# Alumio EDI Serialize Transformer

**URL:** <https://forum.alumio.com/t/alumio-edi-serialize-transformer/585>\
**Category:** Transformers\
**Tags:** entity-transformers, edi\
**Created:** [May 11, 2023, 3:59am UTC](https://forum.alumio.com/t/alumio-edi-serialize-transformer/585 "2023-05-11T03:59:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 3:59am UTC](https://forum.alumio.com/t/alumio-edi-serialize-transformer/585/1 "2023-05-11T03:59:11Z")

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## Alumio – EDI – Serialize

This transformer can be used for translates an EDI JSON object to a raw EDI.

### Usage

#### Get from URL

- In Alumio Dashboard, go to Connections \> Entity Transformers. Create new or open existing entity transformer.
- In the setting field, choose “Alumio - EDI - Serialize”. Or you may choose “Alumio - EDI – Serialize" in any entity transformer selector.
- Choose the available supported EDI Format from the dropdown option.
- Select “Get from URL” from the source field and fill in the “URL to the data source” with the URL to the source data.
- Next, choose the HTTP Client to connect to URL.
- Then, fill in the “Destination“ field with name of the property where Alumio will put the serialized result.
- In the Request Parameters, Alumio provides default options that you can adjust based on your needs.

#### Get from the data

- In Alumio Dashboard, go to Connections \> Entity Transformers. Create new or open existing entity transformer.
- In the setting field, choose “Alumio - EDI - Serialize”. Or you may choose “Alumio - EDI – Serialize" in any entity transformer selector.
- Choose the available supported EDI Format from the dropdown option.
- Select “Get from the data” from the source field, and fill in the “Path to data” with the name of the property that holds the source data.
- Then, fill in the “Destination” field with name of the property where Alumio will put the serialized result.
- In the Request Parameters, Alumio provides default options that you can adjust based on your needs.