Using RBOP

Advantages and strategies of using Rules Based Order and Document Processing (RBOP).

About RBOP

Rules Based Order and Document Processing (RBOP) eliminates the time and expense of trading partner personnel to manually forward orders to Conexiom. Additionally, RBOP prevents inappropriate emails and attached documents from reaching a client’s Conexiom portal, as they might with some other email-forwarding strategies.

To make the system work, mail-server filtering rules that blind-copy, (through the “bcc:” address), appropriate emails for processing are setup. If one of these emails is received, Conexiom then checks to ensure the attached document meets a second set of criteria. When it does, then the attached document is submitted to the correct trading partner map in the Conexiom portal for processing.

Choosing RBOP Capabilities

Here are basic guidelines for using Rules Based Order Processing:

• You can use RBOP for documents that are sent as attachments.

• You cannot use RBOP for material that is copied into the body of the email.

• RBOP works for clear text documents only. It cannot be used for any trading partner that relies on Optical Character Recognition (OCR).

• RBOP only works where there will be a unique Buyer Identifier for that trading partner. This is because the Buyer Identifier is used as the routing mechanism to determine which trading partner the document will goes to within the Conexiom portal. (When RBOP is used, the assign key is no longer considered for the routing mechanism.)

• RBOP should only be set up for trading partners that are in production and have processed at least five production documents successfully. Sometimes trading-partner configurations require modification after they have been moved to production, so it is important to confirm successful operations before turning on RBOP.

For more information on setting up RBOP, contact Support.