EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) is a very popular format for computer-to-computer data exchange. It also helps to transmit data from one file format into another without any loss of information. EDI software is designed in such a way that it is very useful in trading pattern. It can exchange documents. This include-
- invoices
- insurance chains
- purchase orders etc.
EDI Mapping is the special mapping technique, where mapping informations can be obtained by using some programing language like C, C++, XML, java etc. thus it may save
- time
- cost
- human labor
Development of EDI Mapping :
using this, is a very processing technique. It includes the opening of EDI collection and other data format. It also includes the integration into the mapping window, and then the user need to drag the connected lines related with the sources and targets. EDI Mapping has also facility to include configurable matching. There mapping with EDI Software helps to generate a map aided with different programing language. In EDI Mapping a user can also do some data processing operations. This operation is mainly done to manipulate the map and transform the data or to filter the data to between the source and target data models. This data processing includes
- developing custom data
- function library
- parameterizing transformation with the help of this EDI Mapping one can perform various types of operation. These are –
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- string operations
- logical comparisons
- mathematical computations
EDI Mapping :
EZConnect’s EDI mapping tools provide robust capabilities in a simple to use interface.
Making EDI Mapping Simple :
With the simple and very visual drag and drop mapping tool, you literally use your mouse to drag your source data element over the top of the target data element and release. Your mapping of the item is complete. Mapped elements show checkmarks and highlights so you can visually confirm selections. Therefore EDI Mapping Tools include utilities for converting EDIFACT to XML, X12 to XML, and bi-directional adapters for deploying the.
EDI Mapping elements :
Next we map the elements that are exactly the same between the left and the right sides. To do this, we click on the element on the left and drag it to the corresponding element on the right. You can watch the XSLT code (or XQuery, for the XQuery mapper) being updated in real-time in the bottom window.
For example, EDIFACT/UNB/UNB04/UNB0402 is the “0019: date and time of preparation — time” which is in the same format as X12/ISA/ISA10, and and EDIFACT/UNB/UNB05 is the “0020: interchange control reference” which maps to X12/ISA/ISA13 which is the “I12: interchange control number.”
(All of that can be gleaned from the EDIFACT dictionary available in the1 Stylus Studio® EDIFACT Zone, and/or the generated schema’s which include documentation. X12 documentation can be purchased from DISA directly for a nominal fee, or often the subset necessary is included with the application that produces or consumes the relevant transaction set.)
We proceed in this fashion until all of the fields that have corresponding entries between EDIFACT and X12 ar.
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