Creating Flat File Schemas for EDI Documents

B2B Integration 10.4 | Administering and Monitoring B2B Transactions | webMethods Module for EDI | Using Module for EDI Decoupled from Trading Networks | Creating Flat File Schemas for EDI Documents

Creating a Flat File Schema from a SEF File

Creating a Flat File Schema from an IDOC

You may need to create a flat file schema for each type of EDI transaction you want to process. You can create an EDI flat file schema from either:

Standard Exchange Format (SEF) file

IDOC (for SAP system users)

You should create flat file schemas manually only if both of the following are true:

You are not using the Module for EDI in conjunction with Trading Networks

You are processing ANSI X12 or UN/EDIFACT documents (or documents of any supported sub-standard)

You do not have to manually create flat file schemas from a SEF file or from an IDOC if either of the following cases applies:

You are using Module for EDI in conjunction with Trading Networks. The flat file schemas are created automatically for you when you use the procedure described in Defining TN EDI Document Types.

Important: If you are processing documents of the TRADACOMS EDI standard, you must use Module for EDI in conjunction with Trading Networks.

You are processing non-standard EDI formats or a user-defined format (such as a non-EDI flat file). You must create flat file schemas from Software AG Designer using the functionality in the WmFlatFile package instead of using one of the methods described in Creating Flat File Schemas for EDI Documents. For more information, see Flat File Schema Developer’s Guide.