Dale > Well assuming that you have access the source code, this is normally the > case with business basic, it's quite easy to modify the source code as > well.
Quite easy and cost effective are not always the same ;-) I've got over 30 years programming experience BBX type systems, and it seems much easier to write a standard flat-file interface and do the bulk of the work using more modern tools. > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Earl Wertheimer > Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 11:42 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [EDI-L] Re: [edi_gns] How to price an invoice using a map > > Dave > > > Our practice with our customers is to perform necessary calculations > > and data transformations in the APIs that integrate the EDI translator > > > with the business software. > > Their business software is 10 or 20 years old. Written in > BusinessBasic, or something else. No APIs exist. Just flat files to > import orders and export shipments... > > PO comes in with a order quantity of 150 CA (cases). The PO4 segment > has a pack qty of 12. The Order Entry system (I won't glorify it with > the ERP > acronym) does eaches only. > > The EDI system takes the 150 cases, multiplies the qty by 12 and creates > a flat file (for import) with a quantity of 1800. > > If you have a better way, please let me know... > > > > This way you can change the EDI translator and/or backend software by > > modifying only the API interface and still retain the business logic > > built into the API and it's interface with whatever doesn't get > changed. > > > > This additional level of modularity saves big time and big money for > > the end- user in the long run compared with simply transferring flat > > files and re- building that business logic into componentswhen they > > arereplaced, if indeedthe replacement software is sufficiently > flexible to be modified at all. > > > > The only changes to data that we perform in the map are format changes > > > (eg. 2 decimals to 4 decimals, etc.) which do not change the value of > the data. > > Earl Wertheimer > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.spe-edi.com Earl Wertheimer [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.spe-edi.com ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
