Strong points of Bots open source edi translator



Features of Bots open source edi translator

  • Edi data formats

  • Powerful translations

  • Management of edi flows (bots-monitor)
    • Bots-monitor is web based. Use from any workstation in your company.
    • Clear, non-cluttered interface.
    • View and follow incoming and outgoing edi flows.
    • View business documents like orders and invoices.
    • View the contents of edi files.
    • View the send and received acknowledgements/confirmations (997, CONTRL).
    • Re-send and re-receive edi messages via interface.
    • Get notified by mail in case of errors.

  • Flexible deployment
    • Good scheduling options.
    • Communication and translations can be manually started, be scheduled or started from eg ERP software.
    • Automatic restart of edi files when communication fails.
    • Use different user rights: viewers, staff, superuser.
    • Use interface over HTTP or HTTPS/SSL.
    • Maintenance free: bots does automatic maintenance of database, files etc.
    • Archiving of edi files.
    • Directory monitoring/watching (version 3.0)

  • Communications
    • pop3 including tls, ssl.
    • imap including tls, ssl.
    • smtp including tls, ssl.
    • ftp, sftp, ftps (in- and explicit)
    • File I/O
    • XML-RPC
    • http(s)
    • Database connector (direct communication to database).
    • External communication modules.
    • User scriptable communication.
    • VAN's. Connections work with X400, IPMail, Sterling Commerce, Inovis, GXS, InterCommit.
    • AS/2: not directly, but successful implementations have been done with: http://as2.mendelson-e-c.com

  • Plugins for distributable configuration

  • Technical features