Adding CR/LF to an EDIFACT message

Everybody who handles EDIFACT messages, at least once in his life, needs to have a closer look at the message/segment contents in order to figure out the reason of a mapping failure: well, it's a dirty job but someone got to do it...

Then things may get harder when message has no CR/LF breaks and your EDIFACT translator has not a built in tool  to make message readable: find out the error becomes a real nightmare !

Well, a reader of  this blog (off course smart people read smart blog :D) has created a web application with the following features: 

1. Adding a CR/LF after every segment ends;
2. Properly numerate every line/segment of the message. 

You can have a look at this new brand project here and maybe, in the future, the developer will also add some extra features, who knows... :)

I have also added the site in the Web Utilities section.

Thank you Nick for sharing your good job !

How to get an INVOIC from a csv file

Surfing the web I found out a very interesting project here.

At the moment the developer has only implemented the conversion of a *.csv file in INVOIC D96A but also let me know that, in case of request, can implement any new UN/EDIFACT format based on a concrete sample / MIG. 

You can download a sample of *.csv file here: check for the file structure (the column names are included in the first line), generate your own file with your own data and submit it via the ftp: you'll get a fully structured INVOIC D96A for free !

Here you can find all the details and here a sample of INVOIC generated via this process.

Have fun guys !