EdiFabric is a software development kit for .NET Framework and .NET Core, which makes it straightforward to parse, generate, validate, acknowledge, split, customize, or in other words, to programmatically manipulate EDI files. It is written in C# and is distributed as a set of NuGet packages and C# files.
It currently supports all message types for the X12, EDIFACT, HL7, and NCPDP EDI standards, the German automotive standard VDA, as well as custom formatted flat files (delimited, positional, or a mixture of both).
NOTE: EdiFabric does not provide any communication components (AS2 or SFTP, for example), has no dashboard or UI, and is not a full end-to-end EDI solution. The best option to get the gist of what EdiFabric is, and can do, is to play around with the trial and examples.
The examples are organized into different projects in two logical categories: by product feature and by message type.
var ncpdpStream = File.OpenRead(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + @"\..\..\..\Files\PrescriptionRequests_NEWRX.txt");
List<IEdiItem> ncpdpItems;
using (var ncpdpReader = new NcpdpScriptReader(ncpdpStream, "EdiFabric.Templates.Ncpdp"))
ncpdpItems = ncpdpReader.ReadToEnd().ToList();
var transactions = ncpdpItems.OfType<TSNEWRX>();- Visual Studio, compatible with the supported .NET versions.
- Minimum .NET Framework 4.5 or .NET Core 3.1. All projects target .NET Framework 4.5, however, the Target Framework from each project's properties can be changed to .NET Core 3.1.
- EdiFabric trial NuGet packages and serial key.
Rebuild the solution to install EdiFabric Trial from nuget.org. If there are any build errors, contact us at https://support.edifabric.com/hc/en-us/requests/new for assistance.
NOTE: it is possible to also reference DLLs instead of NuGet packages. Change the .nupkg extension of the packages to .zip, unzip them, and extract the DLL files. Then uninstall the NuGet packages from each project and replace them with DLL references.
Download the serial key. The serial key is included in the file serial.key in folder edifabric-trial. Ensure it is there and that the file is not empty. The serial key is loaded in the file SerialKey.cs in project EdiFabric.Examples.Hl7.Common. Open the file and ensure that the serialKeyPath is correct. If the serial number is invalid or the file is missing, contact us at https://support.edifabric.com/hc/en-us/requests/new for assistance.
To get started, set project EdiFabric.Examples.NCPDP.Script.Demo as the startup project, open Program.cs and follow the instructions there. This project allows you to quickly translate your own EDI files.
Explore the different features of EdiFabric, such as translating from NCPDP file (ReadNCPDP), generating NCPDP file (WriteNCPDP), validating NCPDP transactions (ValidateNCPDP), import/export from/to JSON , XML, CSV.
All templates in EdiFabric.Templates.Ncpdp can be used for validation.
EdiFabric supports all NCPDP versions and message types. We have an extensive library of EDI templates, however, if you can't find a particular transaction, please let us know.
The following templates are available out-of-the-box:
The trial assemblies are valid for 14 days and are subject to EdiFabric's license terms available at https://www.edifabric.com/files/eula.pdf. Upon expiry, the trial packages will begin throwing exceptions.
To continue using the trial and the examples, you'll need to either request a trial extension or replace the trial packages, together with all references to the trial packages, with the full version of EdiFabric.
The source code in these example projects is strictly for demonstrational purposes and is provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind, whether expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose.
Last updated on January 25, 2021