Channel scripting (communicationscripts)
When the standard communication of bots does not fit your needs, use
communicationscripts.
Instruction to make a channel script:
- there must be channel in bots-monitor (or make a new one)
- make a communicationscript with the same name as the channelID
- place the communicationscript in bots/usersys/communicationscripts/channelid.py
Use cases:
- communication method not provided by bots
- existing communication needs customization
- call external program to write edi message to your ERP system.
- additional requirements: Eg. use partner name or order number in output file name.
- control archive file naming
There are 3 types of communication scripts:
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small user exits: at certain places in normal communication a user script is called. Examples of small user exits
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subclass: take-over of (parts of) communication script: user script subclasses existing communication type.
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communication type 'communicationscript'. Bots tries to do the bots-handling of files, you provide the communication details. Examples of communication type 'communicationscript'