SCALABLE ALGORITHM FOR SHARING EDI SCHEMAS

Developing a file corresponding to an electronic data interchange (EDI) schema. The EDI schema is selected for transmission to a destination device. A plurality of syntax structures in the selected EDI schema is identified. The plurality of syntax structures defines a type of transaction associated with the EDI schema. A plurality of EDI data values is extracted from the identified plurality of syntax structures according to the defined type. A file is generated corresponding to the type and including the extracted data values in the generated file such that the EDI schema can be re-created from the generated file.