Connect Edifact and SolidWorks

Connecting Edifact and SolidWorks for a company could allow data such as product specifications or design information to be transferred between electronic data interchange processes and engineering workflows. This connection could reduce manual data entry, improve consistency between systems, and support more efficient collaboration between teams handling supply chain and product development tasks.

You can build this integration on the System2System platform. We design the connection between Edifact and SolidWorks around the way you work — not as an off-the-shelf connector, but to fit your systems.

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Why connect Edifact and SolidWorks?

A company operating both Edifact and SolidWorks could benefit from connecting these systems to enable data exchange between their engineering and business operations. Without such a connection, staff might need to manually input or transfer information between the two platforms, increasing the risk of errors and inconsistencies. This manual process could result in duplicate data entry, records becoming out of sync, and business decisions being made based on outdated or incomplete information. If the two systems were connected, it could be possible to exchange data such as product specifications, bill of materials, and order details, depending on what each system manages and exposes. This could help ensure that engineering changes are reflected in business documents and that procurement or production teams always have access to the latest design information. The specifics of what can actually be exchanged depend on the APIs and data structures that Edifact and SolidWorks make available, and would need to be determined for each situation.

How System2System builds an integration

Connectors

We connect to each system through the interface it offers — an API, a database, a file exchange or a webhook — and handle authentication, rate limits and retries.

Mapping

Fields rarely line up one to one. We map and transform the data so both systems receive it in the shape they expect.

Workflow

We define what triggers an exchange, in which direction data flows and which system takes precedence when the two disagree.

Monitoring

Every exchange is logged. Failures are flagged and can be replayed, so nothing disappears without anyone noticing.

What can actually be exchanged?

That depends on what Edifact and SolidWorks make available through their APIs, on the licences and modules in use, and on the version each system runs. Which records are synchronised, in which direction and how often, is something we determine together before any work starts.

We are happy to look at your specific situation and tell you what is feasible — including when the answer is that it is not.