TRANSFER Programming Manual

Importance (P2)
X400 Services
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When a package is imported, the gateway sets priority according to the three grades of
delivery, as listed in Table 6-9.
Table 6-9. X400 to TRANSFER Grade of Delivery Mapping
X400 Grade of Delivery TRANSFER Priority
Not urgent 25
Normal 75
Urgent 125
Importance (P2) Importance specifies one of three levels of importance. The meaning of importance is
determined by clients and UAs. TRANSFER importance values can range from 0 to
9999 and map to X400 importance values when packages are imported or exported.
Data Structure
Importance resides in the IMPORTANCE field in the item descriptor.
Access
To set the importance of an item, use the ALTER-ITEM-DES-C20 UOW. The gateway
maps the value in the importance field to the X400 importance values in Table 6-10.
Table 6-10. TRANSFER to X400 Importance Mapping
TRANSFER Importance X400 Importance
0 - 50 Low
51 - 100 Normal
101 - 9999 High
When a message is imported for delivery, the gateway maps importance as shown in
Table 6-11. Use the GET-ITEM-DES-C20 UOW to retrieve the importance of an item.
Table 6-11. X400 to TRANSFER Importance Mapping
X400 Importance TRANSFER Importance
Low 25
Normal 75
High 125