The XML2EDI component is used for transforming information from XML format to EDI format. This component accepts data in XML format and transforms it to the required EDI format. It uses Eagle library to do the transformation.

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The component takes EFL file as input in the CPS which describes the conversion rules.
- EFL files can be created or modified using the Fiorano eStudio tool.

Configuration and Testing

Managed Connection Factory

The XML2EDI component can be configured using its Custom Property Sheet (CPS) wizard.

Figure 1: Managed Connection Factory panel

Attributes

EDI Document Type

Specify the EDI type of the document to be converted; choose from the options - Custom and UN/EDIFACT.

Custom

Format Schema

Click the Format Schema ellipses button and provide the EDI format schema to be used in the editor.

UN/EDIFACT

United Nations/Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport is the international standard that was developed by the United Nations.

Figure 2: Managed Connection Factory panel with the EDI Document Type "UN/EDIFACT"

UN/EDIFACT Document Version

Specify the UN/EDIFACT document version. Based on the document version, the corresponding jar has to be added as resource to the component. The jar can be downloaded at https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.milyn.edi.unedifact.

UN/EDIFACT Document Type

Specify the UN/EDIFACT document type. Refer to the possible document types at https://www.edibasics.com/edi-resources/document-standards/edifact/.

Connection Pool Params

Please refer to the respective section in the Common Configurations page.

Configuration can be tested in the Configuration Property Sheet (CPS) by clicking the Test button in the CPS panel.

Interaction Configurations

Figure 3: Interaction Configurations panel

Attributes

For descriptions of Expert properties given below and Monitoring Configuration, please refer the Interaction Configurations section in Common Configurations page:

Pre Processing XSL Configuration
Post Processing XSL Configuration
Process Message Based On a Property
Validate Input
Cleanup Resources (excluding connection) after each input document
TargetNamespace

Testing

Functionality can be tested from within the Configuration Property Sheet (CPS) by clicking the Test button in the Interaction Configurations panel.

Sample EDI format schema to be provided in Format Schema editor in the Managed Connection Factory panel:

Sample Schema

Input Message

Click the Test button in the Interaction Configurations panel. A sample XML appears in the Input Message which can be edited.

Figure 4: Sample XML2EDI Input Message

Output Message

Click Execute to find the output as below.

Figure 5: XML2EDI output message

Scheduler Configuration

To schedule the component to execute a specific request at configured intervals of time.

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Please refer to the Scheduler Configurations section in the Common Configurations page.

Error Handling

To define the actions that have to be taken when an error occurs.

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Please refer to the Error Handling section in the Common Configurations page.

Functional Demonstration

Send a message in EDI format as defined in the Testing section and displaying the output XML message.

Configure the XML2EDI as described in the Testing section and use feeder and display component to send sample input and check the response respectively.

Figure 6: Demonstrating Scenario 1 with sample input and output

Sample Input

Provide the following XML in the Feeder window and click Send.

Sample input XML provided in the Feeder window

Output

Output "ABC~" appears the Display window as below.

Figure 7: Output appearing in the Display window