Introduction

The myOpenFactory EDI Connector, hereinafter referred to as the EDI Connector, acts as a connection client for file exchange (documents and any attachments such as technical drawings, etc.) between your ERP system and the myOpenFactory EDI platform. The EDI Connector is installed as a service that runs on your communication server and allows you to monitor it. This means that the EDI Connector also complies with strict compliance rules.

The EDI connector works on a directory basis, i.e., documents (e.g., an order) are received as files from a defined folder and transferred to the myOpenFactory EDI platform via a REST connection (POST method).

If documents (e.g., order confirmations) are available on the myOpenFactory EDI platform, the EDI connector retrieves them using a REST connection (GET method) and stores them as files in a defined folder on your system.

The sending and retrieval actions are performed at short intervals

If there is a problem with file transfer, the outgoing documents are moved to an “error” directory so that no documents can be lost.

The EDI connector generates a log file that records every action. These log entries are entered into the event log of the Windows OS. You can monitor this with an appropriate monitoring tool.