EDI Parameters Record

Creating an EDI Parameters record can be broken down into four parts:  Record Type details, File Type details, Delimiter details and Directory details.  Instructions for completing each aspect of an EDI Parameters record follow.

Record Type Details

1.       Select Maintain ® EDI ® EDI Parameters to invoke the EDI Parameter Maintenance form.  The EDI Parameter Maintenance form will open on the Record Type screen.

2.       Click on the RecordTypeID button to invoke a new Record Type entry line.  The RecordTypeID field will automatically populate with a system generated unique identifier on Close. 

3.       Enter the required Record Type value directly into the RecordType field. 

4.       If applicable, enter the precedence order for the record type directly into the Precedence field.  To reflect no specific precedence order enter ‘0’.

File Type Details

1.       From within EDI Parameter Maintenance form click on the File Type tab.

2.       Click on the FileTypeID button to invoke a new File Type entry line.  The FileTypeID field will automatically populate with a system generated unique identifier on Close. 

3.       Enter a File Type extension code into the FileType field. 

4.       Using the ImportDirectoryID indicate the directory to be used for imports in this instance.

5.       Using the DelimiterID field indicate the delimiter system to be used for imports and exports in this instance.

6.       Using the OutputRecordType check box indicates that SLIK will output the current mapping record type as the first column to the EDI file.

7.       Using the ImportRecordType check box indicates that the first column in the destination table will receive the record type value.

8.       If SLIK is to check for previous EDI processing within a particular timeframe enter the number of hours in the CheckTransLogPrevHours field in which a duplicate process having been run will cause the EDI transfer to be skipped.  

9.       Enter in the InputFileSpec the specification for how imported files are to be named. 

Delimiter Details

1.       From within the EDI Parameter Maintenance form click on the Delimiters tab.

2.       Click on the DelimiterID button to invoke a new Delimiter entry line.  The DelimiterID field will automatically populate with a system generated unique identifier on Close. 

3.       Provide a brief description, or name, for the delimiter method directly into the Description field. 

4.       Using the FixedLength check box indicate whether the data being transferred by this delimiter method will be restricted by a Fixed Length value.

5.       Using the DelimiterType field drop-down menu select the delimiter identifier to be used to indicate field divisions.  If you select ‘Other’ enter the type of delimiter into the DelimiterChar field.  

6.       Using the TrimLeadingSpaces check box indicate whether leading spaces should be removed from the data as it is transferred.

7.       Using the TrimTrailingSpaces check box indicate whether trailing spaces should be removed from the data as it is transferred.

8.       Use the StringQuoteChar field to indicate the quoting character to use for non-numeric data values during the transfer.

Directory Details

1.       From within the EDI Parameter Maintenance form click on the Directories tab.

2.       Click on the DirectoryID button to invoke a new Directory entry line.  The DirectoryID field will automatically populate with a system generated unique identifier on Close. 

3.       Input the required directory string directly into the DirectoryName field.

4.       Click on the Close button to save and close the EDI Parameter Maintenance record.