> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.arc.cdata.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Infor

> Connect Arc to Infor CloudSuite Industrial to exchange EDI documents with automatic XML and flat file conversion.

export const NameDescription = ({extraRows}) => <table>
    <thead>
      <tr>
        <th>Setting</th>
        <th>Description</th>
      </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <td><strong>Connector Id</strong></td>
        <td>The static, unique identifier for the connector.</td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td><strong>Connector Type</strong></td>
        <td>Displays the connector name and a description of what it does.</td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td><strong>Connector Description</strong></td>
        <td>An optional field to provide a free-form description of the connector and its role in the flow.</td>
      </tr>
      {extraRows}
    </tbody>
  </table>;

export const SlasTab = ({siteName = "CData Arc"}) => <>
    <p><em>Settings related to configuring Service Level Agreements (SLAs).</em></p>
    <p>
      SLAs enable you to configure the volume you expect connectors in your flow to send or receive, and to set the time frame in which you expect that volume to be met. {siteName} sends emails to warn the user when an SLA is not met, and marks the SLA as <em>At Risk</em>, which means that if the SLA is not met soon, it will be marked as <em>Violated</em>. This gives the user an opportunity to step in and determine the reasons the SLA is not being met, and to take appropriate actions. If the SLA is still not met at the end of the at-risk time period, the SLA is marked as violated, and the user is notified again.
    </p>
    <p>
      To define an SLA, toggle <strong>Expected Volume</strong> on, then click the <strong>Settings</strong> tab.
    </p>
    <img src="/public/images/sla_empty.png" alt="SLA Empty" />
    <ul>
      <li>If your connector has separate send and receive actions, use the radio buttons to specify which direction the SLA pertains to.</li>
      <li>In the <strong>Expect at least</strong> portion of the window:
        <ul>
          <li>Set the minimum number of transactions you expect to be processed (the volume)</li>
          <li>Use the <strong>Every</strong> fields to specify the time frame</li>
          <li>Indicate when the SLA should go into effect. If you choose <strong>Starting on</strong>, complete the date and time fields.</li>
          <li>Check the boxes for the days of the week that you want the SLA to be in effect. Use the dropdown to choose <strong>Everyday</strong> if necessary.</li>
        </ul>
      </li>
      <li>In the <strong>Set status to 'At Risk'</strong> portion of the window, specify when the SLA should be marked as at risk.
        <ul>
          <li>By default, notifications are not sent until an SLA is in violation. To change that, check <strong>Send an 'At Risk' notification</strong>.</li>
        </ul>
      </li>
    </ul>
    <p>
      The following example shows an SLA configured for a connector that expects to receive 1000 files every day Monday-Friday. An at-risk notification is sent 1 hour before the end of the time period if the 1000 files have not been received.
    </p>
    <img src="/public/images/sla_defined.png" alt="SLA Configuration Example" />
    <Note>
      You can turn off SLA alerts if necessary. This can be useful during maintenance windows. Click <strong>Settings</strong> on the navbar, then navigate to <strong>Alerts &gt; General Alerts</strong>. Click the tablet and pencil icon to edit, and uncheck the <strong>SLA Alerts</strong> setting.
    </Note>
  </>;

export const AlertsTab = ({siteNameShort = "Arc"}) => <>
    <p><em>Settings related to configuring alerts.</em></p>
    <p>
      Before you can execute Service Level Agreements (SLAs), you need to set up email alerts for notifications. By default, {siteNameShort} uses the global settings on the <a href="/26.3/cloud/en/getting-started/administration/settings/alerts">Alerts</a> tab. To use other settings for this connector, toggle <strong>Override global setting</strong> on.
    </p>
    <p>
      By default, error alerts are enabled, which means that emails are sent whenever there is an error. To turn them off, uncheck the <strong>Enable</strong> checkbox.
    </p>
    <p>
      Enter a <strong>Subject</strong> (mandatory). Check <strong>Allow {siteNameShort}Script in Subject</strong> to use {siteNameShort}Script in the <strong>Subject</strong> field. When you select this, the <strong>{siteNameShort}Script Editor</strong> button appears (<img src="/public/images/rest_arcscript_editor.png" alt="arcscript editor button" style={{
  display: 'inline',
  verticalAlign: 'middle',
  margin: 0
}} />).
    </p>
    <p>
      Optionally, enter a comma-separated list of <strong>Recipient</strong> emails.
    </p>
  </>;

export const MiscConnector = () => <>
    <p><em>Miscellaneous settings are for specific use cases.</em></p>
    <table>
      <thead>
        <tr>
          <th>Setting</th>
          <th>Description</th>
        </tr>
      </thead>
      <tbody>
        <tr>
          <td><strong>Other Settings</strong></td>
          <td>Enables you to configure hidden connector settings in a semicolon-separated list (for example, <code>setting1=value1;setting2=value2</code>). Normal connector use cases and functionality should not require the use of these settings.</td>
        </tr>
      </tbody>
    </table>
  </>;

export const Logging = () => <>
    <p><em>Settings that govern the creation and storage of logs.</em></p>
    <table>
      <thead>
        <tr>
          <th>Setting</th>
          <th>Description</th>
        </tr>
      </thead>
      <tbody>
        <tr>
          <td><strong>Log Level</strong></td>
          <td>The verbosity of logs generated by the connector. When you request support, set this to <strong>Debug</strong>.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td><strong>Log Subfolder Scheme</strong></td>
          <td>Instructs the connector to group files in the Logs folder according to the selected interval. The <strong>Weekly</strong> option (which is the default) instructs the connector to create a new subfolder each week and store all logs for the week in that folder. Leaving this setting blank tells the connector to save all logs directly in the Logs folder. For connectors that process many transactions, using subfolders helps keep logs organized and improves performance.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td><strong>Log Messages</strong></td>
          <td>Check this to have the log entry for a processed file include a copy of the file itself. If you disable this, you might not be able to download a copy of the file from the <strong>Transactions</strong> tab.</td>
        </tr>
      </tbody>
    </table>
  </>;

export const MacrosExamples = ({extraMacros = []}) => <>
    <p>
      Some macros, such as %Ext% and %ShortDate%, do not require an argument, but others do. All
      macros that take an argument use the following syntax: <code>%Macro:argument%</code>
    </p>

    <p>Here are some examples of the macros that take an argument:</p>

    <ul>
      <li>%Header:headername%: Where <code>headername</code> is the name of a header on a message.</li>
      <li>%Header:mycustomheader% resolves to the value of the <code>mycustomheader</code> header set on the input message.</li>
      <li>%Header:ponum% resolves to the value of the <code>ponum</code> header set on the input message.</li>
      <li>%RegexFilename:pattern%: Where <code>pattern</code> is a regex pattern. For example, <code>%RegexFilename:^([\w][A-Za-z]+)%</code> matches and resolves to the first word in the filename and is case insensitive (<code>test_file.xml</code> resolves to <code>test</code>).</li>
      <li>%Vault:vaultitem%: Where <code>vaultitem</code> is the name of an item in the <a href="/26.3/cloud/en/getting-started/administration/settings/global-settings-vault">vault</a>. For example, <code>%Vault:companyname%</code> resolves to the value of the <code>companyname</code> item stored in the vault.</li>
      <li>%DateFormat:format%: Where <code>format</code> is an accepted date format (see <a href="/26.3/cloud/en/scripting/value-formatters/date-formatters#sample-date-formats">Sample Date Formats</a> for details). For example, <code>%DateFormat:yyyy-MM-dd-HH-mm-ss-fff%</code> resolves to the date and timestamp on the file.</li>
      {extraMacros.filter(item => item.example).map(item => <li key={`ex-${item.name}`}>{item.example}</li>)}
    </ul>

    <p>You can also create more sophisticated macros, as shown in the following examples:</p>

    <ul>
      <li>Combining multiple macros in one filename: <code>%DateFormat:yyyy-MM-dd-HH-mm-ss-fff%%EXT%</code></li>
      <li>Including text outside of the macro: <code>MyFile_%DateFormat:yyyy-MM-dd-HH-mm-ss-fff%</code></li>
      <li>Including text within the macro: <code>%DateFormat:'DateProcessed-'yyyy-MM-dd_'TimeProcessed-'HH-mm-ss%</code></li>
    </ul>
  </>;

export const MacrosTable = ({siteName = "CData Arc", extraMacros = []}) => <>
    <p>
      Using macros in file naming strategies can enhance organizational efficiency and contextual
      understanding of data. By incorporating macros into filenames, you can dynamically include
      relevant information such as identifiers, timestamps, and header information, providing
      valuable context to each file.
    </p>

    <p>{siteName} supports these macros, which all use the following syntax: <code>%Macro%</code>.</p>

    <table>
      <thead>
        <tr><th>Macro</th><th>Description</th></tr>
      </thead>
      <tbody>
        <tr><td>ConnectorID</td><td>Evaluates to the ConnectorID of the connector.</td></tr>
        <tr><td>ConnectorName</td><td>Evaluates to the name of the connector. Enables you to include the connection name in file names or paths: for example, to tag backup files by which database connection produced them.</td></tr>
        <tr><td>Ext</td><td>Evaluates to the file extension of the file currently being processed by the connector.</td></tr>
        <tr><td>Filename</td><td>Evaluates to the filename (extension included) of the file currently being processed by the connector.</td></tr>
        <tr><td>FilenameNoExt</td><td>Evaluates to the filename (without the extension) of the file currently being processed by the connector.</td></tr>
        <tr><td>MessageId</td><td>Evaluates to the MessageId of the message being output by the connector.</td></tr>
        <tr><td>RegexFilename:<em>pattern</em></td><td>Applies a RegEx pattern to the filename of the file currently being processed by the connector.</td></tr>
        <tr><td>Header:<em>headername</em></td><td>Evaluates to the value of a targeted header (<code>headername</code>) on the current message being processed by the connector.</td></tr>
        <tr><td>LongDate</td><td>Evaluates to the current datetime of the system in long-handed format (for example, Wednesday, January 24, 2024).</td></tr>
        <tr><td>ShortDate</td><td>Evaluates to the current datetime of the system in a yyyy-MM-dd format (for example, 2024-01-24).</td></tr>
        <tr><td>DateFormat:<em>format</em></td><td>Evaluates to the current datetime of the system in the specified format (<code>format</code>). See <a href="/26.3/cloud/en/scripting/value-formatters/date-formatters#date-formats-with-literal-characters">Sample Date Formats</a> for the available datetime formats.</td></tr>
        <tr><td>Vault:<em>vaultitem</em></td><td>Evaluates to the value of the specified vault item.</td></tr>
        {extraMacros.map(item => <tr key={item.name}>
            <td>{item.name}</td>
            <td>{item.description}</td>
          </tr>)}
      </tbody>
    </table>
  </>;

export const Performance = () => <>
    <p><em>Settings related to the allocation of resources to the connector.</em></p>
    <table>
      <thead>
        <tr>
          <th>Setting</th>
          <th>Description</th>
        </tr>
      </thead>
      <tbody>
        <tr>
          <td><strong>Max Workers</strong></td>
          <td>The maximum number of worker threads consumed from the threadpool to process files on this connector. If set, this overrides the default setting on the <a href="/26.3/cloud/en/getting-started/administration/settings/performance-settings">Performance Settings</a> portion of the <a href="/26.3/cloud/en/getting-started/administration/settings/advanced-settings">Advanced Settings</a> page.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td><strong>Max Files</strong></td>
          <td>The maximum number of files sent by each thread assigned to the connector. If set, this overrides the default setting on the <a href="/26.3/cloud/en/getting-started/administration/settings/performance-settings">Performance Settings</a> portion of the <a href="/26.3/cloud/en/getting-started/administration/settings/advanced-settings">Advanced Settings</a> page.</td>
        </tr>
      </tbody>
    </table>
  </>;

export const siteNameShort = "Arc";

export const siteName = "CData Arc";

The Infor connector supports transmitting EDI documents to and from the Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly Syteline) platform.

## Key Capabilities

* Infor CloudSuite Industrial EDI document exchange with XML to flat file conversion
* Bidirectional file transfer with separate demand-side and supply-side folder configurations
* Trading partner code identification for partner document management and archiving

## Overview

Infor connectors perform two functions when sending or receiving EDI documents to Infor CloudSuite Industrial. When sending, the connector converts XML documents into a flat file structure accepted by CloudSuite, then sends the resulting file to the remote data folder where it can be picked up by Infor. When receiving, the connector polls the data folder for flat files, which it then converts into XML.

## Connector Configuration

This section contains all of the configurable connector properties.

### Settings Tab

#### Configuration

*Settings related to the core configuration of the connector.*

<NameDescription />

#### Infor System Configuration

*Settings provided in the connection to the Infor system.*

| Setting                  | Description                                             |
| ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Trading Partner Code** | The code identifying the documents in the Infor system. |

#### Inbound

*Folder locations for demand-side documents in the Infor system.*

| Setting                       | Description                                                        |
| ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Inbound Data Logic Folder** | The folder location for demand-side file pickup and drop-off.      |
| **Inbound Archive Folder**    | The folder location for archiving processed demand-side documents. |

#### Outbound

*Folder locations for outbound documents in the Infor system.*

| Setting                        | Description                                                        |
| ------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Outbound Data Logic Folder** | The folder location for supply-side file pickup and drop-off.      |
| **Outbound Archive Folder**    | The folder location for archiving processed supply-side documents. |

#### Other Settings

| Setting               | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| --------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Local File Scheme** | A scheme for assigning filenames to messages that are output by the connector. You can use macros in your filenames dynamically to include information such as identifiers and timestamps. For more information, see [Macros](#macros). |

### Advanced Tab

#### Other Settings

| Setting              | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Processing Delay** | The amount of time (in seconds) by which the processing of files placed in the **Transactions** tab is delayed. This is a legacy setting. Best practice is to [use a File connector](../flows/designing-a-flow#interacting-with-the-local-file-system) to manage local file systems instead of this setting. |

#### Logging

<Logging />

#### Miscellaneous

<MiscConnector />

### Automation Tab

#### Automation Settings

*Settings related to the automatic processing of files by the connector.*

| Setting                   | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| ------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Send**                  | Whether files arriving at the connector are automatically sent.                                                                                                                                                   |
| **Retry Interval**        | The number of minutes before a failed send is retried.                                                                                                                                                            |
| **Max Attempts**          | The maximum number of times the connector processes the file. Success is measured based on a successful server acknowledgement. If you set this to 0, the connector retries the file indefinitely.                |
| **Receive**               | Whether the connector should automatically query the data source.                                                                                                                                                 |
| **Interval**              | The interval between automatic query attempts.                                                                                                                                                                    |
| **Minutes Past the Hour** | The minutes offset for an hourly schedule. Only applicable when the interval setting above is set to *Hourly*. For example, if this value is set to 5, the automation service downloads at 1:05, 2:05, 3:05, etc. |
| **Time**                  | The time of day that the attempt should occur. Only applicable when the interval setting above is set to *Daily*, *Weekly*, or *Monthly*.                                                                         |
| **Day**                   | The day on which the attempt should occur. Only applicable when the interval setting above is set to *Weekly* or *Monthly*.                                                                                       |
| **Minutes**               | The number of minutes to wait before attempting the download. Only applicable when the interval setting above is set to *Minute*.                                                                                 |
| **Cron Expression**       | A five-position string representing a cron expression that determines when the attempt should occur. Only applicable when the interval setting above is set to *Advanced*.                                        |

#### Performance

<Performance />

### Alerts Tab

<AlertsTab />

### SLAs Tab

<SlasTab />

## Establishing a Connection

The following settings are required to connect to Infor:

* **Trading Partner Code** identifies the documents in the Infor system.
* **Inbound Data Logic Folder** is for demand-side file pickup and drop-off.
* **Inbound Archive Folder** is for archiving processed demand-side documents.
* **Outbound Data Logic Folder** is for supply-side file pickup and drop-off.
* **Outbound Archive Folder** is for archiving processed supply-side documents.

After these fields have been specified, the connector can exchange documents with the Infor system.

## Sending Files

After a connection to Infor has been established, XML files in the **Transactions** tab of the Infor connector are converted to the Infor standard flat file format and uploaded. If **Send Automation** is enabled on the [Automation tab](#automation-tab), the connector automatically polls this folder for processing.

## Receiving Files

Files that are found when polling Infor CloudSuite are downloaded to the Infor connector **Transactions** tab. The standard flat file structure is automatically converted into XML. If the Infor connector is connected to other connectors in a flow, the file is passed to the next connector.

## Macros

<MacrosTable />

### Examples

<MacrosExamples />