Activate/Deactivate Exchange Links (daxch4201m000)

After you use the Exchange Links (daxch4501m000) session to create exchange links, you must activate the links before you can use the links in a multisite exchange. To activate and deactivate a range of exchange links between the source and target batches, you can use the Activate/Deactivate Exchange Links (daxch4201m000) session. The link must be active to make the exchange link available at the target site and the subscription available at the source site. If the link is not active, then you cannot use the multisite functionality.

When you activate an exchange link, the target site sends a Subscribe message to the source site. The subscription is checked and stored at the source site. Then, whenever the batch that is defined in the subscription is carried out, the source site sends an Export Done message to the target site. If this message is not processed successfully, then the link is stored at the target site, but the status changes to Inactive.

When you deactivate an exchange link at the target site, Exchange sends an Unsubscribe message to the source site. The subscription is deleted and the target batch can no longer automatically process data from the source site. The Current Export Done messages are also deleted.

You can only delete an exchange link if the link’s status is Inactive at both the source and target sites.

This process can also run as part of a job.

To activate or deactivate an exchange link:

  1. Under Action Type, choose whether to activate or to deactivate the link.
  2. Under Selection Type, choose how to make a selection of links.
  3. Define a range of exchange links, or click the Detailed tab, where you can make a more detailed selection.
  4. Click (De)activate to start the process.