Converters

A Converter provides functionality to convert values between client communication models and ERP communication models and vice versa. A common use case is the conversion of units between Nexeed Industrial Application System and the ERP system. Example: ERP system sends PCE (piece) as unit, which will then be converted into the Nexeed Industrial Application System standard value NAR (number of articles).

Currently, ERP Connectivity provides three types of Converters:

Date Time Converter

Static Converter that can be used to easily convert dates and times with timezone information.
Numeric Converter

Static Converter that applies some little more logic to convert a string into a number (integer, float, …).
Matrix Converter

Configurable Converter that can apply a key → value conversion with some additional parameters. A Connector Package can make use of one of the existing Matrix Converter configurations or provide new ones to fulfill a completely new use case. Currently available configurations are:
- Unit Converter
  
  for conversion from Nexeed Industrial Application System to ERP system and from ERP system to Nexeed Industrial Application System
- Language Code Converter
  
  for conversion from Nexeed Industrial Application System to ERP system and from ERP system to Nexeed Industrial Application System
- Timezone Converter
  
  converting a timezone string into this format: +/- hhmm
- Location Mapping Converter
  
  converting keys depending on the facility from client request that was sent to ERP Connectivity