Changelog

Stedi Guides now provides targeted JSON Schemas for EDI reading and EDI writing

eading and writing EDI is at the core of any EDI system. Stedi makes this easy with Guides, a way to define machine readable EDI specifications, and EDI Translate, an API to generate and parse EDI conforming to those specifications. Additionally, customers can use Mappings to transform data from the guide JSON Schema to their internal schema for inbound EDI (or vice versa for outbound EDI).

Previously, the guide builder UI exposed a single, generic JSON Schema for the guide. Customers using this guide JSON Schema for mapping had to make minor modifications depending on whether they are using the schema for EDI reading or EDI writing. Starting today, customers can access schemas specifically tailored for reading or writing EDI (in addition to the generic schema). The schemas can be used directly with Mappings without any modifications, or within your own mapping solution.

Public Guides no longer requires users to sign in to validate EDI files

Public Guides is a radically new and improved way to share EDI specifications and speed up trading partner onboarding. A public guide is a live, interactive web page that is accessible by anyone with a link. Links can be shared directly with trading partners or included in an EDI portal – they provide the same information as a traditional PDF guide, but allow users to instantly validate and troubleshoot EDI files right in the browser using the EDI Inspector.

Previously, EDI Inspector required users to sign in to validate EDI files. We now removed this authentication step to make it easier for your trading partners to onboard with you. Trading partners can still optionally sign up for a Stedi account to access valuable EDI resources, including full-fledged EDI Reference and public EDI Inspector. Build your public guide today.

Announcing a 75% price drop for Stash requests

Stash is a key-value store designed for any B2B integration or EDI workflow. You can use Stash to track transactions processed, increment control numbers, reference lookup tables, and more - all using a simple API.

As of November 2022, Stash API requests are charged at $0.055 per 1,000 requests, a 75% reduction from the previous price of $0.22 per 1,000 requests. This applies to all customers with usage above the free tier (1,000 requests per month). The pricing for read and write volumes, and data storage remains unchanged. See pricing.

Introducing Public Guides: Next generation EDI implementation guides

Public Guides is a radically new and improved way for businesses to share EDI specifications and speed up the trading partner onboarding process.

A public guide is a live, interactive web page that is accessible by anyone with a link. Links can be shared directly with trading partners or included in an EDI portal – they provide the same information as a traditional PDF guide, but allow users to instantly validate and troubleshoot EDI files right in the browser. An intuitive UI and helpful error messages lead them to quickly build EDI files that conform to the guide’s specifications, reducing the testing process from weeks to hours – and eliminating dozens of back-and-forth emails.

Stedi Guides now supports ISA and GS segments

You can now view and customize ISA (Interchange Control Header) and GS (Functional Group Header) segments of the X12 envelope within a Stedi guide using the guide builder interface. These customizations are reflected in the interactive documentation of a Stedi guide, and are not used for validation by the EDI Translate API.

Translate between JSON and EDI with machine-readable EDI specifications

EDI Translate is a new API for creating and validating EDI files that conform to precise trading partner specifications. EDI Translate accepts user-defined JSON payloads and translates them into valid EDI files, and vice versa.

EDI Translate works in conjunction with recently-launched Stedi Guides, which enables users to quickly and accurately define EDI specifications using a no-code visual interface. Once a guide has been defined, users can use the EDI Translate API to create outbound EDI files that conform to the guide. Users can also use EDI Translate API to validate that inbound EDI files meet the defined specification, as well as parse these EDI files into JSON for further processing.

EDI Translate is now generally available. Read more.

Introducing Stedi Guides: Machine-readable EDI specifications for modern EDI integrations

Stedi Guides is our new product that enables you to quickly and accurately create EDI specifications using a visual interface. These specifications can be used to programmatically parse and generate EDI documents via the EDI Translate API using a modern JSON Schema format, or to validate EDI manually in a web browser against interactive documentation. There is built-in support for all X12 transaction sets and releases, and the ability to customize specifications beyond the strict X12 interpretation.

Stedi Guides is now generally available. Read more.

Stedi SFTP now supports FTPS protocol

You can now use Stedi's serverless SFTP infrastructure to securely exchange files with trading partners via FTPS as well. Provision users in seconds via the Stedi dashboard or the API. The same credentials can be used for both SFTP and FTPS. Read more.

Mappings: Use wildcards in Lookup Tables

If you receive data which contains a certain string but has a range of available prefixes or suffixes, and you need to map it to a reduced set of target values, you can use Lookup Tables with wildcards to match multiple possible input options at once. Simply replace the interchangeable part of the key with * symbol. Follow a step-by-step guide here.

Stedi Converter API is now deprecated

Stedi Converter API is now deprecated. You can achieve conversions between any two data formats using Stedi Functions and a library of your choice. This tutorial explains how to deploy functions with the CLI. Please contact us if you need help with your implementation.