EDIFACTValidator Class
Properties Methods Events Config Settings Errors
EDIFACTValidator is a lightweight EDI validation class designed for simple document validation.
Syntax
ipworkseditranslator.Edifactvalidator
Remarks
This component provides a simple way to validate an EDI document and obtain details about any validation errors.
EDI Validation
Before calling Validate set SchemaFormat and call LoadSchema to load the schema for the document to be validated. The schema defines many validation rules such as minimum and maximum lengths, minimum and maximum occurrences, and more. The validation performed by the class depends largely on the schema's definition.
When the Validate method is called the class will attempt to validate the document. If errors are found during validation the ValidationError event will fire with details about each error as it is encountered. After the document has been validated the ValidationErrors property will be populated with details of each error.
Inspect the ValidationErrors property for information on any errors that were encountered.
Validation Example
validator.InputFile = "files/EDIDocuments/MyEDIDoc.txt";
validator.LoadSchema("my_schemas/00501/RSSBus_005010X222A1_837.json");
validator.Validate();
foreach (ValidationErrorDetail error in validator.ValidationErrors) {
Console.WriteLine(error.ErrorCode + ": " + error.Message);
}
Property List
The following is the full list of the properties of the class with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
EDIStandardVersion | The version of the EDI specification. |
InputData | The data to parse. |
InputFile | The file to parse. |
SchemaFormat | The format of the schema file. |
ValidationErrors | Collection of validation errors for the current document. |
Method List
The following is the full list of the methods of the class with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
CompileSchema | Compiles an existing XSD schema into an optimized binary representation. |
Config | Sets or retrieves a configuration setting. |
DisplaySchemaInfo | Returns a string showing the structure of the schema defining the document. |
DisplayXMLInfo | Returns a string showing the structure of the parsed document as XML. |
Flush | Flushes the parser and checks its end state. |
LoadSchema | Loads a schema file describing a Transaction Set. |
LoadSchemaStream | Loads a schema stream describing a Transaction Set. |
Reset | Resets the parser. |
SetInputStream | Sets the stream from which the class will read the data to parse. |
Validate | Validates the specified EDI document. |
Event List
The following is the full list of the events fired by the class with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
EndFunctionalGroup | Fires whenever a control segment is read that marks the end of an interchange. |
EndInterchange | Fires whenever a control segment is read that marks the end of an interchange. |
EndLoop | Fires when the end of a loop is detected in a transaction set. |
EndTransaction | Fires whenever a control segment is read that marks the end of a transaction. |
Error | Fired when information is available about errors during data delivery. |
ResolveSchema | Fires whenever a new transaction set is encountered and no schema is found for it. |
Segment | Fires whenever a data segment in a transaction set is read. |
StartFunctionalGroup | Fires whenever a control segment is read that marks the start of a functional group. |
StartInterchange | Fires whenever a control segment is read that marks the start of an interchange. |
StartLoop | Fires when the starting of a loop is detected in a transaction set. |
StartTransaction | Fires whenever a control segment is read that marks the start of a transaction. |
ValidationError | Fires whenever a validation error is encountered. |
Config Settings
The following is a list of config settings for the class with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
CacheJSONSchemas | Whether to cache JSON schemas. |
ClearSchemaCache | Clears the cached JSON schemas. |
ComponentDelimiter | The delimiter separating classes. |
CrossFieldValidationEnabled | Enables cross-field validation rules. |
EDIStandard | The document format. |
ElementDelimiter | The delimiter character separating data elements. |
Encoding | The character encoding to be applied when reading and writing data. |
ExtraData | Extra data that has not been parsed by the class. |
HasXPath | Determines if the specified XPath exists. |
MaxValidationErrors | The maximum number of errors to save in the ValidationErrors property. |
ReleaseChar | The character used to escape delimiters within values. |
ResolveXPathOnSet | Determines whether or not the XPath is resolved when set. |
SegmentDelimiter | The delimiter character separating segments within the EDI document. |
StrictSchemaValidation | Specifies the behavior during schema validation. |
BuildInfo | Information about the product's build. |
GUIAvailable | Whether or not a message loop is available for processing events. |
LicenseInfo | Information about the current license. |
MaskSensitive | Whether sensitive data is masked in log messages. |
UseDaemonThreads | Whether threads created by the class are daemon threads. |
UseFIPSCompliantAPI | Tells the class whether or not to use FIPS certified APIs. |
UseInternalSecurityAPI | Whether or not to use the system security libraries or an internal implementation. |
EDIStandardVersion Property (EDIFACTValidator Class)
The version of the EDI specification.
Syntax
public String getEDIStandardVersion();
Default Value
""
Remarks
This property will be populated after parsing begins and the correct version string for is located via the schema, such as 004010 for X12.
This property is read-only and not available at design time.
InputData Property (EDIFACTValidator Class)
The data to parse.
Syntax
public String getInputData(); public void setInputData(String inputData);
Default Value
""
Remarks
This property specifies the data to be parsed.
Input Properties
The class will determine the source of the input based on which properties are set.
The order in which the input properties are checked is as follows:
- SetInputStream
- InputFile
- InputData
InputFile Property (EDIFACTValidator Class)
The file to parse.
Syntax
public String getInputFile(); public void setInputFile(String inputFile);
Default Value
""
Remarks
This property specifies the file to be processed. Set this property to the full or relative path to the file which will be processed.
Input Properties
The class will determine the source of the input based on which properties are set.
The order in which the input properties are checked is as follows:
- SetInputStream
- InputFile
- InputData
This property is not available at design time.
SchemaFormat Property (EDIFACTValidator Class)
The format of the schema file.
Syntax
public int getSchemaFormat(); public void setSchemaFormat(int schemaFormat); Enumerated values: public final static int schemaAutomatic = 0; public final static int schemaBinary = 1; public final static int schemaBizTalk = 2; public final static int schemaSEF = 3; public final static int schemaBOTS = 4; public final static int schemaAltova = 5; public final static int schemaJSON = 6;
Default Value
0
Remarks
Set SchemaFormat before calling the LoadSchema method to specify the loading schema format.
The following schema formats are supported:
0 (schemaAutomatic - default) | The schema type is automatically determined based on file extension. |
1 (schemaBinary) | A binary schema that was previously compiled by calling CompileSchema. |
2 (schemaBizTalk) | BizTalk (XSD): http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa559426(v=BTS.70).aspx |
3 (schemaSEF) | TIBCO Standard Exchange Format (SEF): https://docs.tibco.com/products/tibco-foresight-edisim-6-18-0 |
5 (schemaAltova) | Altova: http://www.altova.com/ |
6 (schemaJSON) | JSON |
ValidationErrors Property (EDIFACTValidator Class)
Collection of validation errors for the current document.
Syntax
public ValidationErrorDetailList getValidationErrors();
Remarks
After calling Validate this property contains details of any validation errors. Validation errors are also accessible through the ValidationError event as the document is validated.
This property is read-only and not available at design time.
Please refer to the ValidationErrorDetail type for a complete list of fields.CompileSchema Method (Edifactvalidator Class)
Compiles an existing XSD schema into an optimized binary representation.
Syntax
public void compileSchema(String xsdSchema, String binSchema);
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 (Edifactvalidator Class)
Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.
Syntax
public String config(String configurationString);
Remarks
Config is a generic method available in every class. It is used to set and retrieve configuration settings for the class.
These settings are similar in functionality to properties, but they are rarely used. In order to avoid "polluting" the property namespace of the class, 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.
DisplaySchemaInfo Method (Edifactvalidator Class)
Returns a string showing the structure of the schema defining the document.
Syntax
public String displaySchemaInfo();
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]
DisplayXMLInfo Method (Edifactvalidator Class)
Returns a string showing the structure of the parsed document as XML.
Syntax
public String displayXMLInfo();
Remarks
After the EDI document has been parsed this method may be called to obtain information about the document structure.
The parsed data is represented as XML when queried. This shows all parsed data and may be useful for testing and debugging purposes.
For instance:
Console.WriteLine(component.DisplayXMLInfo());
Will output text like:
<IX tag="UNB" UNB1="UNOB:1" UNB2="WAYNE_TECH" UNB3="ACME" UNB4="160707:1547" UNB5="000000002" UNB6="" UNB7="1234" UNB8="" UNB9="" UNB10="" UNB11="1"> <TX tag="UNH" UNH1="509010117" UNH2="INVOIC:D:97A:UN"> <BGM tag="BGM" BGM01="380:::TAX INVOICE" BGM02="0013550417" BGM03="9"/> <DTM tag="DTM" DTM01="3:20070926:102"/> <DTM tag="DTM" DTM01="4:20061123:102"/> <FTX tag="FTX" FTX01="AAI" FTX02="1"/> <TAXLoop1> <TAX tag="TAX" TAX01="7" TAX02="VAT" TAX03="" TAX04="" TAX05=":::10072.14" TAX06="S"/> </TAXLoop1> <CUXLoop1> <CUX tag="CUX" CUX01="2:EUR:4" CUX02="" CUX03="0.67529"/> </CUXLoop1> <PATLoop1> <PAT tag="PAT" PAT01="1"/> <DTM_6 tag="DTM" DTM01="10:20070926:102"/> <PCD tag="PCD" PCD01="2:0:13"/> </PATLoop1> <LINLoop1> <LIN tag="LIN" LIN01="000030" LIN02=""/> <PIA tag="PIA" PIA01="1" PIA02="2265S13:BP::92"/> <PIA tag="PIA" PIA01="1" PIA02="5029766832002:UP::92"/> <IMD_2 tag="IMD" IMD01="F" IMD02=""/> <QTY_3 tag="QTY" QTY01="47:50.000:EA"/> <DTM_13 tag="DTM" DTM01="11:20070926:102"/> <MOALoop2> <MOA_6 tag="MOA" MOA01="203:19150.00"/> </MOALoop2> <PRILoop1> <PRI tag="PRI" PRI01="INV:383.00:TU"/> </PRILoop1> <TAXLoop3> <TAX_3 tag="TAX" TAX01="7" TAX02="VAT" TAX03="" TAX04="" TAX05=":::17.500" TAX06="S"/> <MOA_8 tag="MOA" MOA01="125:19150.45"/> </TAXLoop3> <ALCLoop2> <ALC_2 tag="ALC" ALC01="C" ALC02="0.45" ALC03="" ALC04="" ALC05="FC"/> <MOALoop3> <MOA_9 tag="MOA" MOA01="8:0.45"/> </MOALoop3> </ALCLoop2> </LINLoop1> <LINLoop1> <LIN tag="LIN" LIN01="000040" LIN02=""/> <PIA tag="PIA" PIA01="1" PIA02="2269F22:BP::92"/> <PIA tag="PIA" PIA01="1" PIA02="5051254078241:UP::92"/> <IMD_2 tag="IMD" IMD01="F" IMD02=""/> <QTY_3 tag="QTY" QTY01="47:20.000:EA"/> <DTM_13 tag="DTM" DTM01="11:20070926:102"/> <MOALoop2> <MOA_6 tag="MOA" MOA01="203:21060.00"/> </MOALoop2> <PRILoop1> <PRI tag="PRI" PRI01="INV:1053.00:TU"/> </PRILoop1> <TAXLoop3> <TAX_3 tag="TAX" TAX01="7" TAX02="VAT" TAX03="" TAX04="" TAX05=":::17.500" TAX06="S"/> <MOA_8 tag="MOA" MOA01="125:21060.50"/> </TAXLoop3> <ALCLoop2> <ALC_2 tag="ALC" ALC01="C" ALC02="0.50" ALC03="" ALC04="" ALC05="FC"/> <MOALoop3> <MOA_9 tag="MOA" MOA01="8:0.50"/> </MOALoop3> </ALCLoop2> </LINLoop1> <LINLoop1> <LIN tag="LIN" LIN01="000170" LIN02=""/> <PIA tag="PIA" PIA01="1" PIA02="2269F10:BP::92"/> <PIA tag="PIA" PIA01="1" PIA02="5051254078326:UP::92"/> <IMD_2 tag="IMD" IMD01="F" IMD02=""/> <QTY_3 tag="QTY" QTY01="47:10.000:EA"/> <DTM_13 tag="DTM" DTM01="11:20070926:102"/> <MOALoop2> <MOA_6 tag="MOA" MOA01="203:6950.00"/> </MOALoop2> <PRILoop1> <PRI tag="PRI" PRI01="INV:695.00:TU"/> </PRILoop1> <TAXLoop3> <TAX_3 tag="TAX" TAX01="7" TAX02="VAT" TAX03="" TAX04="" TAX05=":::17.500" TAX06="S"/> <MOA_8 tag="MOA" MOA01="125:6950.16"/> </TAXLoop3> <ALCLoop2> <ALC_2 tag="ALC" ALC01="C" ALC02="0.16" ALC03="" ALC04="" ALC05="FC"/> <MOALoop3> <MOA_9 tag="MOA" MOA01="8:0.16"/> </MOALoop3> </ALCLoop2> </LINLoop1> <LINLoop1> <LIN tag="LIN" LIN01="000190" LIN02=""/> <PIA tag="PIA" PIA01="1" PIA02="2269F26:BP::92"/> <PIA tag="PIA" PIA01="1" PIA02="5051254051190:UP::92"/> <IMD_2 tag="IMD" IMD01="F" IMD02=""/> <QTY_3 tag="QTY" QTY01="47:5.000:EA"/> <DTM_13 tag="DTM" DTM01="11:20070926:102"/> <MOALoop2> <MOA_6 tag="MOA" MOA01="203:2375.00"/> </MOALoop2> <PRILoop1> <PRI tag="PRI" PRI01="INV:475.00:TU"/> </PRILoop1> <TAXLoop3> <TAX_3 tag="TAX" TAX01="7" TAX02="VAT" TAX03="" TAX04="" TAX05=":::17.500" TAX06="S"/> <MOA_8 tag="MOA" MOA01="125:2375.06"/> </TAXLoop3> <ALCLoop2> <ALC_2 tag="ALC" ALC01="C" ALC02="0.06" ALC03="" ALC04="" ALC05="FC"/> <MOALoop3> <MOA_9 tag="MOA" MOA01="8:0.06"/> </MOALoop3> </ALCLoop2> </LINLoop1> <LINLoop1> <LIN tag="LIN" LIN01="000200" LIN02=""/> <PIA tag="PIA" PIA01="1" PIA02="2265S24:BP::92"/> <PIA tag="PIA" PIA01="1" PIA02="5029766000685:UP::92"/> <IMD_2 tag="IMD" IMD01="F" IMD02=""/> <QTY_3 tag="QTY" QTY01="47:3.000:EA"/> <DTM_13 tag="DTM" DTM01="11:20070926:102"/> <MOALoop2> <MOA_6 tag="MOA" MOA01="203:957.00"/> </MOALoop2> <PRILoop1> <PRI tag="PRI" PRI01="INV:319.00:TU"/> </PRILoop1> <TAXLoop3> <TAX_3 tag="TAX" TAX01="7" TAX02="VAT" TAX03="" TAX04="" TAX05=":::17.500" TAX06="S"/> <MOA_8 tag="MOA" MOA01="125:957.02"/> </TAXLoop3> <ALCLoop2> <ALC_2 tag="ALC" ALC01="C" ALC02="0.02" ALC03="" ALC04="" ALC05="FC"/> <MOALoop3> <MOA_9 tag="MOA" MOA01="8:0.02"/> </MOALoop3> </ALCLoop2> </LINLoop1> <LINLoop1> <LIN tag="LIN" LIN01="000210" LIN02=""/> <PIA tag="PIA" PIA01="1" PIA02="2263T95:BP::92"/> <PIA tag="PIA" PIA01="1" PIA02="5029766699575:UP::92"/> <IMD_2 tag="IMD" IMD01="F" IMD02=""/> <QTY_3 tag="QTY" QTY01="47:3.000:EA"/> <DTM_13 tag="DTM" DTM01="11:20070926:102"/> <MOALoop2> <MOA_6 tag="MOA" MOA01="203:2085.00"/> </MOALoop2> <PRILoop1> <PRI tag="PRI" PRI01="INV:695.00:TU"/> </PRILoop1> <TAXLoop3> <TAX_3 tag="TAX" TAX01="7" TAX02="VAT" TAX03="" TAX04="" TAX05=":::17.500" TAX06="S"/> <MOA_8 tag="MOA" MOA01="125:2085.05"/> </TAXLoop3> <ALCLoop2> <ALC_2 tag="ALC" ALC01="C" ALC02="0.05" ALC03="" ALC04="" ALC05="FC"/> <MOALoop3> <MOA_9 tag="MOA" MOA01="8:0.05"/> </MOALoop3> </ALCLoop2> </LINLoop1> <LINLoop1> <LIN tag="LIN" LIN01="000250" LIN02=""/> <PIA tag="PIA" PIA01="1" PIA02="2269F15:BP::92"/> <PIA tag="PIA" PIA01="1" PIA02="5051254080091:UP::92"/> <IMD_2 tag="IMD" IMD01="F" IMD02=""/> <QTY_3 tag="QTY" QTY01="47:3.000:EA"/> <DTM_13 tag="DTM" DTM01="11:20070926:102"/> <MOALoop2> <MOA_6 tag="MOA" MOA01="203:4977.00"/> </MOALoop2> <PRILoop1> <PRI tag="PRI" PRI01="INV:1659.00:TU"/> </PRILoop1> <TAXLoop3> <TAX_3 tag="TAX" TAX01="7" TAX02="VAT" TAX03="" TAX04="" TAX05=":::17.500" TAX06="S"/> <MOA_8 tag="MOA" MOA01="125:4977.12"/> </TAXLoop3> <ALCLoop2> <ALC_2 tag="ALC" ALC01="C" ALC02="0.12" ALC03="" ALC04="" ALC05="FC"/> <MOALoop3> <MOA_9 tag="MOA" MOA01="8:0.12"/> </MOALoop3> </ALCLoop2> </LINLoop1> <UNS tag="UNS" UNS01="S"/> <CNT tag="CNT" CNT01="4:7"/> <MOALoop4> <MOA_12 tag="MOA" MOA01="9:67627.50"/> </MOALoop4> <MOALoop4> <MOA_12 tag="MOA" MOA01="79:57554.00"/> </MOALoop4> <TAXLoop5> <TAX_5 tag="TAX" TAX01="7" TAX02="VAT" TAX03="" TAX04="" TAX05=":::17.500" TAX06="S"/> <MOA_13 tag="MOA" MOA01="125:57555.36:EUR:3"/> <MOA_13 tag="MOA" MOA01="124:10072.14:EUR:3"/> </TAXLoop5> <ALCLoop3> <ALC_3 tag="ALC" ALC01="C" ALC02="1.36" ALC03="" ALC04="" ALC05="FC"/> <MOA_14 tag="MOA" MOA01="8:1.36"/> </ALCLoop3> </TX> </IX>
Flush Method (Edifactvalidator Class)
Flushes the parser and checks its end state.
Syntax
public void flush();
Remarks
When Flush is called, the parser flushes all its buffers, firing events as necessary, and then checks its end state.
Any extra un-parsed data will be populated in the ExtraData property after this method is called.
LoadSchema Method (Edifactvalidator Class)
Loads a schema file describing a Transaction Set.
Syntax
public void loadSchema(String fileName);
Remarks
This method parses the File and loads it into an internal schema list. The class will attempt to automatically detect the SchemaFormat.
If the schema file does not exist or cannot be parsed as an EDI schema, the class throws an exception.
LoadSchemaStream Method (Edifactvalidator Class)
Loads a schema stream describing a Transaction Set.
Syntax
public void loadSchemaStream(java.io.InputStream schemaStream);
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
Reset Method (Edifactvalidator Class)
Resets the parser.
Syntax
public void reset();
Remarks
When called, the parser flushes all its buffers, firing events as necessary, and then initializes itself to its default state.
Reset must also be used as signal to the parser that the current stream of text has terminated.
SetInputStream Method (Edifactvalidator Class)
Sets the stream from which the class will read the data to parse.
Syntax
public void setInputStream(java.io.InputStream inputStream);
Remarks
This method sets the stream from which the class will read the data to parse.
Input Properties
The class will determine the source of the input based on which properties are set.
The order in which the input properties are checked is as follows:
When a valid source is found the search stops.Validate Method (Edifactvalidator Class)
Validates the specified EDI document.
Syntax
public void validate();
Remarks
This method validates the EDI document specified by InputFile, SetInputStream or InputData.
Before calling Validate set SchemaFormat and call LoadSchema to load the schema for the document to be validated. The schema defines many validation rules such as minimum and maximum lengths, minimum and maximum occurrences, and more. The validation performed by the class depends largely on the schema's definition.
When the Validate method is called the class will attempt to validate the document. If errors are found during validation the ValidationError event will fire with details about each error as it is encountered. After the document has been validated the ValidationErrors property will be populated with details of each error.
Inspect the ValidationErrors property for information on any errors that were encountered.
Validation Example
validator.InputFile = "files/EDIDocuments/MyEDIDoc.txt";
validator.LoadSchema("my_schemas/00501/RSSBus_005010X222A1_837.json");
validator.Validate();
foreach (ValidationErrorDetail error in validator.ValidationErrors) {
Console.WriteLine(error.ErrorCode + ": " + error.Message);
}
EndFunctionalGroup Event (Edifactvalidator Class)
Fires whenever a control segment is read that marks the end of an interchange.
Syntax
public class DefaultEdifactvalidatorEventListener implements EdifactvalidatorEventListener { ... public void endFunctionalGroup(EdifactvalidatorEndFunctionalGroupEvent e) {} ... } public class EdifactvalidatorEndFunctionalGroupEvent { public String tag; public String controlNumber; public int count; public String fullSegment; }
Remarks
The EndFunctionalGroup event will fire when a control segment marking the end of a functional group is read. The Tag parameter contains the tag of the segment, such as GE. ControlNumber contains the control number associated with the segment, and links this event with the corresponding StartFunctionalGroup event. Count contains the value of the count element included in the closing segment, which identifies the number of transactions in a functional group.
EndInterchange Event (Edifactvalidator Class)
Fires whenever a control segment is read that marks the end of an interchange.
Syntax
public class DefaultEdifactvalidatorEventListener implements EdifactvalidatorEventListener { ... public void endInterchange(EdifactvalidatorEndInterchangeEvent e) {} ... } public class EdifactvalidatorEndInterchangeEvent { public String tag; public String controlNumber; public String fullSegment; }
Remarks
The EndInterchange event will fire when a control segment marking the end of an interchange is read. The Tag parameter contains the tag of the segment, such as IEA. ControlNumber contains the control number associated with the segment, and links this event with the corresponding StartInterchange event.
EndLoop Event (Edifactvalidator Class)
Fires when the end of a loop is detected in a transaction set.
Syntax
public class DefaultEdifactvalidatorEventListener implements EdifactvalidatorEventListener { ... public void endLoop(EdifactvalidatorEndLoopEvent e) {} ... } public class EdifactvalidatorEndLoopEvent { }
Remarks
The EndLoop event will fire after the last segment in a loop is read. Each EndLoop event is paired with one StartLoop event.
EndTransaction Event (Edifactvalidator Class)
Fires whenever a control segment is read that marks the end of a transaction.
Syntax
public class DefaultEdifactvalidatorEventListener implements EdifactvalidatorEventListener { ... public void endTransaction(EdifactvalidatorEndTransactionEvent e) {} ... } public class EdifactvalidatorEndTransactionEvent { public String tag; public String controlNumber; public int count; public String fullSegment; }
Remarks
The EndTransaction event will fire when a control segment marking the end of a transaction is read. The Tag parameter contains the tag of the segment, such as SE. ControlNumber contains the control number associated with the segment, and links this event with the corresponding StartTransaction event. Count contains the value of the count element included in the closing segment, which identifies the number of segments in a transaction set.
Error Event (Edifactvalidator Class)
Fired when information is available about errors during data delivery.
Syntax
public class DefaultEdifactvalidatorEventListener implements EdifactvalidatorEventListener { ... public void error(EdifactvalidatorErrorEvent e) {} ... } public class EdifactvalidatorErrorEvent { public int errorCode; public String description; }
Remarks
The Error event is fired in case of exceptional conditions during message processing. Normally the class 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.
The Error event is fired in case of exceptional conditions during message processing. Normally the class 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.
ResolveSchema Event (Edifactvalidator Class)
Fires whenever a new transaction set is encountered and no schema is found for it.
Syntax
public class DefaultEdifactvalidatorEventListener implements EdifactvalidatorEventListener { ... public void resolveSchema(EdifactvalidatorResolveSchemaEvent e) {} ... } public class EdifactvalidatorResolveSchemaEvent { public String transactionCode; public String standardVersion; }
Remarks
The ResolveSchema event will fire when a the class encounters the header segment of a new transaction set, but it finds no schema corresponding to it already loaded.
TransactionCode contains the code of the transaction, such as "810" or "APERAK".
StandardVersion contains the version of the transaction, such as "004010" or "D95A".
When processing this event, the caller can use LoadSchema() to load a new schema into the class that can be used to parse the transaction.
After the event fires, if the class still doesn't have a matching schema, then it will attempt schema-less parsing of the transaction set.
Segment Event (Edifactvalidator Class)
Fires whenever a data segment in a transaction set is read.
Syntax
public class DefaultEdifactvalidatorEventListener implements EdifactvalidatorEventListener { ... public void segment(EdifactvalidatorSegmentEvent e) {} ... } public class EdifactvalidatorSegmentEvent { public String tag; public String name; public String loopName; public String fullSegment; }
Remarks
The Segment event will fire when a data segment is read. The Tag parameter contains the tag of the segment. Name contains the name of the segment as defined in the associated transaction set schema. LoopName contains the name of the loop or group this segment is present in (such as N1Loop1).
StartFunctionalGroup Event (Edifactvalidator Class)
Fires whenever a control segment is read that marks the start of a functional group.
Syntax
public class DefaultEdifactvalidatorEventListener implements EdifactvalidatorEventListener { ... public void startFunctionalGroup(EdifactvalidatorStartFunctionalGroupEvent e) {} ... } public class EdifactvalidatorStartFunctionalGroupEvent { public String tag; public String controlNumber; public String fullSegment; }
Remarks
The StartFunctionalGroup event will fire when a control segment marking the start of a functional group structure is read. The Tag parameter contains the tag of the segment, such as GS. ControlNumber contains the control number associated with the segment.
StartInterchange Event (Edifactvalidator Class)
Fires whenever a control segment is read that marks the start of an interchange.
Syntax
public class DefaultEdifactvalidatorEventListener implements EdifactvalidatorEventListener { ... public void startInterchange(EdifactvalidatorStartInterchangeEvent e) {} ... } public class EdifactvalidatorStartInterchangeEvent { public String tag; public String controlNumber; public String fullSegment; }
Remarks
The StartInterchange event will fire when a control segment marking the start of an interchange structure is read. The Tag parameter contains the tag of the segment, such as ISA. ControlNumber contains the control number associated with the segment.
StartLoop Event (Edifactvalidator Class)
Fires when the starting of a loop is detected in a transaction set.
Syntax
public class DefaultEdifactvalidatorEventListener implements EdifactvalidatorEventListener { ... public void startLoop(EdifactvalidatorStartLoopEvent e) {} ... } public class EdifactvalidatorStartLoopEvent { public String name; }
Remarks
The StartLoop event will fire when the tag of a loop trigger segment is read. The Name parameter contains the schema-provided name of the loop, such as "N1Loop1".
StartTransaction Event (Edifactvalidator Class)
Fires whenever a control segment is read that marks the start of a transaction.
Syntax
public class DefaultEdifactvalidatorEventListener implements EdifactvalidatorEventListener { ... public void startTransaction(EdifactvalidatorStartTransactionEvent e) {} ... } public class EdifactvalidatorStartTransactionEvent { public String tag; public String controlNumber; public String code; public String fullSegment; }
Remarks
The StartTransaction event will fire when a control segment marking the start of a transaction is read. The Tag parameter contains the tag of the segment, such as ST. ControlNumber contains the control number associated with the segment. Code contains the transaction code (such as 810).
ValidationError Event (Edifactvalidator Class)
Fires whenever a validation error is encountered.
Syntax
public class DefaultEdifactvalidatorEventListener implements EdifactvalidatorEventListener { ... public void validationError(EdifactvalidatorValidationErrorEvent e) {} ... } public class EdifactvalidatorValidationErrorEvent { public int errorCode; public String message; public int segmentNumber; public String segmentTag; public String technicalErrorCode; public String segmentErrorCode; public String elementErrorCode; public int elementPosition; public int line; public int column; }
Remarks
This event will fire with errors as the EDI document is validated. The ErrorCode parameter contains the type of error encountered. Message is a textual description of the problem. SegmentNumber is the index of the segment where the problem was found. SegmentTag holds the tag name of the segment. ElementPosition is the position of the element where the error occurred.
The Line and Column parameters identify the location within the EDI document where the error occurred.
Possible ErrorCode values are:
0 | The component is not required but is present. |
1 | Invalid segment count. |
2 | Invalid transaction count. |
3 | Invalid group count. |
4 | Invalid interchange control number. |
5 | Invalid group control number. |
6 | Invalid transaction control number. |
10 | A required data element is missing. |
11 | Invalid field length. |
12 | Invalid field value. |
13 | A required component is missing. |
14 | The data element is not defined but is present. |
30 | Required segment is missing. |
31 | Required loop is missing. |
32 | Occurrences exceeds the schema defined limit. |
33 | Occurrences is less than the schema defined minimum. |
40 | Paired rule validation failed, the pair of elements must be present. |
41 | At least one of element is required, see message for list of elements. |
42 | Exclusion validation failed, only one of the elements can be present. |
43 | Conditional rule validation failed. |
44 | List conditional rule validation failed. |
45 | First then none validation failed. The presence of an element requires that other specific elements must not be present. |
46 | Only one or none of the elements can be present. |
X12 Specific Parameters
The following parameters are available in all validator classes but are only applicable to X12 document validation at this time.
SegmentErrorCode holds the error code that may be used in the IK304 field of a 999. ElementErrorCode holds the error code that may be used in the IK403 field of a 999.
TechnicalErrorCode holds a technical error code that helps identify structural issues with the document. For instance when parsing an X12 document this will hold values that may be used for TA1 error codes. When parsing X12 documents the following codes are applicable:
001 | The Interchange Control Numbers in the header ISA 13 and trailer IEA02 do not match. |
014 | Invalid interchange date value (non-numeric characters or wrong length). |
015 | Invalid interchange time value (non-numeric characters or wrong length). |
022 | The ISA segment is missing elements (invalid control structure). |
024 | Invalid interchange content (e.g., Invalid GS segment). |
ValidationErrorDetail Type
Details of the validation error.
Remarks
After Validate is called the ValidationErrors property is populated with details of each error that was encountered. Examine the fields for specific information on the type of error encountered.
Fields
Column
int (read-only)
Default Value: 0
The column number in the EDI document where the error occurred. This value may be used in conjunction with the Line field to determine the exact location within the EDI document where the error occurred.
ElementErrorCode
String (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The error code which may be used in the IK403 field of a 999.
Note: This field is specific to X12 documents and is not applicable to other document types.
ElementPosition
int (read-only)
Default Value: 0
This field holds the position of the element where the error occurred.
ErrorCode
int (read-only)
Default Value: 0
The ErrorCode field contains the type of error encountered. Possible values are:
0 | The component is not required but is present. |
1 | Invalid segment count. |
2 | Invalid transaction count. |
3 | Invalid group count. |
4 | Invalid interchange control number. |
5 | Invalid group control number. |
6 | Invalid transaction control number. |
10 | A required data element is missing. |
11 | Invalid field length. |
12 | Invalid field value. |
13 | A required component is missing. |
14 | The data element is not defined but is present. |
30 | Required segment is missing. |
31 | Required loop is missing. |
32 | Occurrences exceeds the schema defined limit. |
33 | Occurrences is less than the schema defined minimum. |
40 | Paired rule validation failed, the pair of elements must be present. |
41 | At least one of element is required, see message for list of elements. |
42 | Exclusion validation failed, only one of the elements can be present. |
43 | Conditional rule validation failed. |
44 | List conditional rule validation failed. |
45 | First then none validation failed. The presence of an element requires that other specific elements must not be present. |
46 | Only one or none of the elements can be present. |
Line
int (read-only)
Default Value: 0
The line number in the EDI document where the error occurred. This value may be used in conjunction with the Column field to determine the exact location within the EDI document where the error occurred.
Message
String (read-only)
Default Value: ""
Message is a textual description of the error.
SegmentErrorCode
String (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The error code which may be used in the IK304 field of a 999.
Note: This field is specific to X12 documents and is not applicable to other document types.
SegmentNumber
int (read-only)
Default Value: 0
This field is the index of the segment where the error occurred.
SegmentTag
String (read-only)
Default Value: ""
This field specifies the tag name of the segment where the error occurred.
TechnicalErrorCode
String (read-only)
Default Value: ""
This field holds a technical error code that helps identify structural issues with the document. For instance when parsing an X12 document this will hold values that may be used for TA1 error codes.
Note: This field is specific to X12 documents and is not applicable to other document types.
Possible values are:
001 | The Interchange Control Numbers in the header ISA 13 and trailer IEA02 do not match. |
014 | Invalid interchange date value (non-numeric characters or wrong length). |
015 | Invalid interchange time value (non-numeric characters or wrong length). |
022 | The ISA segment is missing elements (invalid control structure). |
024 | Invalid interchange content (e.g., Invalid GS segment). |
Config Settings (Edifactvalidator Class)
The class accepts one or more of the following configuration settings. Configuration settings are similar in functionality to properties, but they are rarely used. In order to avoid "polluting" the property namespace of the class, access to these internal properties is provided through the Config method.EDIFACTValidator Config Settings
This is useful in situations where separate instances of the component may be parsing similar data. Setting this to True can help reduce memory usage and increase parsing speed in situations where multiple class instances are being used at the same time with the same schema files. The default value is False.
When set to False the schema cache is cleared.
component.Config("ClearSchemaCache");
This configuration option may be set in the StartInterchange event to specify the delimiter to be used.
Note, Bots Schema Files do not support syntax rules, therefore CrossFieldValidation rules will never execute for these schemas.
- 1 (EDIFACT - default)
- 3 (TRADACOMS)
This configuration option may be set in the StartInterchange event to specify the delimiter to be used.
Console.WriteLine(edireader.Config("HasXPath=IX/FG/TX/IT1Loop1/[2]"));
This configuration option may be set in the StartInterchange event to specify the escape character to be used.
If this value is set to false, the exact string will be returned when the XPath property is queried from the last time it was set.
For example, the following code will print the string "/[1]/[1]/[1]/[10]"
when this value is false, and would print "/IX[1]/FG[1]/TX[1]/IT1Loop1[4]" when this value is true:
reader.XPath = "/[1]/[1]/[1]/[10]";
Console.WriteLine(reader.XPath);
In another example, the following code sample will print "IX/FG/TX/IT1Loop1"
when false and would print "/IX[1]/FG[1]/TX[1]/IT1Loop1[1]" when true:
reader.XPath = "IX/FG/TX/IT1Loop1";
Console.WriteLine(reader.XPath);
This is useful in cases where the full XPath including indices is needed for future processing.
This configuration option may be set in the StartInterchange event to specify the delimiter to be used.
0 (Ignore) | All validation warnings will be ignored. Warning will not fire with warnings. |
1 (Warn - default) | The Warning event will fire with all validation warnings. |
2 (Error) | All validation warnings are treated as errors and will cause an exception. Processing will stop immediately. |
Base Config Settings
In some non-GUI applications, an invalid message loop may be discovered that will result in errant behavior. In these cases, setting GUIAvailable to false will ensure that the class does not attempt to process external events.
- Product: The product the license is for.
- Product Key: The key the license was generated from.
- License Source: Where the license was found (e.g., RuntimeLicense, License File).
- License Type: The type of license installed (e.g., Royalty Free, Single Server).
- Last Valid Build: The last valid build number for which the license will work.
This setting only works on these classes: AS3Receiver, AS3Sender, Atom, Client(3DS), FTP, FTPServer, IMAP, OFTPClient, SSHClient, SCP, Server(3DS), Sexec, SFTP, SFTPServer, SSHServer, TCPClient, TCPServer.
The Java edition requires installation of the FIPS certified Bouncy Castle library regardless of the target operating system. This can be downloaded from https://www.bouncycastle.org/fips-java/. Only the "Provider" library is needed. The jar file should then be installed in a JRE search path.
In the application where the component will be used the following classes must be imported:
import java.security.Security;
import org.bouncycastle.jcajce.provider.BouncyCastleFipsProvider;
The Bouncy Castle provider must be added as a valid provider and must also be configured to operate in FIPS mode:
System.setProperty("org.bouncycastle.fips.approved_only","true");
Security.addProvider(new BouncyCastleFipsProvider());
When UseFIPSCompliantAPI is true, SSL enabled classes can optionally be configured to use the TLS Bouncy Castle library. When SSLProvider is set to sslpAutomatic (default) or sslpInternal an internal TLS implementation is used, but all cryptographic operations are offloaded to the BCFIPS provider in order to achieve FIPS compliant operation. If SSLProvider is set to sslpPlatform the Bouncy Castle JSSE will be used in place of the internal TLS implementation.
To enable the use of the Bouncy Castle JSSE take the following steps in addition to the steps above. Both the Bouncy Castle FIPS provider and the Bouncy Castle JSSE must be configured to use the Bouncy Castle TLS library in FIPS mode. Obtain the Bouncy Castle TLS library from https://www.bouncycastle.org/fips-java/. The jar file should then be installed in a JRE search path.
In the application where the component will be used the following classes must be imported:
import java.security.Security;
import org.bouncycastle.jcajce.provider.BouncyCastleFipsProvider;
//required to use BCJSSE when SSLProvider is set to sslpPlatform
import org.bouncycastle.jsse.provider.BouncyCastleJsseProvider;
The Bouncy Castle provider must be added as a valid provider and must also be configured to operate in FIPS mode:
System.setProperty("org.bouncycastle.fips.approved_only","true");
Security.addProvider(new BouncyCastleFipsProvider());
//required to use BCJSSE when SSLProvider is set to sslpPlatform
Security.addProvider(new BouncyCastleJsseProvider("fips:BCFIPS"));
//optional - configure logging level of BCJSSE
Logger.getLogger("org.bouncycastle.jsse").setLevel(java.util.logging.Level.OFF);
//configure the class to use BCJSSE
component.setSSLProvider(1); //platform
component.config("UseFIPSCompliantAPI=true");
Note: TLS 1.3 support requires the Bouncy Castle TLS library version 1.0.14 or later.
FIPS mode can be enabled by setting the UseFIPSCompliantAPI configuration setting to true. This is a static setting which applies to all instances of all classes of the toolkit within the process. It is recommended to enable or disable this setting once before the component has been used to establish a connection. Enabling FIPS while an instance of the component is active and connected may result in unexpected behavior.
For more details please see the FIPS 140-2 Compliance article.
Note: Enabling FIPS-compliance requires a special license; please contact sales@nsoftware.com for details.
Setting this configuration setting to true tells the class to use the internal implementation instead of using the system security libraries.
This setting is set to false by default on all platforms.
Trappable Errors (Edifactvalidator Class)
EDIFACTValidator Errors
1000 Input/Output error | |
1001 No stream or file name were specified for the component | |
1002 Unexpected end of file (EOF). | |
1003 Segment not found. | |
1004 Segment not found in schema. | |
1005 Schema not found. | |
1010 Invalid Writer state. | |
1011 Segment does not have the specified element or component. | |
1012 Invalid XPath. | |
1013 DOM tree unavailable (set BuildDOM and reparse). | |
1014 Document contains incomplete segments. | |
1015 Document contains an open EDI structure (interchange, functional group or transaction) with no matching footer segment. | |
1044 Error while reading schema file. | |
1100 Component is busy. | |
1099 Unexpected error. |