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integration:elmis_interface [2020/04/24 01:07] – [2. Enter the setup information into mSupply] louintegration:elmis_interface [2022/03/15 10:26] (current) – Gary Willetts
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-====== 20.03. mSupply eLMIS interface ======+====== 23.03. mSupply eLMIS interface ======
 eLMIS stands for **E**lectronic **L**ogistics **M**anagement and **I**nformation **S**ystem and is a version of OpenLMIS developed under the USAID Deliver project. mSupply has an interface for receiving orders from eLMIS and sending shipment details back to it.\\ \\ Because eLMIS does not have an API, the mSupply interface uses files stored in a commonly accessible location to share information. eLMIS stands for **E**lectronic **L**ogistics **M**anagement and **I**nformation **S**ystem and is a version of OpenLMIS developed under the USAID Deliver project. mSupply has an interface for receiving orders from eLMIS and sending shipment details back to it.\\ \\ Because eLMIS does not have an API, the mSupply interface uses files stored in a commonly accessible location to share information.
  
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 Go to the mSupply Special > Preferences window and select the eLMIS tab. Please see the [[preferences:general]] > [[preferences:general#elmis_tab]] section in this user guide for information on these settings. Go to the mSupply Special > Preferences window and select the eLMIS tab. Please see the [[preferences:general]] > [[preferences:general#elmis_tab]] section in this user guide for information on these settings.
  
-==== 3. Setup eLMIS ====+==== 3. Setup the customer budgets in mSupply ==== 
 +The interface assigns the incoming orders (turned into customer invoices in mSupply - see below) to the correct annual budget period for customers. The budget year is assumed to start on 1st July. So, create a budget period starting on the 1st July in the current budget year and assign that budget period to all the customers you will be importing orders for via this interface. See the [[issuing_goods:customer_budgets|]] page for details on doing that. 
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 +==== 4. Setup eLMIS ====
   - Set eLMIS to export its order files to the //main folder///Order/Incoming folder when orders are created.   - Set eLMIS to export its order files to the //main folder///Order/Incoming folder when orders are created.
   - Set eLMIS to look for incoming shipment files in the //main folder///Shipment/Incoming folder on a regular basis.   - Set eLMIS to look for incoming shipment files in the //main folder///Shipment/Incoming folder on a regular basis.
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