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File events

View and track file events on the Events page. A file event shows the status of a file. Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services creates a file event for every file that you exchange with the portal provider.
The Events page displays detailed processing information for every file that your company exchanges with the portal provider.
Clicking an EDI file event downloads the file that created the event. Clicking the information icon next to an EDI file event opens the event page, with additional details about the event.
The following image shows a sample Events page:
The Events area, on the left, shows events and event details based on the selected filters. You define the filters on the Filter pane, on the left. The Filter pane contains buttons to define the time frame to filter- All, Today, or Custom, a calendar where you can define a custom time frame, and other available filtering options such as message type or event ID.
The Events page displays the following properties for each file event:
Property
Description
File Name
Name and type of file, inbound or outbound.
Click the file name to view the file details.
Event ID
Identifier for the event associated with the file.
Time
Date and time that the event occurred.
Status
Status of the event. An event can be in one of the following statuses:
  • - Complete. File processing completed successfully.
  • - Error. An error occurred during processing.
  • - Warning. The event generated a warning.
  • - Reprocessed. The event was reprocessed and another event was generated to reflect the new process.
  • - System error. A system error that is unrelated to file processing occurred.
  • - Waiting for Acknowledgment. Receipt of the message has not been acknowledged.
  • - Transferring files. Files are transferring.
  • - Discarded. The event status was manually changed to discarded. Discarded events are read-only and cannot be handled any further.
  • - Processing. The file is currently being processed.
Acknowledgement
Applies to EDI messages. Acknowledgement type. Can be one of the following types:
  • - TA1
  • - 997
  • - CONTRL
You can view the acknowledgment file by clicking the link.
Information on the Events page can become out of date. To update the information on the page, click the refresh icon . To restore the default view, click the restore defaults icon .

Filtering the events page

Use the filters on the left side of the Events page to find specific file events. By default, the Events page shows information for the current day.
You can apply the following filters:
Filter
Description
Date
Select to view all events or a range of up to seven days.
Message Type
Select any message type that you exchange with your partner.
Message Number
Enter a search string.
Event ID
Enter a search string.
Event Type
Select an event type.
Event Status
Select a status.
To remove filters, click Restore Defaults at the top right of the page.

Viewing message details for a specific event

To view details about a specific event, click the information icon next to the event. When you drill down on an EDI file event, you see further details about the messages in the file.
The message details page displays the following properties for each event:
Property
Description
Message Type
Type of message.
Message Number
Unique identifier for the message.
Number of Rows
Number of rows in the message.
Group Control Number
Control number for the functional group.
Message Control Number
Control number for the transaction.
Event ID
Unique identifier for the event associated with processing the EDI group.
Status
Status of the event. An event can be in one of the following statuses:
  • - Complete. File processing completed successfully.
  • - Error. An error occurred during processing.
  • - Warning. The event generated a warning.
  • - Reprocessed. The event was reprocessed and another event was generated to reflect the new process.
  • - System error. A system error that is unrelated to file processing occurred.
  • - Waiting for Acknowledgment. Receipt of the message has not been acknowledged.
  • - Transferring files. Files are transferring.
  • - Discarded. The event status was manually changed to discarded. Discarded events are read-only and cannot be handled any further.
  • - Processing. The file is being processed.
Message File
XML file for the message. Click the file icon to view the file.
Acknowledgment
Applies to EDI messages. Acknowledgement type for inbound messages. Can be one of the following types:
  • - TA1
  • - 997
  • - CONTRL