GEDI Conversion Lists
Convert Business Central internal code identifiers to values needed by Golden EDI
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Convert Business Central internal code identifiers to values needed by Golden EDI
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A 'GEDI Conversion Document', or short 'GEDI Conversion', is a table were you can input values to be converted between what's needed by Golden EDI and what's needed by Business Central. This means that code identifiers inside Business Central can be different from the code identifiers in the EDI.
Whether a 'GEDI Conversion' will be needed or not is decided by the setup. Some setups don't require any 'GEDI Conversions' while other require more than one. We will have a look on what the conversion documents may look like and how to edit them.
In the 'GEDI Conversion List' page view you are presented with the existing 'GEDI Conversion documents' with Name, Description, Creation date, Edited date and a setting showing if it is Enabled or not.
Two of the most common 'GEDI conversions' are CURRENCY and UNIT-STD
In the 'GEDI Conversion List' page view you will find the document header with the information listed in the 'GEDI Conversion List' page view, and with details for each converted value.
In Business Central search and go to 'Gedi Conversion List'.
Click on the 'GEDI Conversion' that you like to open and 'GEDI conversion Document' page view will show you the document details.
'Description': Present you with the description from the Value in column 'Code Value 1'
'Conversion Type': Let you know that the 'GEDI conversion document' are going to convert from one code value to another.
'Code Type 1': Tells you what table in Business Central holds the value to convert. This field is optional.
'Code Value 1': Shows what code value from the Business Central table that shall be converted.
'Code Value 2': Is the Value that 'Code Value 1' will be converted into.
The direction of the convertion to/from Code 1 is decided by the 'GEDI Mapping' using the specific 'Gedi Conversion Document'
Open the relevant 'GEDI Conversion Document'.
Click to add new Line.
Move to 'Code Type 1' and click the drop down to select the correct value from the list.
Move to 'Code Value 1' and click the drop down to select the record you like to add.
Move to 'Code Value 2' and enter the code value you like to convert the selected record into.
Golden EDI uses the ISO standard codes for Currencies. If the Business Central company use other codes than ISO standard make sure to update the Currency Conversion Document.
The Currency conversion document also needs to have to lines with description Local Currency according to this example.
From EDI point of view, items with units like "10-pack" should rather be items with unit "Piece" and a description saying 10-pack.
For Currencies and Units of Measures there is a function to copy all the current table values into the Conversion Document.
In the 'GEDI Conversion' it is possible to convert Business Central Optionvalues into Code Values.
In the 'GEDI Conversion' It is possible to combine two values from Code 2 to convert into correct Code Value 1.
Next step is to learn how to configure Job Queue Entries for Golden EDI.
More facts about 'GEDI Conversion Lists' can be found in our .
Please make sure that the UNIT-STD Conversion Document converts units into the codes specified in our list of
In the Conversion Document press Copy and select the table you like to copy values from. The values will be inserted with Code Type and Code Value 1.
