GENEDI EUROPEAN COMMISSION - EUROSTAT GENERIC EDI TOOLBOX Fabien JACQUET Contact: fabien.jacquet@arianeii.com EUROPEAN COMMISSION - EUROSTAT GENEDI GENERIC EDI TOOLBOX

Why a Generic EDI toolbox ? Objective Simplify the generation of GESMES messages Validation of data (format and codes) in order to avoid/reduce the time consuming process of data correction between Eurostat and the data providers Promote the use of EDI Supply Eurostat with good quality data in a standard format

Why it is easy? GENEDI is easy to install GENEDI is easy to configure GENEDI makes process analysis easy • User-friendly set-up, no specific computer skill required • Automatic installation • No administrator rights needed • Automatic uninstallation • Pre-configured files for included domains • Possibility of customised configuration (mail of configuration files) • User-friendly Graphical Interfaces • Contextual Help available from each graphical interface • Configuration is done only once and can be saved • Monitoring and archiving of all steps of the processing • Structured error reporting

What is the GENEDI toolbox? (1) GENEDI is a Flexible EDI toolbox Can use different input formats (CSV, FLR, GESMES) Data Validation Conversion to GESMES/CB format Transmission to Eurostat Two useful tools to pre-process input files Mapping module (to reorganise files structure) Transcoding tool (to change automatically old codes) Mapping files pre-configured for included statistical domains Optional automatic process Validation rules pre-configured for included domains Automatic process Optional use of Time Range Technique (reduce file size) Optional automatic process available (may or may not be included during set-up)

What is the GENEDI toolbox? (2) GENEDI is a Generic Tool • Source code and parameters are separate • Able to process most of current and future data set structures from different statistical domains • Flat structured configuration files easy to update • Flexible graphical interfaces

What are the advantages? (1) GENEDI is simple to integrate in your information system • You can define your own working folders to store input files to store output files • GENEDI makes use of tools available on most platforms: file manager, Internet e-mail, “zip” format • Can be launched from a command line allows batch processing allows scheduled processing • Portable works on a wide range of platforms (Windows 9x, NT, XP, Unix, Mac) independent from any other software

What are the advantages? (2) GENEDI is a Free software GENEDI is a key element for a full EDI communication GENEDI is simple and well documented Support • independent from any private company (e.g. Excel) • zero cost • source code available • Package available on CIRCA (EDI & Statistics group) • Can be used without any human intervention using the command line option set all GENEDI processes to automatic mode • phone, e-mail • CIRCA (FAQ, newsgroup, …)

Global Overview Transcoding module Validation module Mapping module GENEDI Module to convert GESMES/CB file to CSV Hide codes module Module to convert CSV file to GESMES/CB format Sending module External module Internal module NEW module

Global Overview: Full EDI chain STATEL User-defined Input Folder CSV File  Stadium Client STADIUM SERVER GENEDI CNA EMAIL

Process Overview (scheme) CNA GENEDI toolbox Input data file Mapping Validation Conversion to GESMES format Transcoding Module  GESMES Output data file Send Export Eurostat

Validation Rules Format checking Value Checking Code Checking Numeric Alphabetic Alphanumeric Maximum and Minimum number of characters Maximum and Minimum values Equal to a target value Comparison between values in different fields Belong to a Codelist

The Future Agreed developments Coupling with STADIUM Centralized codelists maintenance Inclusion of Attribute segements

Support GENEDI Support ESTAT-SUPPORT-GENEDI@cec.eu.int GESMES Support The first point of contact for any questions relating to STADIUM, STATEL, GESMES and the other systems employed for Data Transmission to Eurostat is: ESTAT-SUPPORT-MS@cec.eu.int GENEDI Support ESTAT-SUPPORT-GENEDI@cec.eu.int Support for GENEDI is given by ARIANE II (Fabien Jacquet and Sylvain Kurek) GESMES Support ESTAT-SUPPORT-GESMES@cec.eu.int

Support Types Depending of the complexity of the query and/or problem Support will take the form of A direct answer by E-mail An E-mail exchange A phone support On site assistance (when justified) Training sessions can be organised to meet the needs of Working Groups, Member States and Candidate Countries through Eurostat Unit A2

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