Defense Automatic Addressing System (DAAS)

DAAS will be unavailable intermittently from December 6 at 1900 to December 8 at 1200 ET.

Visit the Defense Automatic Addressing System

This link is publicly accessible, however, access to applications within the DAAS portal requires submission of a System Access Request (SAR). See the information below for requesting access.


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About DAAS

The DAAS primary business is the accurate routing of electronic logistics requisitions between various federal activities. The DAAS eB hub currently employ's the Global Exchange (GEX) software and the Mercator translator.

DAAS has been operating in the eB domain for over 30 years, concentrating primarily on military standard transactions. Since 1993, DLA DAAS has been operating an eB hub of primarily X12-based EDI transactions. In terms of transaction volume (over 10 million every week), the DAAS eB hub is the largest in DoD, providing a single communications pathway to many Value-Added Networks (VANS), and the private sector trading partners served by those VANS. The DAAS Hub handles all of the details involved in routing and communicating with VANS, freeing DLA buying community to concentrate on electronic business applications. Each VAN offers different communications options and requires different access procedures, which creates extra work for electronic commerce projects that need to trade with many partners. The VANS primarily send/receive X12 data files with DLA DAAS, via a secure FTP protocol

The DAAS EB hubs process over two million eB transactions every week. Electronic Business Translation/Mapping Services DAAS offers standard mapping based upon the DLMS standards in X12 or XML (MILS to X12, X12 to MILS, MILS to XML, XML to MILS, X12 to XML, XML to X12). The Implementation Conventions (IC) are available at: http://www.dla.mil/j-6/dlmso/. DAAS also offers custom mapping for other types of formats. Our fee for doing mapping is based upon an hourly rate of per hour. DAAS estimates the number of hours needed to do the work and charges accordingly. Normally this is a one-time fee, unless major changes or updates to the maps are necessary. Map costs run somewhere between $5,000 and $10,000.   

VAN/HUB/GATEWAY Services DAAS provides VAN services to federal eB projects for the routing of transactions between DOD customers and some of their Prime Vendor Partners. This means DAAS serves as the central distribution center for the routing of transactions to external sites, Prime Vendors, and internal VAN mailboxes for pickup by Prime Vendors.

DAAS/EDI routes transactions to external commercial VANS, such as AT&T/Easylink, who then distribute the transactions to their customers/vendors. DAAS' gateway accepts communication protocols, SFTP, HTTPS, and MQ from both government and contractor customers.

Contact the DAAS Help Desk


Phone Number: (614) 692-6672
DSN Number: (312) 850-6672
Email: itoc@dla.mil

System Access Request


DoD has mandated that all personnel who access DoD systems must use PKI for all private web-enabled applications.

The following web applications now require a DoD-approved PKI or External Certificate Authority (ECA) certificate to access: DoDAAD, LMARS, Logistics Reports, MILSINQ, WEBBRIDGE, WEBSDR, WEBVLIPS, and EDAASINQ.

To learn who to contact to obtain a DoD-approved certificate, contact us using the information above.

To gain access to certain applications linked to this website, users may be required to supply personal information about themselves. The following Privacy Act Statement describes our authority for collecting personal data, how we will use your data, and what will happen if you do not supply all the data requested

Link to Privacy Act Statement

What DAAS Offers

 Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is the exchange of routine business transactions in a computer processible format, covering such traditional applications as inquiries, planning, purchasing, acknowledgements, pricing, order status, scheduling, test results, shipping and receiving, invoices, payments and financial reporting.  Additional standards cover interchange of data relating to security, administrative data, trading partner information, specifications, contracts, production data, and distribution and sales activities. 

Through the use of the Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X12, electronic data interchange is based on interdependency.  This way, internally or externally developed software and public-access communications vendors, all sizes of firms and institutions using intelligent computational devices may benefit from the use of the standard.  Thereby, all institutions reap the efficiencies of a common interchange language, rather than experience the difficulties of an increase of methods and procedures that could occur if each institution were to impose its own format on every institution with which it does business.

 EDI Dial-In and File Naming Conventions

Exchanging_EDI_data_with_Transaction Services_over_the Exchanging eB data with Transaction Services over the internet

The DAAS GEX EDI supports SFTP, HTTPS, SMTP/MIME, and MQ to transport X12 transmission files over the internet and the NIPRNET. DAAS Data Delivery via a secured protocol and implementation of Firewalls throughout DoD, will require the customers assistance.

If a customer requires an SFTP connection using the SFTP/SSH protocol, then this protocol is similar to FTP, but it uses encryption to secure the connection. The technical details are discussed: in this document

Additional information about this protocol and implementations can be found at: OpenSSH home page

This page describes the OpenSSH project, which provides an Open-Source implementation of the protocol. For commercial vendors that support the protocol there is a section on that page labeled 'Alternatives.'

DLA DAAS requires that Public Key Authentication (PKA) be performed when DLA DAAS initiates the connection to the customers SSH/SFTP server. Password authentication is possible when your connection is made with a DLA DAAS server but is not preferred.

DAAS has several SFTP IP addresses. While it is not required, programming one IP address as a primary and the other IP address as a backup should be considered to prevent loss of connectivity. We make every effort to ensure that we keep one of the two machines up at all times, but if you program a single address, you'll be unable to send in files while that machine is down for maintenance.

Network Addresses for FTP

DAAS has several IP addresses that you may use for FTP destinations. While it is not required, you should consider programming one IP address as a primary and the other IP address as a backup. We make every effort to ensure that we keep one of the two machines up at all times. If you program a single address, you'll be unable to send in files while that machine is down for maintenance.

We prefer that you send your data to the Dayton, OH hub unless we have instructed you to do otherwise.

SMTP Mail Destination

DAAS has flexible support for transmission and receipt of eB data via SMTP. The data can be in the body of the message or as a MIME attachment.

If you are interested in exchanging eB data via SMTP, please request sample transmissions by email to edi@dla.mil.

AS/1 is not currently supported.

HTTPS Transfers

DAAS supports a form-based interface for sending and receiving files via HTTPS. The options here varied and are currently the subject of ongoing development and testing.

We’ve found that it is fairly easy to interface using HTTPS with only a trivial CGI program.

An interactive file-based dialog is available via HTTPS for uploading to DAAS.

DAAS currently requires specific firewall rules to be applied locally to allow inbound HTTPS transmissions to our systems. Please contact edi@dla.mil for more information about this mode of communication.

AS/2 is not currently supported, but DAAS is looking into this increasingly popular mode of communication. If you have a requirement for AS/2, please contact us at edi@dla.mil.

Pushing/Pulling with FTP

We support your pulling data from our servers or pushing data to our servers. By push we mean that for files coming to DAAS, the sending site will run its FTP client, log on with a username and password provided by DAAS and initiate placing data. By pull we mean that the receiving site will run its FTP client, log on with a username and password and initiate a retrieval.

We also support pulling data from your server or pushing data to your server. IfDAASs is initiating the transmission, then DAAS will need to be provided with a user ID and password on the host at your site.

If you wish to pull your files from DAAS, you should do so with an FTP GET or MGET command. After you pull the files, it is your responsibility to make sure that you have received them completely and then delete them. DAAS cannot delete EDI files for users who pull.

Make sure that you only pull files whose names begin with the letter "D" followed by your site code. That way, you will not pull-down files that may reside in your directory for administrative or other purposes. In the following example, suppose that your site code is MGSC:

 FTP> mget DMGSC*.* 
 After checking that your received everything. 
 FTP> mdel DMGSC*.*
 FTP> quit 

Our DEBX system, where all new setups are performed, guarantees that no new files can come into the directory after you login, thus ensuring that the above procedure does not delete any files that have arrived after the mget and before the mdel command.

File Naming Conventions

DAAS prefers that you uniquely name every file that is sent to us. Likewise, DAAS' file transfer software will uniquely name files it sends to your site.

Files that you send to us should be named as follows:

I.jjj where is the 4-letter site code that we will assign to you. nnn is an arbitrary sequence number and jjj is the julian date.
Example: IQBAX001.109

A technique most of our customers use is to transfer in their file with a "Z" as the first letter. After the transfer has successfully completed, the file is renamed, changing the first letter to "I". This way, we don't attempt to process a partial file that is doomed to fail.

Example:

 SFTP> put our file ZQWER348.255
 SFTP> rename ZQWER348.255 IQWER348.255

You can make the sequence numbers longer or shorter as you wish or use alphanumeric sequence numbers. The primary requirement is that the file names begin with the letter "I". File names are case-sensitive on our GEX system. We can support file names that begin with a lower case 'i' if required.

We prefer this naming convention because it identifies the file as yours and contains elements to ensure a unique name. The better the name, the easier it is to find a file when a problem occurs.

Other file naming conventions can be supported for special interfacing requirements, such as to MVS or AS/400 systems.

The files we send to you will be named as follows:

Dnnn.jjj where is your username on the DAAS computer, nnn is a sequence number which we generate, and jjj is the julian date. Generally, the DAAS FTP client software generates uppercase file names on UNIX systems.

Example: DQXYZ002.109

Other file naming conventions for transmission can be supported for special interfacing requirements, such as data set names. ‘Site’ commands custom to your application can also be accommodated

 Van List

External Link Disclaimer: The appearance of external hyperlinks to commercial value-added networks (VANs) does not constitute endorsement by the United States Department of Defense of the linked websites, or the information, products or services contained therein. For other than authorized activities, the United States Department of Defense does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. Such links provided are consistent with the stated purpose of this DoD website.

Inter-Connect for STERLING COMMERCE:

Inter-Connect for LOREN DATA:

Please be advised: DAAS does not endorse any one of the VANS listed below or claim content responsibility.

Company Phone Numbers Email Location
2Is INC COMM: (508) 850-7520
FAX: (508) 850-7521
glenn_house@2is-inc.com 75 West Street
Walpole, MA 02081
ADVANCED COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

COMM: (800) 223-5424
COMM: (440) 779-5424
FAX: (440) 779-9462

sales@acsmail.com 25054 Lorain Rd.
North Olmstead, OH 44070
ALI CORPORATION COMM: sams@alicorp.com 23535 Palomino Dr.
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
BidLink.NET COMM: (866) 226-4488
COMM: (440) 377-5668
FAX: (440) 808-1844
headquarters@bidlink.net 29313 Clemens Road #2-A
Westlake, OH 44145

CAPTIVATOR SYSTEMS LLC
SECTION SEVEN SOFTWARE
support@section-seven.com East Coast Office:
12 SE 7th Street Suite 610
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
CAPTIVATOR SYSTEMS LLC
SECTION SEVEN SOFTWARE
COMM: 954-707-3733 support@section-seven.com West Coast Office:
5267 Warner Ave #127
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
CONNOLLY CONSULTING COMM: (404) 261-7800
FAX: (404) 261-9697
950 East Paces Ferry Place
Suite 925, Atlanta, GA 30326
EASYLINK COMM: (800) 828-7115
COMM: (800) 828-3639
Help Desk: (800) 872-6711
FAX: (732) 352-7680
rhuntley@easylink.com 33 Knightsbridge Rd.
Piscataway, NJ 08854
GLOBAL EXCHANGE SERVICES (GXS) formerly GEIS COMM: (800) 334-5669
Help Desk: (800) 334-2255 ext: 6816
100 Edison Park Drive
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
GPAS INC. COMM: (888) 334-5465
FAX: (516) 493-0613
201 Commack Road
Commack, New York 11725
HONEYWELL CORPORATION COMM: (410) 964-7738
FAX: (410) 964-7589
kenneth.krempin@honeywell.com 7000 Columbia Gateway Dr.
Columbia, MD 21046
IMAGINESTICS, LLC COMM: (765) 464-1700 Sales@imaginestics.com 3495 Kent Ave, Suite A100
West Lafayette, IN 47906
INOVIS COMM: (800) 367-4272
FAX: (404) 841-4364
1055 Lenox Park Blvd.
Atlanta, GA 30319-5309
INTERVAN COMM: (888) 246-1777
FAX: (615) 360-7716
govediin@intervan.com 3325 Plus Park Blvd.
Suite 101, Nashville, TN 37217
KLEINSCHMIDT COMM: (847) 945-1000
FAX: (847) 945-4619
sales@kleinschmidt.com 450 Lake Cook Road
Deerfield IL 60015-4619
KNOWLEDGE FACILITATION GROUP, LLC COMM: (855) 534-4748
FAX: (703) 594-8204
info@kfgisit.com 1750 Tysons Blvd Suite 1500
McLean, VA 22102
LAMBDA SUPPLY CORPORATION COMM: (323) 469-4560
FAX: (323) 938-4112
sales@lamlinks.com 560 No. Larchmont Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90004
LIAISON TECHNOLOGIES, Inc. CONUS: (866) 830-3600 Option 4
OCONUS: (770) 850-6963
FAX: (770) 829-2361
3157 Royal Drive Suite 200
Alpharetta, GA 30022
LION-VALLEN INDUSTRIES (LVI) COMM: (937) 415-29047
COMM: (937) 913-5660
CRoberts@lionprotects.com 7200 Poe Avenue Suite 400
Dayton, OH 45414
LOREN DATA COMM: (800) 745-6736
COMM: (813) 426-3355
FAX: (813) 298-0356
Sales@ld.com P.O. Box 600
Indian Rocks Beach, FL 33785
MIL-PAC Network Services COMM: (760) 788-3030
COMM: (760) 788-3779
info@milpac.com 1672 Main Street
Suite 254, Ramona, CA 92065
NSN-NOW COMM: (631) 847-3504 info@nsn-now.com 8200 Republic Airport Hangar 43
Farmingdale, NY 11735
nuBridges COMM: (770) 730-3600
TOLL FREE: (800) 251-4930
SUPPORT:
(866) 830-3600
info@nubridges.com
support@nubridges.com
plockart@nubridges.com
1000 Abernathy Road
Building 400 / Suite 250
Atlanta, GA 30328
ODYSSEY RFID, LLC COMM: (859) 449-7068
FAX:
(815) 8301-3900
james.lusk@odysseyrfid.com 7059 Production Court
Florence, KY 41042
PRIME VENDOR, INC. COMM: (800) 746-9554
FAX: (800) 746-8307
ediservices@prime-vendor.com
burney@prime-vendor.com
4608 Cedar Avenue
Suite #106, Wilmington, NC 28403-4429
RAINBOW DATA SYSTEMS INC. COMM: (937) 431-8000
FAX: (937) 431-8090
info@rainbowdata.com
support@rainbowdata.com
2358 Lakeview Drive
Suite A, Beavercreek, OH 45431-2569
SIMPLIX COMM: (800) 746-7549
COMM: (248) 740-8150
FAX: (248) 740-8180
sales@edi.com 2925 Bond Straight
Rochester Hills, MI 48309
SOFTSHARE COMM: (800) 346-6703
FAX: (805) 882-2599
sales@sshare.com 2241 Stanwood Dr.
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
SPS Commerce, Inc. COMM: (888) 739-3232 333 South Seventh Street Suite 1000
Minneapolis, MN 55402
STERLING COMMERCE COMM: (800) 876-9627
COMM: (614) 793-7322
FAX: (614) 793-7092
vickie_amirault@stercomm.com 4600 Lakehurst Court
Dublin, OH 43017
TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS, INC. COMM: (858) 431-8133
FAX: (858) 431-2644
tec@rfqnet.com PO Box 188063
1725 Geranium St.
Carlsbad, CA 92009
TPS, INC. COMM: (800) 346-6459
FAX: (415) 883-3754
385 Bol Marin Keys Blvd.
Novato, CA 94949
TRANSETTLEMENTS, INC. COMM: (800) 432-6428
COMM: (404) 996-8109
FAX: (404) 996-8305
1745 Phoenix Rd., Suite 150
Atlanta, GA 30349
DiCENTRAL COMM: (281) 480-1121 ext: 113 mneadeau@dicentral.com 1199 NASA Prkwy
Houston, Tx 77058
ECOM (Inter-Connect for STERLING COMMERCE) COMM: (240) 498-0040 k.mohan@ecomtoday.com 12330 Perry Highway, Suite 200
Wexford, PA 15090
TRUE COMMERCE, INC. (Inter-Connect for STERLING COMMERCE) COMM: (724) 940-5520 ext: 309
FAX: (412) 586-2240
nrdomhoff@truecommerce.com 12330 Perry Highway, Suite 200
Wexford, PA 15090

DAAS Applications

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DAMES - DAAS Automated Message Exchange System

Applications

Send/receive logistics transactions and narrative text using SFTP via Internet.
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DAAS DDN File Format (DDN)

Applications

Helps organizations develop file and segment headers in support of passing transactions.
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DLA Integrated Email Logistics (DIELOG)

Applications

Send and receive Military Standard Logistic System (MILS) transactions, via the Electronic Mail System.
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DOD Activity Address Directory (DoDAAD or DAASINQ/eDAASINQ)

Applications

Address data for Military Services, Federal Agencies, and Civil Agencies through a Simple Search (DAASINQ) or Advanced Search (eDAASINQ).
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DAAS Single Gateway (DSG)

Applications

Provides access to a web query page used to track and verify the status of EDI transactions.
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FUNDCODE/Web Fund Code (DAAS)

Applications

Access for changes to DLMS and revisions for SFIS (Supply/Finance).
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Global Exchange (GEX)

Applications

Provides access for DAAS customers to apply for automated machine-to-machine accounts.
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Logistics Data Gateway (LDG)

Applications

DOD level utility providing web access to the current and historical data that flows through DAAS.
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Logistics Reports (Log Reports / LIDS / Log RPTS)

Applications

Log Reports including Priority Designators, LIDS, MILSBILLS, MILSTEP, LMARS and Publications.
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Logistics Metrics Analysis Reporting System (LMARS/CWT)

Applications

Maintains logistics pipeline information for all wholesale items at Transaction Services.
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Military Assistance Program Address Directory (MAPAD)

Applications

Addresses for releasing FMS and MAP Grant Aid shipments.
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MILSBILLS INQUIRY (MILSINQ)

Applications

Interrogate/display MILSBILLS and MOV and generate retransmittal requests on-line.
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PROJECTCODE Management System (PCMS)

Applications

Authoritative source for Category C & D project codes.
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SFTP/PKI/Machine Accounts/Web Services

Applications

Public Key Infrastructure for machine-to-machine account owners.
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Logistics On-Line Tracking System (WEBLOTS/LOTS)

Applications

DAAS relational database system portraying the life cycle of a logistics transaction.
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DOD Web Supply Discrepancy Reporting (WebSDR)

Applications

An application that supports DLMS implementation of SDR procedures.
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Web Visual Logistics Info Processing System (WEBVLIPS)

Applications

Track requisitions and reports of excess in the DOD pipeline.
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EDI DLA Supply Centers

Supply Center Name Phone Number Email
DLA Energy Craig Lockard   (703) 767-8663   Craig.Lockard@desc.dla.mil
DLA Troop Support General and Industrial Rick Fitzgerald   (215) 737-2130   Richard.Fitzgerald@dla.mil
DLA Land and Maritime Shawn Schartiger   (614) 692-1057   ecedi@dscc.dla.mil
DLA Aviation Floyd Moore   (804) 279-4433   Floyd.Moore@dla.mil
DLA Aviation Dewey Herst   (804) 279-3199   Dewey.Herst@dla.mil

 

EB Contacts

We recommend sending an email to the eB group at:   edi@dla.mil

Office Phone Number DSN Phone Number
eB Help Desk (Open 24 Hours)   (614) 692-6672   (312) 850-6672
eB Help Desk (Normal Business Hours)   (614) 692-6672   (312) 850-6672

 

PKI Contacts

DoD Agency Phone Number Email
National Guard ARNG Please contact ARMY SET-D Helpdesk for Information  Not applicable
USAF Help Desk Not applicable Not applicable
USMC Help Desk Not applicable Not applicable
USN   (866) 843-6624
  (800) 304-4636
Not applicable
DISA Global Service Desk
(for technical assistance)
  844-347-2457   disa.global.servicedesk.mbx.dla-ticket-request@mail.mil

 

External PKI Contacts

Company Phone Number
ORC   (800) 816-5548
IdenTrust   (866) 299-3335
VeriSign   (650) 426-5115

* Contractors employed by DoD must check with their contract points of contact for PKI certificate requirements


Frequently Asked Questions

 Are public requests for quote (RFQ) available from Transaction Services?

Yes. RFQ's from the Navy Electronic Commerce Office (NECO) are available on request.

 Does Transaction Services do translation?

Transaction Services has translation & mapping software for most eB standards, including all versions of X12.

Transaction Services provides translation services for those customers who desire it. If the requirement for significant resources must be applied to a mapping project, then it is based on standard hourly rates.

 Does Transaction Services provide services to DLA only?

No. Transaction Services' eB customers include the Defense Logistics Agency, all of the Military Services/Agencies, the Administrative Office of the US Courts, and others. If you're interested in obtaining services from Transaction Services for your federal or state government activity, contact edi@dla.mil for more information.

 Does Transaction Services require any particular separators or terminators?

You can use anything that is supported by the standards and is acceptable to your trading partner(s) and the VANs. Transaction Services imposes no restrictions.

 Does Transaction Services support encryption?

Yes. Transaction Services will encrypt or decrypt data for VANs and/or DoD/DLAl clients. We currently support PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) the most widely used public key encryption scheme currently available--and the proprietary Compress encryption software.  Transaction Services, also, supports HTTPS for delivery of transactions.

 How does our VAN establish a relationship with Transaction Services and DoD/DLA?

Contact the eB Program Manager at edi@dla.mil Be prepared to provide information regarding the communication regimes that you support, and instructions on how to process connections.

If you expect to exchange files with Transaction Services using FTP, be prepared to provide a username, password and IP address that we can program into our file transfer software.

Also, please read our pages on Host Systems and file naming conventions

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 How long does it take Transaction Services to process an interchange?

The median time required to move an interchange through the system and deliver to a VAN is 15 minutes. The median time required to deliver an interchange to a mailbox on our own VAN is 5 minutes.

We are connected to many VANs via dedicated circuits. Median delivery times to these VANs are about 10 minutes.

For VANs we reach via dial-up BISYNC, the normal transfer time for an interchange is closer to 20 minutes.  Transaction Services is currently converting all BISYNC customers to FTP protocol for better and faster communications.

 We're a vendor and want to do business with DoD/DLA?  How do we get started?

Transaction Services is a data communications center for the buying centers of DoD/DLA. In essence, we perform like the post office median in routing transactions to the proper destination(s). Potential new customers will need to contact the various DoD/DLA procurement centers that purchase goods and services to establish a business relationship at the supply centers as an eB trading partner. From our website see the url link for EDI Defense Logistics Supply Centers

 What eB standards and versions are supported by Transaction Services?

The eB standards that Transaction Services can process include X12, XML, UDF's and IDOC. Currently, most Transaction Services eB customers use X12. All X12 versions from 2002 are supported.

 What forms of communication does Transaction Services support?
  • SFTP across the NIPRNET/INTERNET.
  • SFTP across a dedicated circuit.
  • HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) provides authentication of the web site and server providing bidirectional encryption communications between client and server.
  • SMTP (MIME) across the NIPRNET/INTERNET and dedicated circuits.
 What kind of computer hardware and software are you running?

The Transaction Services eB hubs run on HP N-Class platforms connected to a high-speed Storage Area Network (SAN). The Defense Global Exchange (GEX) Hub software runs on a UNIX operating system and utilizes Mercator as the translation/mapping engine,

 What X12 transaction sets will you process?

All ASC X12 approved transaction sets.  Transactions must conform to X12 syntax and contain all required elements.