EDI Import from a Specific EDI Link

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EDI Import from a Specific EDI Link

There is a function where you can make an EDI import from a specific EDI link. This is useful when there are several EDI links with the same format group but the EDI import shall be made from just one of these links.

The function can also be used when importing from a backup file (created during the EDI import), if the regular EDI import failed/was interrupted.

You will find this function under the File menu when the EDI Import procedure is open. The following alternatives are then available:

Import order from a specific EDI link - this alternative is used to import orders from a specific EDI link of format group 3 (Import EDI orders).
Import quote from a specific EDI link - this alternative is used to import quotes from a specific EDI link of format group 8 (Quote for import of EDI).
Import invoice basis from a specific EDI link - this alternative is used to import invoice basis from a specific EDI link of format group 9 (Invoice basis for import of EDI).

The window below appears after you have selected one of the alternatives. In this window you select from which EDI link the import shall be made. The information in the window is loaded from each EDI link in the EDI Links procedure.

The import backup file box is checked by default (checkbox B) in the first EDI link in the window. After you have clicked OK, a dialog box appears where you can select a backup file from the backup directory. In this dialog box you will see when the backup file was created. Below you will find a description of the backup files.

You can also choose to make an import from a specific EDI link by checking the box I. After you have clicked OK, the import is made according to the settings of the link method on the EDI link.

Sample of the window that appears during import from a specific EDI link.

Here you will see the link row ID.

Name

Here you will see the name of the link row.

File Name

Here you will see the file name of the import file on the link row.

If you check this box an import from a specific EDI link is made according to the setting of the link method on the EDI link.

If you select this box an import file from a backup file is made. A dialog box will then open in which you select a backup file. Below you will find a description of the backup files.

Files

Here you will see the number of backup files on the link row.

Current Number

Here you will see the consecutive number of the current backup file.

Description of the Backup Files

The backup files are as well as the import files usually in text format (.txt). The backup files are created during each EDI import and the file name consists of a consecutive number, for example "00000001.txt". If you have entered that 100 backup files shall be saved on the EDI link, the files "00000001.txt" - "00000100.txt" will be created during the first 100 EDI imports.

During the 101st EDI import, the file "00000001.txt" will be overwritten by a new file with the same file name. During the 102nd EDI import, the file "00000002.txt" will be overwritten, etc. The current backup file (created during the last EDI import) is shown with a consecutive number in the window above in the Current number column.

The backup files for an EDI link are saved in a backup directory under the path "\Monwin\edi\backup\<ftg_nr>\<importfilnamn>.txt.0<kopplingsID>\". According to the example above, EDI link 71 will have the path "\Monwin\edi\backup\001\orders20.txt.071\".