Version 1.0 Requirements

I talked in Chapter 1 about functional and nonfunctional requirements. Let's approach Babel Blaster the same way.

Functional Requirements

We discussed enhancements in several chapters. Here is some of the functionality I propose for version 1.0.

  • Support a series of transformations rather than a single transformation step.

  • Support CSV files with multiple record formats and record groups.

  • Add support for other data types, primarily different date formats.

  • Support processing a directory of legacy format files rather than just a single file.

  • Fully support ANSI X12 EDI syntax features up through version 004060.

  • Fully support UN/EDIFACT EDI in both ISO 9735 versions (2 and 4).

  • Track Functional Acknowledgments received for transmitted ...

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