EDI Parser

to read a EDIFACT binary file from the input view and convert it into a JSON document, that is formatted according to a specific EDIFACT message type and version.

Overview

You can use this Snap to to read a EDIFACT binary file from the input view and convert it into a JSON document, that is formatted according to a specific EDIFACT message type and version.



  • This is a Parse-type Snap.
  • Does not support Ultra Tasks

Snap views

Type Description Examples of upstream and downstream Snaps
Input Valid EDIFACT binary data.
Output EDIFACT data structured in a JSON document.
Learn more about Error handling.

Snap settings

Legend:
  • Expression icon (): Allows using JavaScript syntax to access SnapLogic Expressions to set field values dynamically (if enabled). If disabled, you can provide a static value. Learn more.
  • SnapGPT (): Generates SnapLogic Expressions based on natural language using SnapGPT. Learn more.
  • Suggestion icon (): Populates a list of values dynamically based on your Snap configuration. You can select only one attribute at a time using the icon. Type into the field if it supports a comma-separated list of values.
  • Upload : Uploads files. Learn more.
Learn more about the icons in the Snap settings dialog.
Field/Field set Type Description
Label String

Required. Specify a unique name for the Snap. Modify this to be more appropriate, especially if more than one of the same Snaps is in the pipeline.

Default value: EDI Formatter

Example: EDI Parser
Version Dropdown list/Expression Required. The EDIFACT version of the input data.
Available options are:
  • D00A
  • D00B
  • D10A
  • D10B
  • D11B
  • D18A
  • D95B
  • D96B
  • D98B
  • D99B

Default value: D98B

Example: D00A
EDIFACT Type String/Expression/ Suggestion Required. The EDIFACT message type. The Snap suggests available types based on the selected version.

For available message types by version, see EDIFACT message type.

Default value: N/A

Example: aperak
Validate Checkbox When you select this checkbox, the Snap validates the incoming data against the selected EDIFACT version and type to ensure the output is well-formed and honors the required EDIFACT type structure.

Default status: Deselected
Enable tree structure Checkbox If selected, the parser outputs a single, structured JSON document where child segments are nested within their parent segments.
If deselected, the parser outputs an output array containing a flat list of segments data objects. Each segment object includes the following elements:
  • An info object with the segment data itself.
  • A tag field for the segment name.
  • A parent field referencing to the parent segment name.

Default status: Deselected
Character encoding Dropdown list Required. Select the character encoding scheme of the input content.
Available options are:
  • ISO-8859-1: A single-byte character encoding standard.
  • UTF-8: A variable-length encoding that can represent most characters in the Unicode standard.
  • UTF-16: A 16-bit, variable-length character encoding.

Default value: UTF-8

Example: UTF-16
Snap execution Dropdown list
Choose 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.

Default value: Validate & Execute

Example: Execute only

EDIFACT message type

Available EDIFACT message types for each version are:

Version Type
D00A
  • iftmin
  • aperak
D00B
  • invoic
  • codeco
  • iftmbc
  • coprar
  • coarri
  • iftsai
  • aperak
  • ifcsum
  • iftmbf
  • iftmcs
D10A
  • iftsta
  • prodat
  • pricat
  • ordrsp
  • desadv
  • cusdec
  • orders
  • ifcsum
  • invoic
  • iftmin
  • delfor
  • cusres
  • ordchg
  • invrpt
D10B
  • iftsai
D11B
  • cuscar
D18A
  • tpfrep
D95B
  • cuscar
  • invoic
  • coprar
  • coparn
  • baplie
  • aperak
  • ifcsum
  • iftmbf
D96B
  • cuscar
  • iftmbf
D98B
  • iftmbf
D99B
  • iftmin

Examples