You can use this Management interface to check what is happening to an inbound data file - such as a stock/parts order (IPA310) - generated by Autoline. A parts order submission that has been successfully delivered by the ebXML client can be considered to be at the DCS2 status of 20.
To check the status of an inbound data file:
From the GENERAL MOTORS OPERATIONS Menu, select the Exchange 1.1 option.
The Point-of-Sale Company selection form is displayed.
Select the (Aftersales) Point-of-Sale Company required.
The GM Exchange Transmissions and Receipts form is displayed.
This form is displayed when you select the Exchange 1.1 option from the GENERAL MOTORS OPERATIONS Menu, then the (Aftersales) Point-of-Sale Company required. It allows you to display the required inbound, or outbound transactions for the desired GM Exchange transaction types, and to check what is happening to an inbound data file - such as a stock/parts order - generated by Autoline.
Menu Bar and Toolbar:
Menu Icon Description File > Exit Exits the program/GM Exchange Transmissions and Receipts form Tools > Send Authorisation Request Priority 8 or 9. For Support. Transmits the authorisation request to the Aftersales server, once, on set-up. Requests from General Motors what transaction types this dealer code is authorised to carry out. Tools > Set Client Code Page Warning: Do not edit the code page parameter manually unless you are sure you know what it should be. Use with extreme caution!
Priority 8 or 9. Sets the Client Code Page in the GM Exchange parameters (the UTF8 language code page). This is the code page the Exchange software uses to encode the transmissions in to a UTF8 format. Converts non-ASCII characters in payload files.
Tools > Parameters and Controls Priority 8 or 9. Accesses the GM Exchange 1.1 Parameters and Controls Form to set up, or edit, GM Exchange 1.1 parameters and controls. Tools > Dealer Branch Mapping Priority 8 or 9. Accesses Dealer Branch Mapping. Note: This can be used to map the GM dealer code for one Aftersales company to another that operates as a satellite dealer.
A record should be created for each company that will be using GM Exchange.
Tools > View ebXML setup Priority 8 or 9. Looks at the set-up file on the Aftersales server and displays the CPA ID and Mime Content ID form. Used after set-up to check whether parameters have been correctly configured. Tools > Launch Exchange Daemon Gives you access to the GM Exchange Daemon Interface in order to stop, or start, the daemon, and to view, or print, a log of its activities. Note: A user should not stop the daemon.
Help > Help Displays help on the current program in your default company browser Help > About Displays version and copyright information for GM Exchange 1.1
Tip: Use the drop-downs 
to display the required outbound, and inbound transactions for the desired GME transaction types.
Select a Product to View:
Company: Select the Aftersales Company
Product: Select a GM transaction type - for example: stock order. (No filter: ALL.)
Transaction Code: Select an Exchange transmission type:
PUSH BUTTON:
Refresh: Updates the log. Refreshes current search criteria.
This is the log of Exchange transactions:
Company: Aftersales Company number
Type: Type of transaction - for example: IPA310 stock order
Direction: Whether the transaction is inbound to the GM network, or outbound from GM
Date: Date on which the transaction took place
Time: Time at which the transaction occurred
Unique ID: Incremental sequence number for the transaction type. The nth stock order to be processed.
Status: Status of the transaction - for example: Processed
Details: Textual description of the transaction status
Records in the Exchange log file are purged when the date the record was written to the log is greater than the Purge date in the parameters.
Note: Payloads received from General Motors are stored on the Autoline server for 60 days. After that time, they will be deleted (raw file consolidation). It is possible to access the payload data using the ebXML client interface on the Aftersales server.
This option launches the GM Exchange daemon. It enables you to stop, or start the daemon and to view, or print, a log of its activities.
Note: The daemon should always be running in normal business hours and a user should not stop the daemon. If it is not running, data will not be transferred to, or collected from, the Aftersales server.
To access the GM Exchange daemon and control its activities:
Select Tools > Launch Exchange Daemon from the menu bar on the GM Exchange Transmissions and Receipts form.
The GM Exchange Daemon Record form is displayed.
