How to use EDI for ordering?
Previous sections explain all ordering options, this section pulls out the parts related to EDI or EDIFACT ordering to help those who are only using EDI for ordering.
Koha uses the EDIFACT standard not the X12 standard for electronic ordering.
10.2 EDI Setup
Before you begin ordering using EDI you will want to take the following steps:
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Ask your vendor/bookseller/jobber for connection information
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It might also be beneficial to ask for a few sample EDIFACT files from the vendor
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Share with your vendor/bookseller/jobber your library codes, item type codes, fund codes, and any other codes or authorized values they might need for creating your MARC order records
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Communicate with your support provider or the community about whether you will need a plugin based on your vendor's answers
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For example ByWater Solutions has published plugins for specific vendors here: https://github.com/bywatersolutions/koha-plugin-edifact-enhanced
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Enter the vendor/bookseller/jobber in Acquisitions
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Review your Acquisitions system preferences
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Be sure to fill in the MarcFieldsToOrder preference with values for order files
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Enter your EDI Accounts
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Enter your Library EANs
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Turn on the EDI Cron so that it can process files