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Join the EDI2XML Team at Collaborate17 in Las Vegas

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We are excited to share with you that we will be attending Collaborate17, in Las Vegas, Nevada, from April 2nd to the 6th. This Technology and Applications Forum for the Oracle Community is presented by IOUG (Independent Oracle Users Group), OAUG (Oracle Applications User Group) and Quest International Users Group, and will be held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.

Along with our Magic Software partner, we will be participating in education sessions and demos to teach Oracle users about the latest products, services and technologies that can accelerate and enhance their current Oracle Applications and help them overcome EDI challenges.

Visit us at booth 909 to learn more about how EDI2XML, partnered with Magic Software’s xpi platform, can be your efficient and affordable solution.

To learn more about this EDI integration solution, read our latest blog on “How to solve EDI integration challenges with Oracle’s JD Edwards”.

Click on the image below to join us in Las Vegas at Collaborate17!

EDI2XML at Collaborate 2017 for Oracle JDE integration

EDI Integration with JDE Made Easy with EDI2XML

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EDI integration project

This post was updated to reflect current trends and information.

What is Magic xpi

Magic xpi is a business integration platform proprietary technology for Magic Software. This business integration suite is very powerful and comes loaded with tons of built-in components to build workflows and orchestrate an entire business flow:

  • Database gateways: to connect “natively” to the most common databases used within an enterprise (i.e. SQL server, Oracle, DB2, Pervasive, MySQL, ODBC…).
  • Connectors: to directly connect to JDE, SAP, Dynamics, SalesForce.
  • Triggers and Data mappers: whether to monitor a folder content or to parse and map from one file format to another
  • Connectivity and messaging: through FTP, SOAP, MSMQ, etc.

And the list goes on…

Read: How to Solve the Biggest EDI integration Problems With JDE

How EDI2XML works within Magic xpi

As you might already know by now, EDI2XML is our own technology to convert an X12 EDI transaction to XML. When doing the conversion from EDI to XML, EDI2XML is able to generate the FA 997 (Functional Acknowledgment) as a response to the incoming EDI transaction. In the meantime, EDI2XML installer comes with all the xml schemas (.xsd) of the EDI2XML format.

Since Magic xpi is missing a component to transform X12 EDI to XML, EDI2XML can fill this gap. By creating a custom component and inserting the command to trigger EDI2XML from within a Magic xpi business flow, EDI2XML will turn an incoming EDI file (i.e. 850) into XML format.

In a subsequent step, using a Data mapper component, the user can map the content of the EDI file in XML and map it to any other format (Flat file, database….).

Read: Top 3 Challenges to Overcome in Salesforce and EDI Integration Projects

Mapping EDI from EDI2XML to JDE

As mentioned previously, Magic xpi comes loaded with connectors to major systems such as SAP, JDE, Salesforce, etc. As an example, any table in JDE can be used as a source or destination in data mapping process, using a Data Mapper step within Magic xpi.

Once the incoming EDI X12 file is converted to XML, it is very simple to then map it to JDE:

  • Create a step with a Data mapper
  • Source: XML based on the EDI2XML .xsd (schema file)
  • Destination: the JDE table to feed from the XML format

Once the source and destination are defined, the user can use his mouse to drag and drop to map fields from the source to the destination (JD table).

EDI Integration with JDE

Looking to integrate your EDI or eCommerce processes with Oracle JDE enterprise one, look no further, since we have the best integration option where we turn your Oracle JDE system into a modern REST API, that receives https requests and acts accordingly. LEARN MORE>

This is why we love EDI2XML in EDI integration with JDE

EDI2XML has a rich library of EDI documents to translate and it is expandable. In addition, using EDI2XML within a flow in Magic xpi is a MUST in order to map EDI data to XML and from XML directly to JDE. Most importantly, there is no need for EDI knowledge to interpret the fields and segments, as it is all easily understandable by any person. On top of it all, all .xsd files are provided with the EDI2XML engine!

EDI integration into JDE is as simple as mapping from XML to JDE using drag and drop!

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How to Solve the Biggest EDI integration Problems With JDE

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This post was updated to reflect current trends and information.

EDI integration projects have always been time consuming, as it requires an expert team with EDI knowledge and many resources. No matter how small or large the company is, the previous statement falls true for them all. It is the nature of EDI and all the processes involved that makes an EDI integration project complex and problematic for the developers and executives. In this article, I would like to identify a few of the major problems of EDI integration with JDE (JD Edwards) and how to solve them, in order to have a smooth and successful EDI implementation.

About JDE

JD Edwards, also known as JDE, is an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software that Oracle sells and supports. JDE is offered in two different lines (or editions): JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and JD Edwards World. In most cases, JDE software solutions are implemented and deployed in corporate level enterprises. It is less present in small enterprises since most SMEs cannot afford its maintenance costs.

Why EDI integration with JDE is a problem

Read: EDI Integration with JDE Made Easy with EDI2XML

While JDE is a great corporate level ERP solution, offering lots of tools and connectors for data integration (flat file and other format), it does NOT offer out of-the-box an integrated EDI solution or connector that would make EDI integration seamless. It offers the necessary interfaces to define file formats for export and import, but it stops short on completing the loop into a full EDI solution.
For EDI project integration, JDE heavily relies on third-party “EDI translation software” to send or receive EDI files, and to turn the EDI files into a format (flat file for example) that can be easily interpreted and processed by JDE.

Having said that, you can now imagine how complex and time-consuming integration of EDI in JDE is for a company’s IT personnel and developers. The major problems can be summarized as follows:

  1. IT personnel need to have an extensive EDI expertise; for example, a high knowledge of EDI is needed to be able to define the data to be extracted from the incoming EDI file
  2. They need to learn how the “EDI Translation software” works as well as how and when to extract data and transform it into the proper format for JDE
  3. Of course, they need to know how to work with JDE and setup interfaces and connectors. This one is not of a major concern as IT personnel handling JDE are experienced with this platform

Looking to integrate your EDI or eCommerce processes with Oracle JDE enterprise one, look no further, since we have the best integration option where we turn your Oracle JDE system into a modern REST API, that receives https requests and acts accordingly. LEARN MORE>

How to solve the integration problems

In order to solve problems associated with EDI integration with JDE, it comes down to reducing the number of points identified in the previous section to 2 rather than 3, by capitalizing and building on JDE expertise. So how can this be done in order to have an EDI integration project run smoothly, on budget and on time?

Read: Top 3 Challenges to Overcome in Salesforce and EDI Integration Projects

The answer is simple. Companies running JDE can leverage:

  • EDI2XML : the technology to convert EDI to XML (and XML to EDI)
  • Magic xpi: the business integration platform from Magic Software, that is able to orchestrate the entire business process. It is an “Oracle Validated Integration” solution for both JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and JD Edwards World.

Magic xpi comes with a lot of built-in features to support an EDI project implementation such as:

  • Communication components (FTP,sFTP)
  • Ability to execute scheduled tasks based on several triggers
  • Ability to execute tasks based on file scanning triggers

EDI2XML has complementary features to make an EDI integration project within JDE very simple and straightforward:

  • EDI2XML is able to generate FA 997 out-of-the box for incoming EDI documents
  • EDI2XML turns the EDI files received into readable XML format, so no need for extensive EDI expertise

Therefore, EDI integration projects with JDE don’t have to be so dreadful anymore. The marriage of EDI2XML, Magic xpi and our team’s EDI expertise can definitely benefit your company and make EDI projects easy and under budget.

To read more about using EDI with JD Edwards and the third-party applications, Click here

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