Sources

In this table you add the sources needed for the EDIClosed EDI is the acronym of Electronic Data Interchange. EDI is about exchanging electronic business documents with your business partners, e.g. customers and suppliers. The EDI concept can be wide and a bit unclear, and can many times be used about all types of documents which are sent electronically, even if it might be PDF files sent via e-mail or publishing business documents on a website. What we refer to as EDI – and what is traditionally meant by EDI – is structured business documents following given standards, electronically sent or received and which are compiled and interpreted automatically and that is integrated with the customer's/supplier's ERP system. channels. A source is a directory from which you import EDI files from Monitor ERP.

By using the buttons in the function menu you can add, insert, delete, and copy sources row by row. To each source you configure settings in the box to the right. These settings depend on the selected Type of source.

Type

Here you determine if the source is a Directory, FTP, or SFT.

Name

Here you enter the name of the source. This name appears in EDI channels and EDI configurations.

Log

By using the Log button you find a changelog for the source. Here you see who modified the information as well as when. You also see what has been changed, with the value before and after the change.

Test source (T)

By using the button in this column, a validation is made to make sure that the source has been correctly configured. The source must be validated in order to be used in a channel.

Test result (R)

If the validation succeeds, you see a green check mark . If the validation fails for some reason, you see a warning symbol . A tooltip is shown when you hover over the symbol, displaying an explanation. If the validation succeeds you also see when the validation was made and by whom. If the settings for the source have been changed you will see a pen symbol . A new validation must then be made by using the button in the T column.