QADPitchReport.ppt

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * QAD Pitch Report QAD EDI Introduction to EDI … the transfer of structured data, by agreed messaging standards, from one computer system to another without human intervention. … in its simplest form, a way for companies to transmit business documents electronically -- replacing the need for manual input or mountains of paper. EDI - Definition An internationally recognized standard for formatting and exchanging information. Simple text files that use delimiters to separate the fields and records. Consists of the entire electronic data interchange paradigm including transmission, message flow, document format, and the software used to interpret the documents. EDI - Standards Commonly used EDI Standards are – The UN-recommended UN/EDIFACT [EDI For Administration, Commerce, and Transport] dominantly used outside North America. The US Standard ANSI X12 [American National Standards Institute] predominantly used in North America. The ODETTE (Organization for Data Exchange by Tele-Transmission in Europe] standard used in majority of European Automotive Industry In addition to the above mentioned major EDI Standards, country-specific and industry-specific EDI Standards like VDA (Verband der Automobilindustrie) used primarily by German Automotive Industry are also used. EDI – Terminologies Organizations that send or receive EDI document from each other are called ‘Trading Partners’. EDI Files transferred between Trading Partners are called ‘EDI Messages’. Trading Partners agree on the specific information to be transferred and the usage of the information in EDI Files. The detailed document providing the specifications of EDI Message usage between Trading Partners is called ‘Message Implementation Guidelines’ or ‘Message Implementation Specification’. The program or specification definition developed in EDI generation / translation software is called as ‘Mapping’. EDI – Transmission modes Two commonly used mod