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Files and EDI

Build EDI

Builds EDI text from a structure, ready to send to a partner.

Nodes › FilesOpen in Neblex
Good for
Outbound EDI documents
Role
Works on the records in a flow
Find it in
Nodes › Files

When to use it

  • A partner expects invoices or shipping notices as EDI.

Example

Build an 810 invoice from your ERP data and send it to the retailer over AS2.

  1. NetSuite
  2. Map fields
  3. Build EDI
  4. AS2

How it works

Settings
Structure field [edi]; Output field [edi].
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Add it to a flow

  1. Open the flow from Build › Workflows.
  2. Open Nodes and find Build EDI under Files, or search for it. Click it or drag it onto the canvas.
  3. Drag from the previous step's output handle to its input, then open its settings with ✎ Edit.
  4. Run the flow and click the step to see the records it received and produced.

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Create ExcelBuilds an Excel workbook from all records, ready to attach or upload.Nodes › FilesCreate fileBuilds one CSV, JSON or text file from all records.Nodes › FilesRead fileReads a CSV, JSON or text file carried on a record back into records.Nodes › FilesRead EDIReads ANSI X12 or UN/EDIFACT documents into a structure you can map.Nodes › FilesValidate EDIChecks an EDI document's envelope and required business segments.Nodes › FilesAcknowledge EDIBuilds the functional acknowledgment (997, 999 or CONTRL) to send back to the partner.Nodes › Files