Connections overview

You can use Connections to exchange EDI files with trading partners via SFTP, FTPS, FTP, or AS2.

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Prerequisites

Before adding a connection, you need to set up a partnership.

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Create a connection

To create a connection:

1. Go to the Trading partners page.
2. Click the partnership where you want to add the connection.
3. Click Create connection.
4. Select the desired Connection type.

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Connection types

The available connection types are Stedi SFTP/FTPS, Remote SFTP/FTPS, and AS2.

The connection type you choose depends on your and your trading partner’s requirements. Visit Choosing a connection type for our recommendations and details about the pros and cons of each type.

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Inbound file encoding

By default, Stedi generates EDI files with UTF-8 encoding and assumes UTF-8 encoding for inbound files.

However, some trading partners may send files containing extended Latin characters, such as ä, é or ñ. Files with Latin characters may be encoded in an extended ASCII encoding, such as Windows-1252. In these cases, you should specify the appropriate file encoding to ensure Stedi interprets the data correctly.

To set the file encoding for inbound EDI files, click a connection to go to its details page. In Inbound settings choose a File encoding format. Stedi supports UTF-8 and Windows-1252.

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Next steps

After you create a connection, we recommend creating transaction settings that define the EDI transactions you plan to exchange with your trading partner.