Brian,
Since you are using AI you can export the EDI XREFs from Trade Guide to a
flat file then awk the file for the words you seek. The export can be for
all X12, all of one version (like 4010, or by field number.
David Robertson
Petro-Canada
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From: Herner, Brian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: March 3, 2000 9:47 AM
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Subject: Re: Search tools for elements and code values
Good point. We are using GEIS A.I. on a Unix platform. Problem is, we are
trying to develop the specs in the absence of any test data. Brand new
application. The other problem is that I'm from a PC background and freely
admit to being a Unix novice. So nawk looks like a spelling mistake to me!
I have received several good suggestions and I thank you all. Particularly
useful for me was the suggestion from William Kammerer at Foresight since I
have a copy of EDISIM. His solution isn't pretty, as I think he would
admit, but gets the job done.
Thanks again,
Brian
-----Original Message-----
From: Lee LoFrisco [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 6:53 PM
To: Herner, Brian; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Search tools for elements and code values
You don't write which platform you using. If it's UNIX, why not write a
nawk script and do a search on the file?
Lee LoFrisco
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From: Electronic Data Interchange Issues
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Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 2:58 PM
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Subject: Search tools for elements and code values
Folks:
Brian Herner here, PHx (Premier Health Exchange). We are the e-comm arm of
Premier, Inc. the Group Purchasing Organization. We have been working with
some new applications and new situations that have nessecitated our writing
some new EDI specs. My major frustration (today) is that I need to figure
out a way to search EDI field names (option A) or code values (option B) for
keywords. The initial problem was to figure out a way to indicate some
product information for a food service 832. For instance, we needed a way
to indicate that an item was Kosher. Figured it out eventually, but it
would have been much easier if we had some sort of a database that we could
have searched on the word Kosher, either as an element name or code value.
We solved the problem by manually searching the codes from the back of the
huge ANSI X.12 paper manual. Ick. Took forever.
Does anybody know of a source for this kind of search? I don't think you
can do this in EDISIM of EDIFECS. I could be wrong. Any other tools
anybody knows about? I would even be happy with some sort of file I could
load into a database myself.
Thanks,
Brian
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