RE: Mapics and EDI

Bob,
        We do not do true EDI, but we do process some FTPed files from several 
of our customers. We have them FTP the files into a specific library. Then 
we've written programs to extract the data. We insist on one and only one 
header record per file, with specific field positions and at least one detail 
record, each representing a different line item. 
        Then our programs extract the data and load the Mapics offline files. 
Of course, we do error checking first to be sure they are sending valid item 
numbers, etc. Then we issue the command to process the offline files.

        John

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Subject: Mapics and EDI


I have a requirement to do EDI for one of our environments.  The inbound 
files are on a website and I have to use FTP to download these files into 
MAPICS.  My plan is to reveive 850's and send 810's.
Can this be done?  What options do I have?  I know very little about EDI 
and I can't understand how I can receive these files and rename them on 
the 400 so I can extract the data I need to use offline load in COM.  Any 
comments will be appreciated.


Thanks,
Bob Ciervo
Programmer Analyst
Kinedyne Corp
North Branch, NJ 

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