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We are excited to announce the official release of EDI Generator 1.7.6! Following our initial EDIFACT release in 1.6.8, this version brings X12 and EDIFACT together into a unified experience. In this release, you can now set your organization to use X12, EDIFACT, or both standards, allowing you to manage your core business documents (such as Invoices, Ship Notices, and Order Responses) in a single shared list. Alongside this update, we have added EDIFACT support to our REST API, improved the Test Console with clearer validation results, introduced an enhanced formatted view that covers all EDI fields, and added more flexible file naming options.
Here is an in-depth look at what’s new in version 1.7.6.
Unified Outgoing Document Support for X12 & EDIFACT (Main Seven EDI Types)
Previously, the seven primary outgoing business document types were available only for X12, while their EDIFACT equivalents had to be managed under Additional Outgoing Types. With version 1.7.6, both standards now share the same list under the Retail and Shipping document management sections.
Tenant-Level EDI Standard Configuration
Organizations can now configure which EDI standards they use, X12, EDIFACT, or both, under Account Settings.
New users are also asked to select their standard during signup, which can be adjusted later from Account Settings. This keeps the interface clean and simple by hiding any standard options you don’t need.
Unified Business Document Views
Instead of switching between separate X12 and EDIFACT views, you can now find and manage documents from both standards in a single, shared list.
| Domain | X12 Transaction | EDIFACT Message | Document List Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | 855 (Purchase Order Acknowledgment) | ORDRSP (Purchase order response) | Order Responses |
| Retail | 856 (Ship Notice/Manifest) | DESADV (Despatch advice) | Ship Notices |
| Retail | 810 (Invoice) | INVOIC (Invoice) | Invoices |
| Retail | 846 (Inventory Inquiry/Advice) | INVRPT (Inventory report) | Inventory Status |
| Shipping | 990 (Response to a Load Tender) | IFTMBC (Booking confirmation) | Tender & Booking Responses |
| Shipping | 210 (Freight Invoice) | IFTFCC (Freight costs/charges) | Freight Invoices |
| Shipping | 214 (Shipment Status) | IFTSTA (Multimodal Status report message) | Shipment Status |
- Shared Document Lists: Related documents, like Invoices (810 & INVOIC) and Ship Notices (856 & DESADV), now appear together in the same list with consistent column metadata, as shown in the table above.
- Filter by Standard: If you have both standards enabled, you can easily filter any list to view only X12 or only EDIFACT documents using the standard filter in the toolbar.
- Automatic Standard Switching: When creating an outgoing document, simply pick your trading partner; the editor will automatically switch to the right format (X12 or EDIFACT) for that partner.
REST API for EDIFACT
You can now send, retrieve, and manage EDIFACT messages through our REST API, just like you do with X12:
- List & Retrieve Messages: Fetch and download your incoming (Inbox) and outgoing (Outbox) EDIFACT messages via the API, with support for paging and date sorting.
- Filter by EDIFACT Partner: Quickly search and filter messages using EDIFACT partner identifiers, such as UNB interchange IDs and UNG application group codes.
- Manage Organization Settings: View and update your organization default EDIFACT settings (UNB/UNG identifiers and qualifiers) directly through the API.
For complete endpoint descriptions, parameters, and example requests, check out our Postman API Documentation.
Test EDI Console: Real-Time Envelope & Transaction Validation
We updated the Test Console to give you better feedback when testing incoming EDI files:
- Clear Validation Results: When you test an EDI file (X12 or EDIFACT), the console now shows a Validation Results section right below the FA message.
- Spot Errors Quickly: You can see right away whether an issue is at the EDI Envelope level (headers and trailers) or inside a specific Transaction in the file.
Enhanced Formatted View for Outgoing Documents
Previously, the formatted view for outgoing documents only displayed a subset of summary fields. In version 1.7.6, we’ve introduced an Enhanced Formatted View across all outgoing documents, including the Outbox, the primary document types, and additional outgoing defined types.
- Complete Document Visibility: You can now review all populated segments and data elements in a structured, readable layout without having to inspect the raw EDI text.
- Access to Legacy Views: If your team prefers the previous layout, the classic formatted view is still readily available via a tab or toggle, depending on the document view.
Enhanced Outgoing and Response File Naming
We have enhanced the Outgoing Filename Format and Response Filename Format settings under Account Settings to give you better control over generated file names.
- Standard-Aware Placeholders: You can now use dynamic placeholders, such as message types, interchange IDs, and partner details, that resolve correctly whether a file is generated for an X12 or EDIFACT partner.
- Duplicate Prevention: If your configured format lacks unique identifiers (like a timestamp or transaction number), the system will automatically append a timestamp to ensure every dispatched file has a unique name.
For a complete list of supported placeholders and configuration examples, refer to our Documentation.
Additional Platform Improvements & Fixes
Continuing our user interface and user experience modernization initiative, we have further revamped several core areas of the interface in this version. In addition, this release includes several functional enhancements and fixes:
- Skipped Fields Alert on Save: When validating and saving an outgoing document, the system now displays a dialog listing any fields containing invalid data that will be skipped during EDI generation.
- Public EDI Validator Download Options: When testing payloads on the public validator, you can now choose to download the content as single-line raw EDI or formatted multi-line text.
- General Fixes: Minor bug fixes and performance improvements.
Conclusion
EDI Generator 1.7.6 represents our biggest step forward in making multi-standard EDI management intuitive, unified, and user-friendly. All these updates are now live on your EDI Generator dashboard. We hope these improvements make your daily EDI workflows smoother.
If you have questions or need assistance onboarding your next trading partner or with anything else, please feel free to reach out to our Support Team.
Stay tuned for what’s coming next!
