN/EDIFACT standards, a group of related subelements, such as the elements that make up a name and address. (Top)

Config.  The DataInterchange Client database that stores parameters necessary for running DataInterchange Client, including messages, queries, reports, and preferences. (Top)

compression.  The process of eliminating gaps, empty fields, and redundant data to shorten the length of files. (Top)

control number.  In DataInterchange, numbers (or masks used to create numbers) that are used to identify an Interchange, group, or EDI transaction. (Top)

control string.  In DataInterchange, an object compiled from a Map, Data Format, and Standard that contains the instructions used by the translator to translate user data to a standard format (or vice versa). (Top)

conversion.  The DataInterchange Client process of transforming Host Standards, ADFs, and Trading Partner Transactions (TPTs) into DataInterchange Client format Standards, Data Formats, and Maps. (Top)

CRLF. Carriage-return and line-feed characters. (Top)

Crystal Reports.  A product used by DataInterchange Client to format reports. (Top)

Customer Information Control System (CICS).  An GXS licensed program that enables transactions entered at remote terminals to be processed concurrently by user-written application programs. (Top)

customize.  To alter to suit the needs of a company, such as removing from an EDI standard the segments and data elements that the company does not use. (Top)

Customization Time.  See Custtime. (Top)

Custtime.  The DataInterchange Client database that houses standards, data formats, and maps. (Top)

D

data dictionary.  In DataInterchange, a file containing the definitions of all the data elements of an EDI standard. (Top)

data element.  A single item of data in a standard, such as a purchase order number. Corresponds to a data field in a data format. (Top)

data element delimiter.  A character, such as an asterisk (*), that follows the segment identifier and separates each data element in a segment. See also element separator and segment ID separator. (Top)

data field.  A single item of data in a data format, such as a purchase order number. Corresponds to a data element in a standard. (Top)

data format.  A description of the application data for a particular transaction. An application data format is composed of data structures and fields. (Top)

data format dictionary.  A file that contains data format components. (Top)

data format record.   A group of logically related fields set up as a record in a data format. (Top)

data format structure.  A group of related data fields in a data format, such as the fields making up the line item of an invoice. Corresponds to a segment in a standard. (Top)

DataInterchange.   The DataInterchange product; a translator of data from user applications format to a Standard format. The pieces of this product include a TSO parameter entry mechanism, a CICS parameter entry mechanism, a Windows-based parameter entry mechanism (DataInterchange Client), and a translator. (Top)

DataInterchange Client.  A Windows-based product for entry of parameters needed by the DataInterchange translator. (Top)

DataInterchange for CICS.   The CICS-based DataInterchange product. (Top)

DataInterchange for MVS.   The DataInterchange product used on the host computer. Pieces include a TSO parameter entry mechanism and a translator. (Top)

DataInterchange Host.  See DataInterchange for MVS. (Top)

data package.  In in-network translation, application data that is enclosed in certain control records, such as .FIL, .DOC, and .TRL control records. (Top)

DB2.  The GXS Database 2 product, a host database management system. (Top)

ddname.  Data definition name. (Top)

decimal notation. The character that represents a decimal point in an envelope standard. (Top)

default value.  A value assumed when no value has been specified. (Top)

delimiter.  A character that terminates a string of characters. (Top)

delivery acknowledgment.  A confirmation that Information Exchange generates when a destination user receives a file from an Information Exchange mailbox. (Top)

delivery class.  Specifies how messages and files are delivered; senders can choose from high-priority, normal-priority, and express delivery. (Top)

dial connection.  A connection between a computer and a telecommunications device over a switched line, initiated by using a dial or pushbutton telephone. (Top)

dial out.  In Information Exchange, the method of delivering the event notification to the partner application.  The Dial-Out service type is for Async dial users. (Top)

distribution list.   A list of the addresses of users with whom a certain user communicates. It is used to send messages to several people without having to type their addresses. (Top)

distribution tape. In DataInterchange, a magnetic tape that contains the distribution libraries for installing a new system. (Top)

DLL.  Dynamic link library. (Top)

DLL/VBX.  Dynamic link library for Visual Basic. (Top)

DNS.  See domain name system.

domain.  In DataInterchange, the data structure or group of data structures in a data format to and from which you should restrict the mapping of EDI repeating segments and loops. (Top)

domain name system.  A database system that translates an IP address into a domain name;  for example, a numeric address such as 132.425.124.42 can become a DNS name like xyz.com. (Top)

dropoff box.  In Expedite for Windows, the dropoff box represents an Information Exchange session. The dropoff box definition contains information about how Expedite should conduct the session with Information Exchange, such as recovery level, account and user ID for the mailbox, and your time zone. Once orders are created, they are assigned to a dropoff box for processing. The dropoff box is similar to the input file and the TRANSMIT and SESSION profile commands in Expedite Base. (Top)

DTD.  A file associated with XML documents that defines how the markup tags should be rendered (or interpreted) by the application presenting the document. (Top)

dynamic link library (DLL). An executable module that is linked into the main DataInterchange executable module. (Top)

dynamic link library for Visual Basic (DLL/VBX).  A DLL that adheres to the conventions of the Visual Basic programming language. (Top)

EBCDIC.  Extended binary-coded decimal interchange code. A coded character set consisting of 8-bit coded characters. (Top)

e-commerce.  The subset of e-business that involves the exchange of money for goods or services purchased over an electronic medium such as the Internet. (Top)

EDI.  Electronic data interchange. (Top)

EDI administrator.   The person responsible for setting up and maintaining DataInterchange. (Top)

EDI destination table.  A list of EDI destinations paired with Information Exchange destinations used by Expedite Base. (Top)

EDI envelope.  A group of EDI transactions with a single destination address. (Top)

EDIFACT.  See UN/EDIFACT. (Top)

EDIINT.  See Electronic Data Interchange-Internet Integration.  (Top)

EDI Server. The hardware and software infrastructure that provides the GXS Web-based components and bridges them to traditional components, such as Information Exchange and in-network translation, so messages can flow seamlessly across the GXS Global Network, other value-added networks, and the Internet. See also Web application, and environment. (Top)

EDI VAN Interconnect.  A communication service that permits the exchange of electronic information between Information Exchange users and their trading partners who use other value-added networks (VANs) that are interconnected with the GXS Global Network. (Top)

electronic data interchange (EDI).  A method of transmitting business information over a network, between business associates who agree to follow approved national or industry standards in translating and exchanging information. (Top)

Electronic Data Interchange-Internet Integration (EDIINT).  A standard for conducting EDI exchanges over the Internet. (Top)

electronic transmission.  The means by which information is transferred between parties, such as over a public network. (Top)

electronic mail (e-mail).  Free-formatted messages and formatted file correspondence sent from one computer to another. (Top)

element.  See data element. (Top)

element separator.  In DataInterchange, a character that separates the data elements in a segment. See also data element delimiter. (Top)

encryption.  The encoding and scrambling of data. Data is encrypted by the sender and decrypted by the receiver using a predetermined program and unique electronic key. (Top)

end of file.   A coded character recorded in a file to indicate the end of the file. (Top)

envelope.  That part of a message containing information used in the submitting, sending, or delivering of a message. (Top)

EOF.  End of file. (Top)

ESO.  Extended Security Option. (Top)

event.  (1) An occurrence that is important to a user's computer task, such as a software error, sending a transaction, or acknowledging a message.
(2) In Information Exchange, a method of notifying a partner application upon arrival of a qualifying message or on a specified schedule. (Top)

event trail.  The status of events that have occurred, are scheduled, or were initiated. (Top)

event log.  A record of activities that occur when you request DataInterchange Services. (Top)

Expedite.  A collection of communication software products and network interface products that provides access to Information Exchange. (Top)

export.   The process of formatting DataInterchange objects in one DataInterchange system so that they can be interpreted by another DataInterchange system. (Top)

express-priority messages.   Messages that are delivered immediately after they are received by Information Exchange; the recipient must be receiving messages to receive an express-priority message. If the receiver is not receiving messages, the file is discarded. (Top)

extended security option (ESO).  An option that extended security users can specify in their profiles for stricter password security. (Top)

extended security users.  Users with stricter security requirements, such as additional levels of password protection. (Top)

Extensible Markup Language (XML).  A standard metalanguage for defining markup languages that was derived from and is a subset of SGML.  XML omits the more complex and less-used parts of SGML and makes it much easier to: write applications to handle document types; author and manage structured information; and transmit and share structured information across diverse computing systems.  The use of XML does not require the robust applications and processing necessary for SGML.  XML is being developed under the auspices of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). (Top)

Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL).  A Working Draft of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) that describes a language for specifying style sheets for XML documents.  XSL originates from the Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) language that was developed for HTML and the Document Style Semantics and Specification Language (DSSSL) that was developed for SGML.  Just as XML provides the capability to create any number of classes of documents, XSL provides styling capabilities that can be applied to any class of document. (Top)

extranet.  A private, virtual network that uses access control and security features to restrict the usage of one or more intranets attached to the Internet to selected subscribers, such as personnel from a sponsoring company and its business partners. (Top)

field.   An area of a panel reserved for data of a certain type or length. See also data field. (Top)

file. A named set of records stored or processed as a unit. (Top)

file-level recovery.   A method of restart and recovery within Expedite and Expedite Base; checkpoints are taken for each file sent and received. (Top)

File Transfer Protocol (FTP).  In the Internet suite of protocols, an application layer protocol that uses TCP and Telnet services to transfer bulk-data files between machines or hosts. (Top)

floating segment.  In DataInterchange, a segment of a Standard that may exist in many positions relative to other segments. (Top)

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forward translation table.  In DataInterchange, a user-defined table that translates data values that differ between trading partners. For example, if a manufacturer and supplier have different part numbers for the same item, each company can use its own part number and have it converted to the other company's part number during translation. Forward translation tables translate local values to standard values. (Top)

functional acknowledgment.  An electronic acknowledgment returned to the sender to indicate acceptance or rejection of electronic transactions.   Contrast with network ackowledgment. (Top)

functional group.  In DataInterchange, one or more transaction sets of a similar type transmitted from the same location, enclosed by functional group header and trailer segments. (Top)

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gateway.  (1) A functional unit that interconnects two computer networks with different network architectures. A gateway connects networks or systems of different architectures. A bridge interconnects networks or systems with the same or similar architectures. (2) A functional unit that connects two networks or subnetworks having different characteristics, such as different protocols or different policies concerning security or transmission priority. (Top)

GDS.  Generalized Data Stream. (Top)

global alias. An alias name that can be used by any Information Exchange user. (Top)

global alias table.  (1) A system-wide alias table. (2) An alternative name table set up within a system. (Top)

Generalized Data Stream (GDS). In Information Exchange, the GDS consists of a length (LL), which is defined as the first 2 bytes of the structured field, and a general data stream identifier (GDS ID), which is defined as the next 2 bytes following the length field that identifies the data. (Top)

Greenwich mean time. The mean solar time at the prime meridian (0 degrees longitude) of Greenwich, England. Because the second is no longer defined in terms of astronomical phenomena, the preferred name for this time scale is coordinated universal time (UTC). (Top)

H

header.  (1) System-defined control information that precedes user data. (2) The portion of a message that contains control information for the message such as one or more destination fields, name of the originating station, input sequence number, character string indicating the type of message, and priority level for the message. (Top)

hierarchical loop.  In DataInterchange, a technique for describing the relationship of data entities that are related in a parent/child manner, like a corporate organization chart. (Top)

HL.  See hierarchical loop. (Top)

high-priority message.  A message that moves to the front of the queue when it is received.  Normal-priority messages enter the queue in the order received. (Top)

host system.  The controlling or highest level system in a data communication configuration; for example, an OS/390 system is the host system for the workstations connected to it. (Top)

HTTP.  See hypertext transfer protocol. (Top)

HTTPS.  See secure hypertext transmission protocol, secure. (Top)

hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP).  In the Internet suite of protocols, the protocol that is used to transfer and display hypertext documents. (Top)

ID.  Identifier. See also user ID. (Top)

implementation guide.  A document that lists your EDI or application mapping requirements and relates the fields in an application format to the required EDI segments. (Top)

import. The process of taking DataInterchange objects exported on another DataInterchange system and incorporating them into the receiving system. (Top)

inbound.  In communication, pertaining to data that is received from the network. Contrast with outbound. (Top)

Information Exchange.    The mailbox component of GXS that permits users to exchange EDI and non-EDI data electronically with their trading partners. (Top)

Information Exchange Administration Services.  A value-added service that the Information Exchange administrator uses to perform administrative tasks for Information Exchange. This service is now available on the Web at interchange. (Top)

Information Exchange Service Administrator.  The person who coordinates the use of Information Exchange in a company. (Top)

initiate an event. A user-initiated request for a call out or dial out to occur immediately or at a specified date and time. (Top)

interchange.  The exchange of information between trading partners. (Top)

Interchange Delivery Notice. The Interchange Delivery Notice (TA3) segment is exchanged between interconnected value-added networks (VANs) to inform the sending VAN of actions taken on the interchange receiving VAN. The TA3 reports the delivery and retrieval of the interchange. The TA3 also reports the unsuccessful delivery or retrieval of the interchange and identifies the error condition. The TA3 includes identification data extracted from the interchange and time stamps indication when actions have occurred. Other optional VAN actions are also reported. (Top)

International Telecommunications Union - Telecommunications. Formerly known as the Consultive Committee for International Telegraphy and Telephone (CCITT). The international organization that develops recommendations such as X.25 and X.400. (Top)

in-network translation.  A communication service that translates and delivers EDI and non EDI-data, based on translation maps and trading partner relationships via Information Exchange. (Top)

internet.  A collection of interconnected networks that uses the Internet suite of protocols. The Internet that allows universal access is referred to as the Internet (with a capital "I"). An internet that provides restricted access (for example, to a particular enterprise or organization) is frequently called an intranet, whether or not it also connects to the public Internet. (Top)

Internet.  The worldwide collection of interconnected networks that uses the Internet suite of protocols and permits public access. (Top)

Internet address.  See IP address. (Top)

Internet Service Provider (ISP).  An organization that provides access to the Internet. (Top)

IP address.  The unique 32-bit address that specifies the location of each device or workstation on the Internet. For example, 9.67.97.103 is an IP address. (Top)

intersection groups.  In Information Exchange, groups whose members are authorized to communicate with each other. (Top)

J

Java.  An object-oriented programming language for portable interpretive code that supports interaction among remote objects.  Java was developed and specified by Sun Microsystems, Incorporated. (Top)

Java Development Kit (JDK).  A software package that can be used to write, compile, debug, and run Java applets and applications. (Top)

JavaScript.  A scripting language that resembles Java and was developed by Netscape for use with the Netscape browser. (Top)

JCL. Job Control Language. (Top)

Job Control Language (JCL).  A problem-oriented language designed to express statements in a job that are used to identify the job or describe its requirements to an operating system. (Top)

junkmail file.  A file that in-network translation creates during a preprocessing test if it detects problems with either the format or content of the data to be translated. The file contains the .DOC data that failed the test and a .DTP record for each .DOC record. (Top)

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leased lines.  A connection between systems or devices that does not have to be made by dialing. (Top)

library.  In Information Exchange, a place to store information for an extended period of time. A library consists of a collection of files called library members. (Top)

library member.    In Information Exchange, a named collection of records or statements in a library. (Top)

link trace (LINKTRC).   The file that provides Expedite Base/MVS with link trace information. You need to request a link trace only when working with GXS on a problem. (Top)

LINKTRC.  Link trace. (Top)

literal.  In DataInterchange transaction mapping, a value that is constant for each occurrence of the transaction. If you provide the literal value during mapping, the translator does not have to refer to an application field to obtain the value. (Top)

logging.  The recording of events in time sequence. (Top)

loop.   In DataInterchange, a repeating group of related segments in a transaction set. (Top)

loop ID.  A unique code identifying a loop and the number of times the loop can be repeated. (Top)

loop repeat.  A number indicating the maximum number of times a loop can be used in succession. (Top)