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Lobster’s Compact Guide to EDI is here to help you navigate a digital outback of confusing acronyms including ETL, SOA, SaaS and many more. Our reference tool is perfect for administrators and IT teams alike, giving readers a straightforward introduction to all manner of essential data interchange concepts including data formats, communication paths and messaging standards.

Being familiar with these EDI concepts will help you drive the digitalisation of your business and reap rewards such as:

Cost savings
Faster transmission times
Improved accuracy of information
Enhanced operational efficiency

IT doesn’t have to be rocket science. Especially if you’ve got Lobster’s Compact Guide to EDI to hand. Download your free copy today!

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Lobster_pro 4.4/4.5	UPDATE COURSES
Target group	New course content for experienced users
Basic system maintenance.	Maintenance mode. Safe mode. Tracking status and tracking status workflow. External links.
New functions	Make passwords expire and require new ones. Event recorder. Load, save and manipulate test sets. Nested portals and business object masks. Open View, close Request and transfer Data.
New configuration	Work with lists in events. Use context menus. General ribbon buttons and data grids. Use collective projections in data grids. Uniform calculation expressions.
New modules	Free components. In-house type definitions.
Participants’ preferred topics	Alle All participants are invited to suggest topics in advance. These topics will be dealt with during the final sessions, provided they are of general interest to the group.

	1st Person	2nd Person	3rd Person
UPDATE COURSE	€ 1,750	€ 1,312.50	€ 1,312.50

	Lobster_pro Portal course
Target group	EDI specialists
Introduction	The configuration is clearly set out in five steps, without going into too much detail on process modelling (see foundation course).
System design	System architecture and option to expand.
Portal	Form designer portal: Communication between portal and profile. Transfer data from object masks to a portal. Upload function with immediate further processing. Download function for prepared Excel and PDF files.
Display different data sources	Access to the Lobster_pro database. Access to another database via SQL/JDBC. Simultaneous display of a web service.
Data import/export	Batch import with error resolution. Creation of CronJobs in Lobster_data. Delivery of a separate web service.
Dashboards	Display external data in a dashboard.

	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
PORTAL COURSE	€ 1,500€	€ 1,125	€ 1,125

	1st participant	2nd participant	3rd participant
Basic Training	€ 1,500	€ 1,125	€ 1,125
Advanced Training – per topic (Webservices, Advanced Mapping, Portal)	€ 699	€ 524.25	€ 524.25

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	BASIC TRAINING
Target group	Beginners
Content Topic 1	Foundation Lobster_data theory Software architecture Demo profile Lobster‘s six-phases concept
Content Topic 2	Partner management Creating a partner channel (inbound/outbound) FTP server configuration
Content Topic 3	Profile creation, incl. mapping Data pump – FTP to file 1-1 mapping – including minor adjustments to structure and content CSV to XML – covering all format-specific characteristics XML to EDIFACT – covering all format-specific characteristics Webservices to DB CSV to DB/DB to CSV – reading data from multiple tables Writing in excel templates
Content Topic 4	Profile chains Connecting profiles, incl. inherited information
Content Topic 5	Best Practice Profile guideline Transport manager

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BASIC TRAINING	€ 1,500	€ 1,125	€ 1,125

	ADVANCED TRAINING
Target group	Advanced Lobster_data users
Requirements	Successful completion of a Lobster Basic Training or certificate of a foundation course carried out by a Lobster Consultant
Content¹⁾ Topic 1	Webservices Reading relevant currency rates and then writing them into a database table Receiving a target currency and its amount to be converted and then returning the result as JSON Configuring a JSON order and then writing the data into DB tables (both header- and position data) + response of the total amount of the order as JSON Receiving an order number and target currency via XML. Subsequent output of the corresponding order data + conversion of the total amount of the order into a target currency
Content¹⁾ Topic 2	Advanced Mapping Reading relevant currency rates and then writing them into a database table XML to CSV mapping with calculation of item amounts in the preferred currency through integration of the previously created profile (profile 1) Compressing item positions per order incl. deployment as a Webservice Sorting orders within the file by recipient Sending order data via different channels and protocols based on additional identifiers Writing package status events into a HSQL database table via phase 4 and via SQL Bulk Integration Unit XML V4 Parser (showcase) Best Practice – Profile chains (synchronous/asynchronous differences, messages, trigger), cross-profile access to values (e.g. save permanent, get permanent), maps and lists (e.g. save map, restore map)
Content¹⁾ Topic 3	DataCockpit Forms Creating an order overview portal Creating a form for viewing orders, which can be read out of a database table Options to edit entries and write them back to the database

	YOUNG PROFESSIONALS BASIC TRAINING
Target group	Trainees (2nd year or above) & recent graduates
Requirements	A basic understanding of common protocols (FTP, SFTP, HTTP), data formats (XML, CSV, EDIFACT, JSON) and databases, Webservices and types of data (String, Integer, Boolean, etc.)
Content Topic 1	Foundation Lobster_data theory Software architecture Demo profile Lobster‘s six-phases concept
Content Topic 2	Partner management Creating a partner channel (inbound/outbound) FTP server configuration
Content Topic 3	Profiling, incl. mapping Data pump – FTP to file 1-1 mapping – including minor adjustments to structure and content CSV to XML – covering all format-specific characteristics XML to EDIFACT – covering all format-specific characteristics Webservices to DB CSV to DB/DB to CSV – reading data from multiple tables Writing in excel templates
Content Topic 4	Profile chain Connecting profiles, incl. inherited information
Content Topic 5	Best Practic Profile guideline Transport manager

Lobster_pro 2020	DEEP DIVE COURSES
Target group	Advanced
Addition topics	Dynamic enumeration filter. Company-specific language management. Tracking status and tracking status workflow. External links.
Event handling.	In-depth look at event handling: Saving in variables. Performing searches. Loops over results. Creation of new objects. Event recorders and text sets.
UI configuration	What’s the “formData” variable and how can I change it? Client workflow right within the form.
Working with JasparReport	Creation of a new template. Access to Lobster_pro functions in JasperStudio. Download and direct printing options.

	1st Person	2nd Person	3rd Person
DEEP DIVE COURSE	€1,500€ (from 2021: €1,750)	€750 (from 2021: €875)	€750 (from 2021: €875)

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