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title: "Process outbound messages"
slug: "process-outbound-messages-as2"
description: "Manage your Outbound message queue efficiently with EDI. Process sales orders, invoices, and acknowledgements seamlessly for optimal workflow."
tags: ["Task topic"]
status: "update"
updated: 2026-10-05T12:19:12Z
published: 2026-10-05T12:19:12Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/process-outbound-messages-as2"
---

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# Process outbound messages

If you use EDI messages and post one of the following journals, also a record is added to the **Outbound message queue**:

- Confirm sales order
- Post packing slip
- Post sales invoice
- Confirm purchase order
- Generate picking list
- Generate receipts list

Also, a record can be added to the **Outbound message queue** for sales acknowledgements. When a received sales order message is processed, it is added to the EDI history (with direction '**Inbound**' and type '**Order**'). If a document flow of type '**Acknowledge**' exists for the customer, also a record is created in the **Outbound message queue**. An outbound message queue record indicates which message must be run for which journal (or EDI history record in case of a sales acknowledgement). The message to be run is defined by the applicable document flow. When the record is added to the **Outbound message queue**, the applicable document flow is searched for, and the related message is linked to the **Outbound message queue record**. To process the outbound message queue, run the **Process outbound message queue batch job**. Usually, you run this batch job in a recurring pattern. You process the outbound message queue for a specific message. Optionally you can run a message for a specific company.

If you use a web service, as defined on the applicable document flow, also define the applicable web service action here.

### Steps

1. Go to **EDI** > **Periodic** > **Process outbound message queue.**
2. In the **Message** field, enter or select the message to be processed.
3. Optionally, in the **Company** field, enter or select the legal entity for which you want to run the message.
4. If you use a web service, as defined on the applicable document flow, also define the applicable web service action here.

In the **Web service action** field, enter or select a value.
5. Sub-task: Set batch job recurrence.
  1. Expand the **Run in the background** section.
  2. Select **Yes** in the **Batch processing** field.
  3. Click **Recurrence** and define the recurrence settings.
  4. Click **OK**.
6. Click **OK**.

> [!NOTE]
> Notes
> 
> You can monitor the **Outbound message queue**. To do so, go to **EDI** > **Inquiries** > **Outbound message queue**.