Hey all,

I’m running into a bit of a headache with CargoWise eAdapter and wanted to see how others are handling this.

The issue: We send outbound EDI through Eadaptor to a 3rd-party connection that has a hard 10MB file size limit. When a transmission exceeds that size:

• The message fails if it exceeds 10MB
• BUT it also blocks the entire outbound queue
• No further transmissions go out until it’s manually cleared (First In First OUT)

So effectively, one oversized file can bring all outbound EDI traffic to a halt until someone intervenes.

Current situation

Right now the process is:

1. Oversized EDI gets generated
2. It fails due to the 10MB limit
3. The queue locks up
4. Someone has to go in manually, clear/cancel it, and then things resume

Not ideal, especially if it happens after hours/vacation etc.

What I’m trying to achieve

Ideally, I’d like something a bit more resilient/automated, along the lines of:

Option 1 – Auto handling / failover

• Detect oversized transmissions before or after failure
• Automatically:
  • Cancel it (after X retries, say 3 attempts)
  • Allow the rest of the queue to continue processing

Option 2 – Alert + payload capture (preferred)

• After 3 failed send attempts:
  • Automatically cancel the transmission
  • Send me an email alert containing:
    • The EDI payload (raw or attached)
    • Error/log details

From there I could:

• Route it manually or via automation
• Split/reprocess it differently
• Or send via another channel

What I’m curious about

Has anyone dealt with something similar in CargoWise or eAdapter specifically?

A few angles I’m exploring:

• Pre-processing to split large EDI payloads before they hit the adapter
• Queue management or retry policies that don’t block everything
• Hooking into logs/events to trigger email alerts or scripts
• Any kind of “dead-letter” style handling for failed transmissions

Questions

• Have you found a way to prevent a single failed EDI from blocking the whole outbound queue?
• Is there any built-in way in CargoWise/eAdapter to:
  • cap retries
  • auto-cancel after failures
  • notify with payload/logs?
• Are you handling this outside of CargoWise (middleware, scripts, etc.)?

Bonus points

If anyone has:

• Scripts
• Monitoring setups
• Or creative workarounds (PowerShell, API hooks, etc.)

…I’d love to hear how you’re doing it.

TL;DR

3rd-party EDI limit = 10MB
Oversized file = fails + blocks entire outbound queue
Looking for a way to:

• Auto-cancel after retries
• Keep queue moving
• Email the failed EDI + logs so I can reroute it