EDI does not deal well with unstructured text. The standard method for reducing the volume is to assign codes as shorthand for the various options. I would look at the code lists currently in the standards and see if this problem has not already been addressed by one of your competitors.
Why does the invoice need to carry this detail? I can understand the need for a detailed PO describing what is desired, but the invoice need only refer back to the line number of the PO. Howard Parks 1 Peter 4:10 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve D. Becker Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 12:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [EDI-L] Handling unstructured text associated with an 810 We have a number of vendors that have traditionally included a lot of unstructured text on their paper invoices, and this has presented problems in moving these vendors to 810s. <SNIP> ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> You can search right from your browser? It's easy and it's free. See how. http://us.click.yahoo.com/_7bhrC/NGxNAA/yQLSAA/OIFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix. Access the list online at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L RSS feed is: http://rss.groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/rss Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
