The only comment I would add is that if you do EDI with Europe or Asia then the prevalent standard is EDIFACT not X12.
Regards, ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian Lehrhoff To: tstender ; [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 3:10 AM Subject: Re: [EDI-L] EDI Questionaire The trend is 100% AS2, either direct to customer or to a van. Some customers have their own AS2, others prefer not to bother with it. This way, all of your traffic comes and goes the same way. X12 is the prevalent standard, only because it's been around a long time and people know how to use it. And the mechanisms and methodologies to moving X12 messages are pretty well settled. For example, you can't just start to send a proprietary xml document to Sterling ... they don't know how to deal with it. The leading software these says seems to be Sterling - either unix server, nt server or GIS. There are some other good ones out there, depending on your platform (unstated) and price point. What you should do is get someone (smarter than you) to come in and poke around and write a strategy and plan for you. An outsider will give a more objective opinion than an insider with an agenda. Brian Lehrhoff EDI Consultant 201-913-4506 ----- Original Message ---- From: tstender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, March 5, 2007 11:23:36 AM Subject: [EDI-L] EDI Questionaire Our Organization is moving to Standarize its EDI functionality and is interrested in how other organizations are proceeding. 1. What type of connectivity do you use with your EDI partners? A) Direct line (private line between two companies) B) VAN C) Internet D) Other (please describe it) 2. What messaging protocol do you use for exchanging EDI messages A) core standards (FTP, HTTP, SMTP) B) proprietary and internal (VANs, WebSphere MQ, TIBCO, JMS, MSMQ) C) newer external(EDIINT, including AS1, AS2, and AS3; ebXML) D) Other (please describe it) 3. What message formats do you use for exchanging EDI messages A) proprietary (e.g. fixed length fields flat files, comma separated, etc.) B) core formats and industry formats(X12, EDIFACT, XML, RosettaNet,xCBL, cXML, etc.) C) Other (please describe it) 4. What product do you use for EDI in your enterprise? ... 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. Yahoo! Groups Links __________________________________________________________ Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains/?p=BESTDEAL [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/hOt0.A/lOaOAA/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. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
