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Gentran Server - Manually Process Inbound Files
Gentran Server - Manually Process Inbound Files

Need to manually process some incoming data? Here's how

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Written by Micah A. Parker
Updated over 2 years ago

Product: Gentran Server/Director


Sometimes you may receive some raw EDI data that you need to process into Gentran but aren't able to go through your normal process controls so you may need to process the data manually.

Processing Inbound Data


You'll want to save your raw EDI into a .txt or .edi file of some sort, and place it in a location you'll be able to reach from the Gentran system.

Navigate: Commands β†’ Process File

Select: Your raw EDI data using the File Prompt

Commands β†’ Process File

File Prompt & Sample EDI

Note: Be sure to include the envelope information such as the ISA and GS data in order for it to properly determine which partner this is for.

The system will begin splitting and processing the data through a CommPost operation.

Common Issues


Issue: System hangs at translating data forever

Reason: Make sure all your EDI segments have a proper segment terminator (~) in them - otherwise it won't know when to end the line.

rev 8/30/22

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