Connections overview
You can use Connections to exchange EDI files with trading partners via SFTP, FTPS, FTP, or AS2.
Prerequisites
Before adding a connection, you need to set up a partnership.
Create a connection
To create a connection:
- Go to the Trading partners page.
- Click the partnership where you want to add the connection.
- Click Create connection.
- Select the desired Connection type.
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.
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.
UTF-8 is backward compatible with ASCII-encoded files and suitable for most cases. We recommend leaving this setting as the default unless your trading partner tells you otherwise.
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.
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