EDIFACTWriter Component

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The EDIFACTWriter component is optimized for EDIFACT documents, providing a simple way to create EDIFACT documents.

Syntax

nsoftware.IPWorksEDITranslator.Edifactwriter

Remarks

The component allows you to create a document from scratch. The component allows you to create an EDI document one segment at a time. Here's how a document would normally be created:

1. Call LoadSchema to load the necessary schemas for the transactions that will be used.
2. Specify where to write the output document by setting the OutputFile property or SetOutputStream method, or set neither and check the OutputData property.
3. Create a new interchange start segment using the StartInterchangeHeader method and set its properties using WriteElementString and WriteComponentString.
4. To write a basic element value to the current location, call the WriteElementString method. For complex element values, there are two possibilities, elements which are split into components, and elements which repeat. To write these complex element values, use the StartElement and EndElement methods, with WriteComponentString and RepeatElement methods for writing the values. (Examples available below).
5. Create a new functional group using StartFunctionalGroupHeader and set its properties using WriteElementString and WriteComponentString.
6. Create a new transaction using StartTransactionHeader and set the properties for the header segment.
7. Write all the data for the transaction by creating new data segments using StartSegment and providing the path of the segment to create using the schema names of the loops and segments, like /N1Loop1/N1.
8. Once you are done with the segment, call EndSegment.
9. Once you are done with the transaction, call CreateTransactionFooter.
10. Once you are done with the functional group, call CreateFunctionalGroupFooter.
11. Once the interchange is complete, call CreateInterchangeFooter.

Example EDIFACTWriter Code:

EDIWriter1.StartInterchangeHeader("D98B"); //Complex Element, two components EDIWriter1.StartElement(); EDIWriter1.WriteComponentString("UNOB"); EDIWriter1.WriteComponentString("1"); EDIWriter1.EndElement(); //Skip a value for this element EDIWriter1.SkipElement(); //Basic element EDIWriter1.WriteElementString("7654323"); ... EDIWriter1.StartFunctionalGroupHeader(); ... EDIWriter1.StartTransactionHeader("APERAK"); //Complex Element, repeated element EDIWriter1.StartElement(); EDIWriter1.WriteComponentString("UNH1"); EDIWriter1.RepeatElement(); EDIWriter1.WriteComponentString("UNH2"); EDIWriter1.EndElement(); ... //Segment and its data EDIWriter1.StartSegment("BGM"); EDIWriter1.StartElement(); EDIWriter1.WriteComponentString("C00"); EDIWriter1.EndElement(); EDIWriter1.StartElement(); EDIWriter1.WriteComponentString("C10601"); EDIWriter1.EndElement(); EDIWriter1.EndSegment(); ... CreateTransactionFooter(); CreateFunctionalGroupFooter(); CreateInterchangeFooter();

Property List

The following is the full list of the properties of the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

Method List

The following is the full list of the methods of the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

Event List

The following is the full list of the events fired by the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

Config Settings

The following is a list of config settings for the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

FileWriteMode Property (EDIFACTWriter Component)

Controls how the output file is opened.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public EdifactwriterFileWriteModes FileWriteMode { get; set; }

enum EdifactwriterFileWriteModes {
  fwmCreate,
  fwmOverwrite,
  fwmAppend
}

Public Property FileWriteMode As EdifactwriterFileWriteModes

Enum EdifactwriterFileWriteModes
  fwmCreate
  fwmOverwrite
  fwmAppend
End Enum

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property controls how the component will open the output file specified in OutputFile. Possible values are:

OutputData Property (EDIFACTWriter Component)

Contains the output data.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public string OutputData { get; }
public byte[] OutputDataB { get; }

Public ReadOnly Property OutputData As String
Public ReadOnly Property OutputDataB As Byte()

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property will be populated with the contents of the EDI data as output by the component when no OutputFile has been specified and SetOutputStream has not been called with a valid output stream.

This property is read-only.

OutputFile Property (EDIFACTWriter Component)

Specifies the name of the EDI file to write to.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public string OutputFile { get; set; }

Public Property OutputFile As String

Default Value

""

Remarks

Set OutputFile before calling the StartInterchangeHeader method to write an EDI interchange to a file on disk.

SchemaFormat Property (EDIFACTWriter Component)

The format of the schema file.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public EdifactwriterSchemaFormats SchemaFormat { get; set; }

enum EdifactwriterSchemaFormats {
  schemaAutomatic,
  schemaBinary,
  schemaBizTalk,
  schemaSEF,
  schemaBOTS,
  schemaAltova,
  schemaJSON
}

Public Property SchemaFormat As EdifactwriterSchemaFormats

Enum EdifactwriterSchemaFormats
  schemaAutomatic
  schemaBinary
  schemaBizTalk
  schemaSEF
  schemaBOTS
  schemaAltova
  schemaJSON
End Enum

Default Value

0

Remarks

Set SchemaFormat before calling the LoadSchema method to specify the loading schema format.

The following schema formats are supported:

Suffix Property (EDIFACTWriter Component)

What to append after each segment delimiter.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public EdifactwriterSuffixes Suffix { get; set; }

enum EdifactwriterSuffixes {
  suffixNone,
  suffixCR,
  suffixLF,
  suffixCRLF
}

Public Property Suffix As EdifactwriterSuffixes

Enum EdifactwriterSuffixes
  suffixNone
  suffixCR
  suffixLF
  suffixCRLF
End Enum

Default Value

0

Remarks

If Suffix is different from suffixNone, trailing (suffix) characters are appended after each segment delimiter. This is useful if you want to have a carriage return/line feed after each segment to make the document more readable.

This property is not available at design time.

CompileSchema Method (EDIFACTWriter Component)

Compiles an existing XSD schema into an optimized binary representation.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void CompileSchema(string xsdSchema, string binSchema);

Async Version
public async Task CompileSchema(string xsdSchema, string binSchema);
public async Task CompileSchema(string xsdSchema, string binSchema, CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub CompileSchema(ByVal XsdSchema As String, ByVal BinSchema As String)

Async Version
Public Sub CompileSchema(ByVal XsdSchema As String, ByVal BinSchema As String) As Task
Public Sub CompileSchema(ByVal XsdSchema As String, ByVal BinSchema As String, cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

This method parses XsdSchema and generates an optimized binary representation that is saved into the path referenced by BinSchema. Binary schemas are smaller and require less resources when loading later using LoadSchema

If the schema file does not exists or cannot be parsed as an EDI schema, the component throws an exception.

Config Method (EDIFACTWriter Component)

Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public string Config(string configurationString);

Async Version
public async Task<string> Config(string configurationString);
public async Task<string> Config(string configurationString, CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Function Config(ByVal ConfigurationString As String) As String

Async Version
Public Function Config(ByVal ConfigurationString As String) As Task(Of String)
Public Function Config(ByVal ConfigurationString As String, cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task(Of String)

Remarks

Config is a generic method available in every component. It is used to set and retrieve configuration settings for the component.

These settings are similar in functionality to properties, but they are rarely used. In order to avoid "polluting" the property namespace of the component, access to these internal properties is provided through the Config method.

To set a configuration setting named PROPERTY, you must call Config("PROPERTY=VALUE"), where VALUE is the value of the setting expressed as a string. For boolean values, use the strings "True", "False", "0", "1", "Yes", or "No" (case does not matter).

To read (query) the value of a configuration setting, you must call Config("PROPERTY"). The value will be returned as a string.

CreateFunctionalGroupFooter Method (EDIFACTWriter Component)

Closes the current functional group by writing its footer segment.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void CreateFunctionalGroupFooter();

Async Version
public async Task CreateFunctionalGroupFooter();
public async Task CreateFunctionalGroupFooter(CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub CreateFunctionalGroupFooter()

Async Version
Public Sub CreateFunctionalGroupFooter() As Task
Public Sub CreateFunctionalGroupFooter(cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

The CreateFunctionalGroupFooter method will write any existing segments to the output stream and then generate and write the functional group closing segment (GE or UNE). If there is an open transaction set, CreateFunctionalGroupFooter will first call CreateTransactionFooter to close it. If there is no functional group open, an exception will be thrown.

CreateInterchangeFooter Method (EDIFACTWriter Component)

Closes the current interchange by writing its footer segment.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void CreateInterchangeFooter();

Async Version
public async Task CreateInterchangeFooter();
public async Task CreateInterchangeFooter(CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub CreateInterchangeFooter()

Async Version
Public Sub CreateInterchangeFooter() As Task
Public Sub CreateInterchangeFooter(cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

The CreateInterchangeFooter method will write any existing segments to the output stream and then generate and write the interchange closing segment (IEA or UNZ). If there is an open transaction set, CreateInterchangeFooter will first call CreateTransactionFooter to close it. If there is an open functional group, CreateInterchangeFooter will first call CreateFunctionalGroupFooter to close it. If there is no interchange open, an exception will be thrown.

CreateTransactionFooter Method (EDIFACTWriter Component)

Closes the current transaction set by writing its footer segment.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void CreateTransactionFooter();

Async Version
public async Task CreateTransactionFooter();
public async Task CreateTransactionFooter(CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub CreateTransactionFooter()

Async Version
Public Sub CreateTransactionFooter() As Task
Public Sub CreateTransactionFooter(cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

The CreateTransactionFooter method will write any existing segments to the output stream and then generate and write the transaction set closing segment (SE or UNT). If there are no open transaction sets, an exception will be thrown.

DisplaySchemaInfo Method (EDIFACTWriter Component)

Returns a string showing the structure of the schema defining the document.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public string DisplaySchemaInfo();

Async Version
public async Task<string> DisplaySchemaInfo();
public async Task<string> DisplaySchemaInfo(CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Function DisplaySchemaInfo() As String

Async Version
Public Function DisplaySchemaInfo() As Task(Of String)
Public Function DisplaySchemaInfo(cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task(Of String)

Remarks

After calling LoadSchema this may be called to obtain information about the structure of the schema defining the document. If the desired XPath is not known this helps determine the structure so that the correct XPath can be built.

Note: A valid schema must be loaded via LoadSchema.

For instance: Console.WriteLine(component.DisplaySchemaInfo()); Will output text like:

UNH[0,1]
  BGM[0,1]
  DTM[0,35]
  PAI[0,1]
  ALI[0,5]
  IMD[0,1]
  FTX[0,10]
  LOC[0,10]
  GIS[0,10]
  DGS[0,1]
  RFFLoop1[0,99]
    RFF[0,1]
    DTM_2[0,5]
    GIR[0,5]
    LOC_2[0,2]
    MEA[0,5]
    QTY[0,2]
    FTX_2[0,5]
    MOA[0,2]
  NADLoop1[0,99]
    NAD[0,1]
    LOC_3[0,25]
    FII[0,5]
    RFFLoop2[0,9999]
      RFF_2[0,1]
      DTM_3[0,5]
    DOCLoop1[0,5]
      DOC[0,1]
      DTM_4[0,5]
    CTALoop1[0,5]
      CTA[0,1]
      COM[0,5]
  TAXLoop1[0,5]
    TAX[0,1]
    MOA_2[0,1]
    LOC_4[0,5]
  CUXLoop1[0,5]
    CUX[0,1]
    DTM_5[0,5]
  PATLoop1[0,10]
    PAT[0,1]
    DTM_6[0,5]
    PCD[0,1]
    MOA_3[0,1]
    PAI_2[0,1]
    FII_2[0,1]
  TDTLoop1[0,10]
    TDT[0,1]
    TSR[0,1]
    LOCLoop1[0,10]
      LOC_5[0,1]
      DTM_7[0,5]
    RFFLoop3[0,9999]
      RFF_3[0,1]
      DTM_8[0,5]
  TODLoop1[0,5]
    TOD[0,1]
    LOC_6[0,2]
  PACLoop1[0,1000]
    PAC[0,1]
    MEA_2[0,5]
    EQD[0,1]
    PCILoop1[0,5]
      PCI[0,1]
      RFF_4[0,1]
      DTM_9[0,5]
      GIN[0,5]
  ALCLoop1[0,9999]
    ALC[0,1]
    ALI_2[0,5]
    FTX_3[0,1]
    RFFLoop4[0,5]
      RFF_5[0,1]
      DTM_10[0,5]
    QTYLoop1[0,1]
      QTY_2[0,1]
      RNG[0,1]
    PCDLoop1[0,1]
      PCD_2[0,1]
      RNG_2[0,1]
    MOALoop1[0,2]
      MOA_4[0,1]
      RNG_3[0,1]
      CUX_2[0,1]
      DTM_11[0,1]
    RTELoop1[0,1]
      RTE[0,1]
      RNG_4[0,1]
    TAXLoop2[0,5]
      TAX_2[0,1]
      MOA_5[0,1]
  RCSLoop1[0,100]
    RCS[0,1]
    RFF_6[0,5]
    DTM_12[0,5]
    FTX_4[0,5]
  AJTLoop1[0,1]
    AJT[0,1]
    FTX_5[0,5]
  INPLoop1[0,1]
    INP[0,1]
    FTX_6[0,5]
  LINLoop1[0,9999999]
    LIN[0,1]
    PIA[0,25]
    IMD_2[0,10]
    MEA_3[0,5]
    QTY_3[0,5]
    PCD_3[0,1]
    ALI_3[0,5]
    DTM_13[0,35]
    GIN_2[0,1000]
    GIR_2[0,1000]
    QVR[0,1]
    EQD_2[0,1]
    FTX_7[0,5]
    DGS_2[0,1]
    MOALoop2[0,10]
      MOA_6[0,1]
      CUX_3[0,1]
    PATLoop2[0,10]
      PAT_2[0,1]
      DTM_14[0,5]
      PCD_4[0,1]
      MOA_7[0,1]
    PRILoop1[0,25]
      PRI[0,1]
      CUX_4[0,1]
      APR[0,1]
      RNG_5[0,1]
      DTM_15[0,5]
    RFFLoop5[0,10]
      RFF_7[0,1]
      DTM_16[0,5]
    PACLoop2[0,10]
      PAC_2[0,1]
      MEA_4[0,10]
      EQD_3[0,1]
      PCILoop2[0,10]
        PCI_2[0,1]
        RFF_8[0,1]
        DTM_17[0,5]
        GIN_3[0,10]
    LOCLoop2[0,9999]
      LOC_7[0,1]
      QTY_4[0,100]
      DTM_18[0,5]
    TAXLoop3[0,99]
      TAX_3[0,1]
      MOA_8[0,1]
      LOC_8[0,5]
    NADLoop2[0,99]
      NAD_2[0,1]
      LOC_9[0,5]
      RFFLoop6[0,5]
        RFF_9[0,1]
        DTM_19[0,5]
      DOCLoop2[0,5]
        DOC_2[0,1]
        DTM_20[0,5]
      CTALoop2[0,5]
        CTA_2[0,1]
        COM_2[0,5]
    ALCLoop2[0,30]
      ALC_2[0,1]
      ALI_4[0,5]
      DTM_21[0,5]
      FTX_8[0,1]
      QTYLoop2[0,1]
        QTY_5[0,1]
        RNG_6[0,1]
      PCDLoop2[0,1]
        PCD_5[0,1]
        RNG_7[0,1]
      MOALoop3[0,2]
        MOA_9[0,1]
        RNG_8[0,1]
        CUX_5[0,1]
        DTM_22[0,1]
      RTELoop2[0,1]
        RTE_2[0,1]
        RNG_9[0,1]
      TAXLoop4[0,5]
        TAX_4[0,1]
        MOA_10[0,1]
    TDTLoop2[0,10]
      TDT_2[0,1]
      LOCLoop3[0,10]
        LOC_10[0,1]
        DTM_23[0,5]
    TODLoop2[0,5]
      TOD_2[0,1]
      LOC_11[0,2]
    RCSLoop2[0,100]
      RCS_2[0,1]
      RFF_10[0,5]
      DTM_24[0,5]
      FTX_9[0,5]
    GISLoop1[0,10]
      GIS_2[0,1]
      RFF_11[0,1]
      DTM_25[0,5]
      GIR_3[0,5]
      LOC_12[0,2]
      MEA_5[0,5]
      QTY_6[0,2]
      FTX_10[0,5]
      MOA_11[0,2]
  UNS[0,1]
  CNT[0,10]
  MOALoop4[0,100]
    MOA_12[0,1]
    RFFLoop7[0,1]
      RFF_12[0,1]
      DTM_26[0,5]
  TAXLoop5[0,10]
    TAX_5[0,1]
    MOA_13[0,2]
  ALCLoop3[0,15]
    ALC_3[0,1]
    ALI_5[0,1]
    MOA_14[0,2]
    FTX_11[0,1]
  UNT[0,1]

EndElement Method (EDIFACTWriter Component)

Finishes the current composite data element.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void EndElement();

Async Version
public async Task EndElement();
public async Task EndElement(CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub EndElement()

Async Version
Public Sub EndElement() As Task
Public Sub EndElement(cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

Call EndElement once you've written all components in an element started with StartElement. You should not call this if you wrote a simple element using WriteElementString

EndSegment Method (EDIFACTWriter Component)

Ends writing the current segment.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void EndSegment();

Async Version
public async Task EndSegment();
public async Task EndSegment(CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub EndSegment()

Async Version
Public Sub EndSegment() As Task
Public Sub EndSegment(cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

EndSegment terminates writing the current segment and flushes it to the output stream/file.

You should call EndSegment to close a segment started with StartSegment, StartInterchangeHeader, StartFunctionalGroupHeader or StartTransactionHeader.

Flush Method (EDIFACTWriter Component)

Forces any pending segments to be written to the output stream without closing it.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void Flush();

Async Version
public async Task Flush();
public async Task Flush(CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub Flush()

Async Version
Public Sub Flush() As Task
Public Sub Flush(cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

The Flush method forces the component to write the last created segment to the output stream and then flush the output stream.

LoadSchema Method (EDIFACTWriter Component)

Loads a schema file describing a Transaction Set.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void LoadSchema(string fileName);

Async Version
public async Task LoadSchema(string fileName);
public async Task LoadSchema(string fileName, CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub LoadSchema(ByVal FileName As String)

Async Version
Public Sub LoadSchema(ByVal FileName As String) As Task
Public Sub LoadSchema(ByVal FileName As String, cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

This method parses the File and loads it into an internal schema list. The component will attempt to automatically detect the SchemaFormat.

If the schema file does not exist or cannot be parsed as an EDI schema, the component throws an exception.

LoadSchemaStream Method (EDIFACTWriter Component)

Loads a schema stream describing a Transaction Set.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void LoadSchemaStream(System.IO.Stream schemaStream);

Async Version
public async Task LoadSchemaStream(System.IO.Stream schemaStream);
public async Task LoadSchemaStream(System.IO.Stream schemaStream, CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub LoadSchemaStream(ByVal SchemaStream As System.IO.Stream)

Async Version
Public Sub LoadSchemaStream(ByVal SchemaStream As System.IO.Stream) As Task
Public Sub LoadSchemaStream(ByVal SchemaStream As System.IO.Stream, cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

Parses Stream and loads it into an internal schema list. The SchemaFormat property must be set before calling this method.

The following SchemaFormat values are supported when calling this method:

• schemaBinary
• schemaBizTalk
• schemaSEF

RepeatElement Method (EDIFACTWriter Component)

Adds a new repetition to the current element.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void RepeatElement();

Async Version
public async Task RepeatElement();
public async Task RepeatElement(CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub RepeatElement()

Async Version
Public Sub RepeatElement() As Task
Public Sub RepeatElement(cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

RepeatElement is used to write repeated data elements in supporting version of X12 or EDIFACT. To use it, first write the first repetition of the simple or composite data element and then call RepeatElement to repeat it, then write again.

Example: Repeating a simple data element: EDIWriter writer = new EDIWriter(); ... writer.StartSegment("Tag"); ... writer.WriteElementString("R1_1"); writer.RepeatElement(); writer.WriteElementString("R1_2"); writer.RepeatElement(); writer.WriteElementString("R1_3"); ... writer.EndSegment();

Example: Repeating a composite data element: EDIWriter writer = new EDIWriter(); ... writer.StartSegment("Tag"); ... writer.StartElement(); writer.WriteComponentString("C1_1"); writer.WriteComponentString("C2_1"); writer.RepeatElement(); writer.WriteComponentString("C1_2"); writer.WriteComponentString("C2_2"); writer.RepeatElement(); writer.WriteComponentString("C1_3"); writer.EndElement(); ... writer.EndSegment();

Reset Method (EDIFACTWriter Component)

Resets the state of the control.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void Reset();

Async Version
public async Task Reset();
public async Task Reset(CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub Reset()

Async Version
Public Sub Reset() As Task
Public Sub Reset(cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

Resets the state of the writer. If a document has been partially written already, it will not be closed correctly and the write process will be aborted.

SetOutputStream Method (EDIFACTWriter Component)

An output stream to write the EDI data to.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void SetOutputStream(System.IO.Stream outputStream);

Async Version
public async Task SetOutputStream(System.IO.Stream outputStream);
public async Task SetOutputStream(System.IO.Stream outputStream, CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub SetOutputStream(ByVal OutputStream As System.IO.Stream)

Async Version
Public Sub SetOutputStream(ByVal OutputStream As System.IO.Stream) As Task
Public Sub SetOutputStream(ByVal OutputStream As System.IO.Stream, cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

Call SetOutputStream with a valid output stream before calling the StartInterchangeHeader method to write an EDI interchange directly to a stream.

SkipComponent Method (EDIFACTWriter Component)

Moves to the next sub-element in the current composite element in the current segment.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void SkipComponent();

Async Version
public async Task SkipComponent();
public async Task SkipComponent(CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub SkipComponent()

Async Version
Public Sub SkipComponent() As Task
Public Sub SkipComponent(cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

SkipComponent can be used to avoid providing a value for the current sub-element in the opened composite element within the current segment.

If the sub-element already has a value (such as one provided by default by the component), said value will not be overwritten.

SkipElement Method (EDIFACTWriter Component)

Moves to the next data element in the current segment.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void SkipElement();

Async Version
public async Task SkipElement();
public async Task SkipElement(CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub SkipElement()

Async Version
Public Sub SkipElement() As Task
Public Sub SkipElement(cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

SkipElement can be used to avoid providing a value for the current element in the current segment.

If the element already has a value (such as one provided by default by the component), said value will not be overwritten.

StartElement Method (EDIFACTWriter Component)

Starts a new EDI composite data element on the current segment

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void StartElement();

Async Version
public async Task StartElement();
public async Task StartElement(CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub StartElement()

Async Version
Public Sub StartElement() As Task
Public Sub StartElement(cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

When called, a new composite data element is created in the current segment. You can then call WriteComponentString one or more times to write the individual components or subelements that make up this composite.

Call EndElement once you've written all components in this element.

StartFunctionalGroupHeader Method (EDIFACTWriter Component)

Creates a new EDI functional group header segment on the current document.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void StartFunctionalGroupHeader();

Async Version
public async Task StartFunctionalGroupHeader();
public async Task StartFunctionalGroupHeader(CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub StartFunctionalGroupHeader()

Async Version
Public Sub StartFunctionalGroupHeader() As Task
Public Sub StartFunctionalGroupHeader(cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

When called, a new functional group start (GS or UNG) segment is created and set as the current segment. You should then set the values on said segment before adding a new transaction set within the document.

StartInterchangeHeader Method (EDIFACTWriter Component)

Creates a new EDI Interchange header segment on the current document.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void StartInterchangeHeader(string version);

Async Version
public async Task StartInterchangeHeader(string version);
public async Task StartInterchangeHeader(string version, CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub StartInterchangeHeader(ByVal Version As String)

Async Version
Public Sub StartInterchangeHeader(ByVal Version As String) As Task
Public Sub StartInterchangeHeader(ByVal Version As String, cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

When called, a new interchange start (ISA or UNB) segment is created and set as the current segment. You should then set the values on said segment before creating a functional group or a new transaction set within the document.

StartSegment Method (EDIFACTWriter Component)

Creates a new EDI data segment on the current document.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void StartSegment(string segmentType);

Async Version
public async Task StartSegment(string segmentType);
public async Task StartSegment(string segmentType, CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub StartSegment(ByVal SegmentType As String)

Async Version
Public Sub StartSegment(ByVal SegmentType As String) As Task
Public Sub StartSegment(ByVal SegmentType As String, cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

When called, a new data segment is created in the current transaction and set as the current segment. You can then set the values on said segment. Creating a new data segment automatically writes the previous current segment to the output stream.

The SegmentType argument specifies the type of data segment to create, using an XPath-like syntax, based on the transaction set schema. For example, to create a new N1 segment on the first N1 loop, specify "/N1Loop1/N1".

It's important to realize that segments must be created in the same order they should appear on the target EDI document. The EDIWriter component doesn't automatically enforce ordering rules, nor does it force the document to reorder segments in loops automatically.

StartTransactionHeader Method (EDIFACTWriter Component)

Creates a new EDI transaction set header on the current document.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void StartTransactionHeader(string code);

Async Version
public async Task StartTransactionHeader(string code);
public async Task StartTransactionHeader(string code, CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub StartTransactionHeader(ByVal Code As String)

Async Version
Public Sub StartTransactionHeader(ByVal Code As String) As Task
Public Sub StartTransactionHeader(ByVal Code As String, cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

When called, a new transaction set start (ST or UNH) segment is created and set as the current segment. You should then set the values on said segment before adding creating transaction data segments.

The Code argument should specify the transaction code you want to create (for example, "850" or "INVOIC"). This value, together with the EDI specification and the version provided in the StartInterchangeHeader method are used to locate a matching transaction set schema on the components schema cache. You must make sure that a corresponding schema has been successfully loaded into the component by using the LoadSchema method before trying to call StartTransactionHeader.

WriteComponentString Method (EDIFACTWriter Component)

Sets the value of the next component within the current element in the current segment.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void WriteComponentString(string value);

Async Version
public async Task WriteComponentString(string value);
public async Task WriteComponentString(string value, CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub WriteComponentString(ByVal Value As String)

Async Version
Public Sub WriteComponentString(ByVal Value As String) As Task
Public Sub WriteComponentString(ByVal Value As String, cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

Use the WriteComponentString method to specify a value for an individual component within a composite data element.

To write an entire composite data element, first call the StartElement method, then do one or more calls to WriteComponentString. Finish the composite element by calling the EndElement method.

WriteElementString Method (EDIFACTWriter Component)

Sets a value of the next element in the current segment to a simple value.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void WriteElementString(string value);

Async Version
public async Task WriteElementString(string value);
public async Task WriteElementString(string value, CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub WriteElementString(ByVal Value As String)

Async Version
Public Sub WriteElementString(ByVal Value As String) As Task
Public Sub WriteElementString(ByVal Value As String, cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

Use the WriteElementString method to specify a value for the next data element with simple content on the current segment.

To write a composite data element, even if it has a single sub-element, use the StartElement and WriteComponentString methods instead.

WriteTransaction Method (EDIFACTWriter Component)

Writes an entire transaction to the output.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void WriteTransaction(string value);

Async Version
public async Task WriteTransaction(string value);
public async Task WriteTransaction(string value, CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Public Sub WriteTransaction(ByVal Value As String)

Async Version
Public Sub WriteTransaction(ByVal Value As String) As Task
Public Sub WriteTransaction(ByVal Value As String, cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

Use the WriteTransaction method when you have generated a complete transaction outside of the component and want to include it in the document being created by this instance.

No validation is done on the contents of the Value parameter. You must ensure the transaction data is valid and matches the same conventions (delimiters, etc) being used in this document.

Error Event (EDIFACTWriter Component)

Fired when information is available about errors during data delivery.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public event OnErrorHandler OnError;

public delegate void OnErrorHandler(object sender, EdifactwriterErrorEventArgs e);

public class EdifactwriterErrorEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public int ErrorCode { get; }
  public string Description { get; }
}

Public Event OnError As OnErrorHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnErrorHandler(sender As Object, e As EdifactwriterErrorEventArgs)

Public Class EdifactwriterErrorEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property ErrorCode As Integer
  Public ReadOnly Property Description As String
End Class

Remarks

The Error event is fired in case of exceptional conditions during message processing. Normally the component throws an exception.

The ErrorCode parameter contains an error code, and the Description parameter contains a textual description of the error. For a list of valid error codes and their descriptions, please refer to the Error Codes section.

Output Event (EDIFACTWriter Component)

Fires whenever a segment is complete.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public event OnOutputHandler OnOutput;

public delegate void OnOutputHandler(object sender, EdifactwriterOutputEventArgs e);

public class EdifactwriterOutputEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public string OutputData { get; }
  public byte[] OutputDataB { get; }
}

Public Event OnOutput As OnOutputHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnOutputHandler(sender As Object, e As EdifactwriterOutputEventArgs)

Public Class EdifactwriterOutputEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property OutputData As String
  Public ReadOnly Property OutputDataB As Byte()
End Class

Remarks

The Output event will fire when the writer completes a new segment and writes data to the output stream or buffer. The Data parameter contains the data bytes.

Warning Event (EDIFACTWriter Component)

Fires whenever a validation warning is encountered.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public event OnWarningHandler OnWarning;

public delegate void OnWarningHandler(object sender, EdifactwriterWarningEventArgs e);

public class EdifactwriterWarningEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public int WarnCode { get; }
  public string Message { get; }
  public int SegmentNumber { get; }
  public string SegmentTag { get; }
  public string SegmentErrorCode { get; }
  public string ElementErrorCode { get; }
  public int ElementPosition { get; }
}

Public Event OnWarning As OnWarningHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnWarningHandler(sender As Object, e As EdifactwriterWarningEventArgs)

Public Class EdifactwriterWarningEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property WarnCode As Integer
  Public ReadOnly Property Message As String
  Public ReadOnly Property SegmentNumber As Integer
  Public ReadOnly Property SegmentTag As String
  Public ReadOnly Property SegmentErrorCode As String
  Public ReadOnly Property ElementErrorCode As String
  Public ReadOnly Property ElementPosition As Integer
End Class

Remarks

The Warning event will fire if a validation error is encountered when writing a new segment to the output document. The WarnCode parameter contains the type of warning encountered. Message is a textual description of the problem. SegmentNumber is the index of the segment where the problem was found.

Config Settings (EDIFACTWriter Component)

EDIFACTWriter Config Settings

Base Config Settings

Trappable Errors (EDIFACTWriter Component)

EDIFACTWriter Errors