odoo-edi-connector

name	odoo-edi-connector
description	Guide for implementing EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) with Odoo: X12, EDIFACT document mapping, partner onboarding, and automated order processing.
type	skill
created	2026-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
domain	communication-content
category	documentation
risk	unknown
source	community
tags	["skill","communication-content","documentation","odoo","edi","connector"]

Odoo EDI Connector

Overview

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is the standard for automated B2B document exchange — purchase orders, invoices, ASNs (Advance Shipping Notices). This skill guides you through mapping EDI transactions (ANSI X12 or EDIFACT) to Odoo business objects, setting up trading partner configurations, and automating inbound/outbound document flows.

When to Use This Skill

• A retail partner requires EDI 850 (Purchase Orders) to do business with you.
• You need to send EDI 856 (ASN) when goods are shipped.
• Automating EDI 810 (Invoice) generation from Odoo confirmed deliveries.
• Mapping EDI fields to Odoo fields for a new trading partner.

How It Works

1. Activate: Mention @odoo-edi-connector and specify the EDI transaction set and trading partner.
2. Map: Receive a complete field mapping table between EDI segments and Odoo fields.
3. Automate: Get Python code to parse incoming EDI files and create Odoo records.

EDI ↔ Odoo Object Mapping

EDI Transaction	Odoo Object
850 Purchase Order	sale.order (inbound customer PO)
855 PO Acknowledgment	Confirmation email / SO confirmation
856 ASN (Advance Ship Notice)	stock.picking (delivery order)
810 Invoice	account.move (customer invoice)
846 Inventory Inquiry	product.product stock levels
997 Functional Acknowledgment	Automated receipt confirmation

Examples

Example 1: Parse EDI 850 and Create Odoo Sale Order (Python)

from pyx12 import x12file  # pip install pyx12
from datetime import datetime

import xmlrpc.client
import os

odoo_url = os.getenv("ODOO_URL")
db = os.getenv("ODOO_DB")
pwd = os.getenv("ODOO_API_KEY") 
uid = (os.getenv(, ))

models = xmlrpc.client.ServerProxy()

 ():
    
     x12file.X12File(edi_file_path)  f:
         transaction  f.get_transaction_sets():
            
            po_number = transaction[][]    
            po_date   = transaction[][]    

            
            existing = models.execute_kw(db, uid, pwd, , , [
                [[, , po_number]]
            ])
             existing:
                ()
                 

            


                        
            partner_name = transaction.get_segment()[]  transaction.get_segment()                                                                               
            
            
            partner = models.execute_kw(db, uid, pwd, , ,                                                  
                                [[[, , partner_name]]])                
            
              partner:
                ()
                
                
            partner_id = partner[]

            
            order_lines = []
             po1  transaction.get_segments():
                sku     = po1[]    
                qty     = (po1[])
                price   = (po1[])

                product = models.execute_kw(db, uid, pwd, , ,
                    [[[, , sku]]])
                 product:
                    order_lines.append((, , {
                        : product[],
                        : qty,
                        : price,
                    }))

            
             partner_id  order_lines:
                models.execute_kw(db, uid, pwd, , , [{
                    : partner_id,
                    : po_number,
                    : order_lines,
                }])