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PO502


PO502 - EDI Translation,Communication


Run EDI Translation, Communication (PO502) to invoke an Electronic Data
Interchange (EDI) UNIX shell script to perform outbound or inbound EDI
processing.
For more information, see the Lawson EDI Standard and
EDI Professional for Supply Chain Management User Guide.


**More Information

The root directory in which the software is installed must be provided
in the first parameter field. The EDI UNIX shell script to be invoked must
be provided in the second parameter. Script l1out is provided for outbound
processing and script l1in is provided for inbound processing. These scripts
must reside in the bin subdirectory under the EDI root directory. The third
parameter indicates the type of processing - outbound or inbound.
For outbound processing, two parameters may be provided:



- the directory and file name of the outbound EDI file (required),
and


- the tty port to be used (if other than the default tty port).



For inbound processing, three parameters may be provided:



- the UNIX communications script to be invoked (required). A
separate script is required for each trading partner.


- the directory in which inbound EDI files are placed by the
communication software prior to translation (required). This directory must
be a valid subdirectory under the EDI root directory.


- the tty port to be used (if other than the default tty port).






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