EDI Parser

parses the incoming EDIFACT input data into SnapLogic document objects.

Overview

This Snap parses the incoming EDIFACT input data into SnapLogic document objects.

Prerequisites

None.

Limitations and Known Issues

None.

Snap Views

View Description Examples of Upstream and Downstream Snaps
Input Optional. This Snap has at least one input document.
  • Box Add Folder
  • EDI to JSON
Output Optional. The Snap has at least one output document.
  • AS2 Sender
  • Copybook Parser
Error

Error handling is a generic way to handle errors without losing data or failing the Snap execution. You can handle the errors that the Snap might encounter when running the pipeline by choosing one of the following options from the When errors occur list under the Views tab. The available options are:

  • Stop Pipeline Execution Stops the current pipeline execution when the Snap encounters an error.
  • Discard Error Data and Continue Ignores the error, discards that record, and continues with the remaining records.
  • Route Error Data to Error View Routes the error data to an error view without stopping the Snap execution.

Learn more about Error handling in Pipelines.

Snap Settings

Note:
  • Suggestion icon (): Indicates a list that is dynamically populated based on the configuration.
  • Expression icon (): Indicates whether the value is an expression (if enabled) or a static value (if disabled). Learn more about Using Expressions in SnapLogic.
  • Add icon (): Indicates that you can add fields in the field set.
  • Remove icon (): Indicates that you can remove fields from the field set.
Field / Field Set Type Description
Label String Required. Specify a unique name for the Snap. Modify this to be more appropriate, especially if there are more than one of the same Snap in the pipeline.
Version Dropdown list Required. Select the version of the EDIFACT you want to use.

Default value: D10A

Example: D10A
EDIFACT Type String/Expression Specify the EDIFACT types supported by this snap for the selected version. The type of the EDIFACT to be used to format the input data object to EDIFACT content.

Default value: D10A

Example: D10A
Validate Checkbox Select this checkbox to validate the input data against the EDI schema.

Default status: Deselected
Enable Tree Structure Checkbox Select this checkbox to produce the parsed content in the tree format with the corresponding segment groups and elements per the specifications selected in the Version and EDIFACT Type.

If not selected, the parser produces the output in a flat format, similar to the input. The parser still provides the corresponding segment group and index of each segment.

Default status: Deselected
Character Encoding Dropdown list Select the character encoding scheme of the input content.
Available options are:
  • ISO-8859-1: Character encoding type of the input content is of the type ISO-8859-1.
  • UTF-8: Input content is of type UTF-8
  • UTF-16: Input content is of type UTF-16
Snap execution Dropdown list Select one of the three modes in which the Snap executes.
Available options are:
  • Validate & Execute. Performs limited execution of the Snap and generates a data preview during pipeline validation. Subsequently, performs full execution of the Snap (unlimited records) during pipeline runtime.
  • Execute only. Performs full execution of the Snap during pipeline execution without generating preview data.
  • Disabled. Disables the Snap and all Snaps that are downstream from it.

Troubleshooting

None.