How to integrate Loftware Spectrum with DSI MEP version 9.0 SP12 and with MEP version 8.5SP4

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Hi Hemanta,

The MEP EnterpriseOne XML Connector is intended for integrations with JDE E1 / EnterpriseOne systems, and is not a generic XML connector, so I would not expect it to be able to integrate directly with a Loftware Spectrum server. Additionally, our MEP Printing Agent does not currently support direct integrations with Loftware Spectrum.

There are two methods I’m currently aware of for MEP to Loftware Spectrum integrations, but we don’t have any standardized/sample guides specifically detailing either.

  1. MEP Printing Agent > NiceLabel 10 > Loftware Spectrum.
    • Implementing a NiceLabel 10 server w/ an LPS Trigger automation, configured to route request data to a Loftware Spectrum RESTful API endpoint.
    • We don’t have any documentation outlining this exact scenario, but I have a guide outlining the MEP Printing Agent to NiceLabel 10 print server here, Printing Agent to NiceLabel 10.3. You can reference this guide for most of the integration, but change the NiceLabel automation to send the PAS request data that MEP generates to the Spectrum server, instead of printing the labels itself.
  2. Create MEP service definitions to send the print requests to Loftware Spectrum through web service calls.
    • The MEP Application Studio service definitions allows developers to create custom web service integrations that can be used in your MEP apps or subapps. You can pass the XML request data through a simple #rawtext input.

I hope this information helps get you on track toward a solution.

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