Michael, I'd whole heartedly agree with this statement! > Then again, for years I've been harping on the concept that to 'do' > EDI > well, you must understand the industry in which you are currently > working. > Perhaps that concept is now outmoded? (Not that I'll agree with you).
Knowing the industry, the ERP you are sending data to and receiving from is key to minimizing EDI development and problem solving. Being a business analyst is an intrinsic part of the EDI business. Knowing more than I needed to know has always helped me do my job better, whether it be EDI or systems analyst or software developer. Dave Records Records Consulting, LLC Email: [email protected] On Dec 28, 2008, at 10:33 AM, Michael Mattias/LS wrote: > > What are some of the typical issues you are seeing with the 856? > At my > > current job, they do work pretty well, as opposed to the 850's. > > Huh? > > The 850 Purchase Order is typically produced by the BUYER and > processed by > the SELLER; the roles are reversed for the 856 Advance Shipping > Manifest. > > I don't see how there can be a valid comparison of "how well they > work," > since they serve two totally different functions for two totally > different > parties. > > BTW for those who suggested my list of the "Big <number> EDI > Documents" was > lacking: The 812 and 820 are pretty much 'industry-agnostic' and the > point I > was trying to make is that the 'key' or 'most-used' EDI documents DO > vary by > industry. > > Then again, for years I've been harping on the concept that to 'do' > EDI > well, you must understand the industry in which you are currently > working. > Perhaps that concept is now outmoded? (Not that I'll agree with you). > > Specific industry aside, in this question we see a lack of > understanding of > the function of these two documents - or poor communications skills > - at > work. Oh, well, either deficiency is on The Fast Road to Failure so > I guess > it doesn't really matter which, does it? > > Michael C. Mattias > Tal Systems Inc. > Racine WI > [email protected] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ ... 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/
