The practice of sending legal terms in EDI documents demonstrates a disregard for the purpose of EDI. It is machine-to-machine communication. Legal terms have no business being repeated in transactions. The only purpose of doing this is to try to build a legal case against the supplier, because nobody should map this information to repeatedly store it in their database. Put it in the TPA where it belongs, or better yet, put it in legal documents agreed to by the buyer and the seller. The TPA is best left to EDI terms and conditions.
My two cents worth, and my opinion only, not representative of my employer, clients, wife or dog. And my parrot doesn't care. Art Douglas Chief Consultant Blackwater Network 877-464-8915 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allen Hoffman Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 1:37 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [EDI-L] Terms and Conditions on 850 Purchase Order Sounds like time for a Trading Partner agreement which spells them out. This avoids you having to send them EDI at all. Allen Hoffman www.ediguyconsulting.com ----- Original Message ---- From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2007 9:47:04 AM Subject: [EDI-L] Terms and Conditions on 850 Purchase Order My company is in the process of bringing up a significant number of new vendors on EDI. We have the purchase order terms and conditions spelled out on our paper PO's and are in discussion about how to present terms and conditions on our EDI 850 PO's. We have considered sending them in a REF segment, putting the terms and conditions on our website, and e-mailing terms and conditions. How are other retailers handling this? 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