CommunicationScriptsExample

Examples for small user exit

Filter email attachments

Some edi-partners send signatures etc in their email. Script does a simple check if incoming attachment starts with 'UNB'. (Note: Bots treats any text in the email body as another "attachment")

def accept_incoming_attachment(channeldict,ta,charset,content,contenttype,*args,**kwargs):
    if 'UNB' in content[0:50]:
        return True   #attachments is OK
    else:
        return False  #skip this attachment

Set email subject

Some edi-partners send signatures etc in their email.
By default bots uses a number for emails.
Sometimes you want a more meaningfull subject.

def subject(channeldict,ta,subjectstring,content,*args,**kwargs):
    ta.synall()        #needed to get access to attributes of object ta (eg ta.frompartner)
    return 'EDI messages from ' + ta.frompartner + '_' + subjectstring

Name archive file same as input file

Not needed for bots 3.**; do this via setting in bots.ini **

import os
import bots.botslib as botslib

def archivename(channeldict,idta,filename,*args,**kwargs):
     taparent=botslib.OldTransaction(idta=idta)
     ta_list = botslib.trace_origin(ta=taparent,where={'status':EXTERNIN})
     archivename = os.path.basename(ta_list[0].filename)
     return archivename 

Set the archive path

Path root is set in channel.
Add sub-dir per date, then sub-dir per channel under it.

import time
import bots.botslib as botslib

def archivepath(channeldict,*args,**kwargs):
    archivepath = botslib.join(channeldict['archivepath'],time.strftime('%Y%m%d'),channeldict['idchannel'])
    return archivepath

Partners in the output file name

Not needed for bots 3.; do this via file name in GUI

def filename(channeldict,filename,ta,*args,**kwargs):
    ta.synall()        #needed to get access to attributes of object ta (eg ta.frompartner)
    return ta.frompartner + '_' + ta.topartner + '_' + filename

Name the output file from botskey

botskey can be set in grammar or mapping, eg. from customer's order number.
If no botskey is found, the default file naming method will be used.
Syntax must contain 'merge':False.
Not needed for bots 3.; do this via file name in GUI.

def filename(channeldict,filename,ta,*args,**kwargs):
    ta.synall()
    if ta.botskey:
        return filename + ta.botskey
    else:
        return filename

Name the output file same as input file

Syntax must contain 'merge':False.
Not needed for bots 3.