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.
Configuration and Testing
The XML2EDI component can be configured using its Custom Proper Sheet wizard. Following is the Interaction Properties panel.
Figure 1: Managed Connection Factory panel
Attributes
Format Schema
Click the ellipses button and provide the EDI format schema to be used in the editor.
Connection Pool Params
Please refer the respective section in the Common Configurations page.
Configuration can be tested from within the Configuration Property Sheet (CPS) by clicking the Test button in the CPS panel.
Interaction Configurations
Figure 2: Interaction Configurations panel
Attributes
For the four attributes given below (first three are Expert Properties), please refer Interaction Configurations section in Common Configurations page for description.
- Validate Input
- Cleanup Resources (excluding connection) after each input document
- TargetNamespace
- Monitoring Configuration
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
| <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE Message PUBLIC "-//mendelson.de//DTD for m-e-c eagle//EN" "http://www.fiorano.com/dtds/m-e-c.dtd"> <Message standard="EDIFACT" version="93" release="A" enableMissValue="0" name="Empty" minRepeat="0" maxRepeat="1" hideElement="0"> <Segment id="ABC" delimiter="~" name="segment" description="" minRepeat="0" maxRepeat="1" hideElement="0"> <DataElement type="AN" default="ABC" minLength="3" maxLength="3" name="ABC" description="" minRepeat="0" maxRepeat="1" hideElement="0"/> </Segment> </Message> |
Figure 3: Sample Schema
Click Test button in the Interaction Configurations panel.
Sample Input
The XML appears in the Input Message.
Figure 4: Sample XML2EDI Input Message
Output
Click Execute to find the output "ABC~" as below.
Figure 5: XML2EDI output message
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.
Figure 7: Sample input XML provided in the Feeder window
Output
Output "ABC~" appears the Display window as below.
Figure 6: Output appearing in the Display window