Importing EDI files using SNX

If you are using EDI to integrate another system with N4, such as an in-house system, and you are creating EDI files from the in-house system to send to N4, you can use the SNX Importer form to quickly and easily test sample inbound EDI files.

To import an EDI file using SNX, the EDI file must be an XML file that conforms to a Navis standard EDI schema file, such as the stowplan.xsd or release.xsd schema file. To export an EDI schema file, see the EDI Message Type form.

To import an EDI file into N4:

1. Edit the EDI XML file to add the following SNX wrapper:

• At the beginning of the file add:

<argo:snx xmlns:argo="http://www.navis.com/argo" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.navis.com/argo snx.xsd">

<argo:edi>

• At the end of the file add:

</argo:edi>

</argo:snx>

Besides the SNX wrapper, the contents of the EDI XML file must conform to a Navis standard EDI schema file.

2. Follow the instructions on how to import data (on page 1) in the SNX Importer form.

3. If necessary, follow the instructions on how to re-import data (on page 1) in the SNX Importer form.

Once you have successfully tested importing EDI files, you can create an EDI session and an EDI job (on page 1) to automatically process the inbound EDI files.