same xml grammar to different edifact message types

[Vo Ta]

Hey BOTS Pros!

I'm stuck, hopefully anyone can point me in the right direction.

There is a xml-grammer (attached) which contains a general format for all messagetypes(ORDERS, INVOIC, ORDRSP,...). The messagetype is defined in a field <message_type> in the xml.
Now i want to translate files from xml to edifact D96A.
But how do i set up a translation rule with 2 different mapping-scripts that will have the right "Tomessagetype", according to the "Frommessagetype".

It only works for one messagetype at the moment(INVOIC)
My translationrules looks like this:
Fromeditype: xml
Frommessagetype: unidoc
Mappingscript: xml_invoice_to_D96A
Toeditype: edifact
ToMessagetype: INVOICD96AUNEAN008

When i want to create a second translationrule for ORDRSP with
Mappingscript: xml_ordrsp_to_D96A
ToMessagetype: ORDRSPD96AUNEAN005
i get the follow error:
"Combination of fromeditype,frommessagetype,alt,frompartner,topartner already exists."

Does anyone have an idea?

Thanks!
BR

[Henk-Jan Ebbers]

use the 'alt' field.

in mapping tabel you can specify 'alt'

in grammar, in QUERIES you can indicate which field is used as alt.

kind regards, henk-jan ebbers

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[Vo Ta]

Thank you for your quick response!

but i didn't get it... sorry

I edited my grammar and inserted a query for "alt" like this: 

'alt':          {'BOTSID':'transmission','message_type':None}

Then i use the "Alternative translation"-field and insert what? The different messagetypes i want to process in this translation? ORDRSP, INVOICE? Is it possible to use comma-seperated values in the alt-field?

And there is only one field for the mapping-script... how does bots determine which mapping-script to use?

PS.: as this is the third time you help me out, may i buy you a beer or coffee? :) Do you have a donation link?

[Henk-Jan Ebbers]

editype messagetype alt    mappingscript

xml     whatever    ordrsp mapping_for_ordrsp

xml     whatever    invoic mapping_for_invoic

kind regards, henk-jan ebbers

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[Henk-Jan Ebbers]

field alt is used in the loo-up to find right translation.

kind regards, henk-jan ebbers

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[Vo Ta]

ahh... OK.
Got it now - many thanks!

what about your donation-link?