Gail, Before you start deleting data, check with your users on the business side. Retention requirements for EDI documents should be the same as for paper documents. If they save PO copies for 10 years, you should save yours for 10 years. The same applies to shipping docs, invoices, cash receipts, etc.
That doesn't mean you have to keep the EDI docs online. Check with your system administrator and work out an archiving strategy that will allow you to keep the important archived documents offline. Now all you have to do is to determine how long you need to keep the docs online. I have found that one year covers nearly all demands by auditors and business units. Your mileage may vary. Oh, and if I were you, I would start campaigning to have an EDI expert who knows your environment and business on retainer for those times when you need help. Also, see if you can schedule yourself for TLE training. In Hawaii. (Or Atlanta, if you prefer.) Good luck. Art Douglas Chief Consultant Blackwater Network 877-464-8915 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of gnelsen0 Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 9:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [EDI-L] Need assistance with Trusted Link Purges Hi, I have been asked to 'develop a purge program for EDI' because we are replicating user spaces. I am looking for input about what data to save and how to go about setting this up, and the technical aspects of using or replicating user spaces. Although I am a programmer, I have not used user spaces and do not know the implications of replicating them. I am not very experienced with EDI and do not know if there are any legal requirements about keeping data. Our EDI coordinator quit a few weeks ago and because I was the backup I think it is assumed I somehow absorbed the knowledge and experience when he left. I have since learned he will not be replaced, but there was not a lot of communication about the overall set up, and all I did was handle minor issues that arose during the daily processes. Can anyone share what they are doing with Trusted Link or point me to documentation that discusses pros and cons about what to save or purge? Thanks Gail Nelsen ... 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/
