[EDI-L] RE: Beating the #39;evil#39; Testing Fees

2013-09-13 Thread raananh
I would not mind to pay a Testing fee if I get something better in return.Instead, from a long plentiful experience, I get:- Incomprehensible error messages for test data that I need to guess what they mean- Wait a day until the system process the latest new test data- Test data

Re: [EDI-L] RE: Beating the #39;evil#39; Testing Fees

2013-09-13 Thread Jim Guthrie
My “favorite” is the testing and associated fee because “My Trading Partner” is demanding EDI, and then after completing the testing (and ponying up), we never see any EDI from the Customer at all. I currently have five of these “You must do EDI” deals, and am balking at the next. When our

Re: [EDI-L] RE: Beating the #39;evil#39; Testing Fees

2013-09-13 Thread Michael Mattias/LS
- My favorite: I sent a test EDI 856 (ASN) against a test EDI order (850) and it was rejected because my Ship-Date was today, and in the test EDI order it said that the ship-date should 12/5/1997. A bit of creative EDI and fixed the issue to pass this Testing phase. If the rumors I've

RE: [EDI-L] Testing Fees

2013-09-13 Thread Jason McMahon
I once had to set up a dozen customers for receiving and/or transmitting EDI documents but it never happened. Three were on credit hold; the other nine had other excuses. And all were new to our company and required EDI in order to do business. Even though I was given an EDI contact for each

RE: [EDI-L] RE: Beating the #39;evil#39; Testing Fees

2013-09-13 Thread Matt Brown
My favorite (happened last week) is the Test PO contained an Incorrect Vendor ID. Took a LOT of back-and-forth as to whether the test 810/856 needed to repeat the bad data or to use the correct data. I will say this, once I got a live person on the phone, he was very helpful—especially as we

Re: [EDI-L] RE: Beating the 'evil' Testing Fees

2013-09-13 Thread PCD
Actually, Wordpad is my secret weapon in fixing EDI from SAP shops that can't correct and resend their documents.   Dan From: Michael Mattias/LS mcmlse...@talsystems.com To: EDI-L@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 7:36 AM Subject: Re: [EDI-L] RE: Beating the 'evil' Testing Fees

Re: [EDI-L] Testing Fees

2013-09-13 Thread PCD
I'll take this to the next peeve, customer demanding you change your VAN to the one they use, especially the users of ANX.   These type of demands are not being friendly, cooperative trading partners.    What's next?  Demanding you use FedEx when you use UPS? From: Jason McMahon

RE: [EDI-L] RE: Beating the #39;evil#39; Testing Fees

2013-09-13 Thread Bud Blankenship
UltraEdit. Second that. Sent from my Motorola ATRIX™ 4G on ATT -Original message- From: Matt Brown mbr...@easylink.com To: raan...@gmail.com raan...@gmail.com, EDI-L@yahoogroups.com EDI-L@yahoogroups.com Sent: Fri, Sep 13, 2013 13:53:49 GMT+00:00 Subject: RE: [EDI-L] RE: Beating the

Re: [EDI-L] RE: Beating the #39;evil#39; Testing Fees

2013-09-13 Thread Travis Truax
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FW: [EDI-L] Testing Fees

2013-09-13 Thread Scott, Felicia
We do not require specific VAN service at ANX. From: EDI-L@yahoogroups.com [mailto:EDI-L@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of PCD Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 10:00 AM To: EDI--L Subject: Re: [EDI-L] Testing Fees I'll take this to the next peeve, customer demanding you change your VAN to the one

Re: [EDI-L] Testing Fees

2013-09-13 Thread Michael Mattias/LS
What's next? Demanding you use FedEx when you use UPS? IMNSHO that is not an unreasonable request if the 'demand' comes from whomever is PAYING the freight! I'm not saying the request should automatically be granted, but it's not unreasonable. Michael C. Mattias Tal Systems Inc. Racine WI

Re: [EDI-L] Testing Fees

2013-09-13 Thread Michael Mattias/LS
I'll take this to the next peeve, customer demanding you change your VAN to the one they use, especially the users of ANX. ... I once had to set up a dozen customers for receiving and/or transmitting EDI documents but it never happened. Three were on credit hold; the other nine had other

Re: [EDI-L] Testing Fees

2013-09-13 Thread Jim Guthrie
I'll take this to the next peeve, customer demanding you change your VAN to the one they use, especially the users of ANX. We have a customer who specifies a Van (GXS) and ***NO*** interconnects. What's next? Demanding you use FedEx when you use UPS? A charmed life, methinks. We have

RE: [EDI-L] Testing Fees

2013-09-13 Thread Scott, Felicia
That is your customers requirement, not ANX’s. Just wanted to make that clear. From: Jim Guthrie [mailto:jguthr...@nyc.rr.com] Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 11:39 AM To: Scott, Felicia; EDI-L@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [EDI-L] Testing Fees I'll take this to the next peeve, customer

RE: [EDI-L] Testing Fees

2013-09-13 Thread Scott, Felicia
ANX DOES NOT REQUIRE A SPECIFIC VAN. YOU NEED TO GET YOUR INFO CORRECT BEFORE SPAMMING EVERYONE!! AND WE DO HAVE MANAGED SERVICES WHICH MOST PARTNERS DO NOT UTILIZE. From: EDI-L@yahoogroups.com [mailto:EDI-L@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael Mattias/LS Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013

Re: [EDI-L] RE: Beating the #39;evil#39; Testing Fees

2013-09-13 Thread Jim Guthrie
From: Michael Mattias/LS - My favorite: I sent a test EDI 856 (ASN) against a test EDI order (850) and it was rejected because my Ship-Date was today, and in the test EDI order it said that the ship-date should 12/5/1997. A bit of creative EDI and fixed the issue to pass this Testing

Re: [EDI-L] Testing Fees

2013-09-13 Thread Michael Mattias/LS
I'll take this to the next peeve, customer demanding you change your VAN to the one they use, especially the users of ANX. We have a customer who specifies a Van (GXS) and ***NO*** interconnects. I am not a lawyer (my mother loved me nonetheless), but that sure sounds like a conspiracy in

RE: [EDI-L] UltraEdit EditPlus

2013-09-13 Thread Jason McMahon
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Re: [EDI-L] Testing Fees

2013-09-13 Thread Jim Guthrie
I am not a lawyer (my mother loved me nonetheless), but that sure sounds like a conspiracy in restraint of trade, a violation of the 1890 Sherman Anti-Trust Act. As long as the VAN is not prohibiting you from going business with another VAN, I don’t see where Sherman would kick in. I suspect

RE: [EDI-L] RE: Beating the #39;evil#39; Testing Fees

2013-09-13 Thread Duane Harvey
Amen to this… and when you give them honest, even critical feedback, nothing result From: EDI-L@yahoogroups.com [mailto:EDI-L@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of raan...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 5:37 AM To: EDI-L@yahoogroups.com Subject: [EDI-L] RE: Beating the 'evil' Testing Fees

Re: [EDI-L] Testing Fees

2013-09-13 Thread Michael Mattias/LS
I am not a lawyer (my mother loved me nonetheless), but that sure sounds like a conspiracy in restraint of trade, a violation of the 1890 Sherman Anti-Trust Act. As long as the VAN is not prohibiting you from going business with another VAN, I don’t see where Sherman would kick in. If customer