System, method and computer program product for EDI-to-EDI translations

A computer-based system for mapping an inbound electronic data interchange (EDI) transaction to one or more outputs, comprising:

• one or more computer-based processors;
• a first module configured to receive the inbound EDI transaction;
• a second module configured to automatically select a map file upon receipt of the inbound EDI transaction, the map file selected based on pre-defined matching criteria between the inbound EDI transaction and the map file;
• and
• a third module configured to translate according to the map file the inbound EDI transaction to an output combination of at least one EDI outbound transactions and at least one user-defined outbound transaction, wherein
• the user-defined outbound transaction being generated upon completion of the translating, include a user-defined transaction having standard EDI header and trailer envelope segments but does not qualify as a standard EDI transaction, and
• the map file including one or more executable instructions to perform pre-defined actions using respective applications during the translating,
• the first module, the second module, and the third module are executed by the one or more computer-based processors of the system.

An article of manufacture including a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:

• receiving the inbound EDI transaction;
• automatically selecting a map file upon receipt of the inbound EDI transaction, the map file selected based on pre-defined matching criteria between the inbound EDI transaction and the map file;
• and
• translating the inbound EDI transaction to an output combination of at least one EDI outbound transactions and at least one user-defined outbound transaction, wherein
• the at least one user-defined outbound transaction being generated upon completion of the translating, includes a user-defined transaction having standard EDI header and trailer envelope segments but does not qualify as a standard EDI transaction
• the translating is performed according to the map file, the map file including one or more executable instructions to perform pre-defined actions using respective applications during the translating.