This seems to be the consensus (and Big Hammer can't take an 832, doesn't even know what it is, at least the person I talked to didn't). I'm going to chalk the "our EDI translator is compatible with GS1" to a very smart marketing staff. Thanks everybody.
Leah ________________________________ From: Jaret Caravan <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, January 7, 2009 10:00:07 AM Subject: [EDI-L] Re: Home Depot and Global Data Synchronization EDI? Hey guys, correct me if I am wrong, but the GDSN is a pool of catalog information that used to be stored on individual services. It used to be that if you had 10 customers you may have to load catalog information to multiple services or to a client directly since the data was not always shared. The GDSN allows you to upload your catalog information to one location and partners can log into any other point of the GDSN to get access to the information. I know that you can upload information to GS1, GS1 Canada or any of those guys and Wal-Mart can access the data via 1Sync. Home Depot should be able to access via Big Hammer, etc since the different pools are sharing the data. Technically GDSN has nothing to do with EDI but many of the service providers will allow you to upload data via an EDI 832. Many of those providers will also allow you to upload via an Excel spreadsheet or likely some other methods. Of course like trading partners, what methods or standards any member of the GDSN supports is up to them. If you want to upload your catalog information via an 832 you should be able to go to any of the other service providers such as GS1 or 1Sync and upload to them via an 832 and Home Depot should still be able to access via their account with Big Hammer. I guess the easiest thing to compare the GDSN to is the VAN network. The different providers interconnect but will allow for different methods of connections. This is my understanding of GDSN at least. I have not had to work with it much as of yet, although I did discuss it with one of my friends over at GS1 Canada sometime last year and that was the understanding I had. If I am way off hopefully someone who is more familiar can shed more light on it for us all. I'm sure there are a lot more service providers out there than the few I mentioned, but these are the names that I have heard along the way. Jaret Caravan, Edisoft Sr. EDI Consultant jaret.caravan@ edisoft.com phone: (416) 299 0030 fax: (416) 297 1289 www.edisoft. com [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/
