How do I make an edi configuration?

  1. Use plugins. This is a quick and easy way to install predefined configurations of bots.
  2. Use a plugin 'close' to what you want, and adapt.
  3. Do your own configuration:
    • Take a look at the tutorial.
    • Use bots-monitor for configuration of routes, channels, translations and partners.
    • There are grammars for all edifact and x12 messages on the bots sourceforge site.
    • Grammars and mapping require knowledge of edi and edi-standards and some python knowledge. (python is a relatively easy programming, no deep knowledge of python is needed).
    • Use command line tool 'bots-xml2botsgrammar.py' to generate a grammar from an xml file.
    • Check a grammar using the command line tool 'bots-grammar.py'.
  4. A step by step description of making a configuration.
  5. If you are doing your own configuration check out how to debug
  6. Hire us (EbbersConsult - the makers of Bots) to help you with configuring bots: we are the edi experts.