Framework EDI Reference. eFileManager Utility
Terminator Specifications

The Terminators tab allow you to specify the terminators to use when reading the EDI document:

  1. The following is displayed:

  2. Enter the character sequence for the following. 

    • Line Feed.  Enter the sequence of characters that represent a line feed.  To enter ASCII values, enclose the numbers in curly braces, separated by a colon.  For example, the default CRLF (13 and 10) sequence is represented as {13:10}.
    • Ignore String.  Enter the sequence of characters to ignore in the document, if any.

     

  3. Enter the terminator and indicator specifications in the following fields.  The information in these fields may or may not be used in the reading of the file.  See Notes below for more information.

    • Data Element Terminator.  Enter the character or string used to separate data elements in the file.
    • Data Segment Terminator.  Enter the character or string used to separate data segments in the file.
    • Composite Element Terminator.  Enter the character or string used to separate composite elements in the file.
    • Repeat Separator.  Enter the repeating element character separator.
    • Release Indicator.  Enter the character or string used in the file to indicate that the character immediately following should be treated as data.

    NOTES

    • The eFileManager automatically detects the terminators for ASC/X12 files and therefore the field settings above are ignored.  If the terminators above must be used then enable the option Use delimiters in the Options dialog.
    • The terminators specified in the UNA segment of a UN/EDIFACT file will be used for the document and therefore the terminators specified in the dialog fields above are ignored.  However, if no UNA segments are specified in the file, the terminators specified will be used automatically.
    • Terminators are not limited to one character, and the terminator fields of the eFileManager can accept multiple character terminators  To specify special characters as terminators, the ASC number enclosed in squiggly brackets is used. E.g. {13} denotes a carriage return.  If the terminator is a combination of special characters, then a colon is used to separate the ASC numbers enclosed in squiggly brackets. E.g. {13:10} denotes a carriage return/line feed character.

  4. Press OK or Apply to save the settings.