"A 'GEDI Message', is something that willl be or has been processed"
In the 'GEDI Message Queue' page view in Business Central you will find 'GEDI Messages'. A 'GEDI Message', is something that will be or has been processed within the Standard App.
There are different types of 'GEDI Messages', for example exports, imports, control functions, emails, status updates and much more. The exact function of each 'GEDI Message' is defined by a 'GEDI Message Code'.
In the 'GEDI Message Queue' page view it is possible to manually process, reprocess or run 'GEDI Messages' for testing purpose.
'GEDI Messages' can be automatically deleted by a Job Queue Entry. This clean up is making sure that the 'GEDI Message Queue' doesn't store too much data. This is to make sure that we don't have negative impact on performance over time.
'CIP Work Items' are read or written to the Standard App as 'GEDI Messages' holding a unique 'Work Item' ID. The 'CIP Work Item' ID acts as a link between the two layers; Business Central and the CIP.