[without having read all of the replies previously] Consider the case of a man who decides to write his own will. He really doesn't know the form, the proper content or "magic words" ... if he just goes off and writes on a slip of paper " i leave everything to my wife" and forgets to sign it, it may or may not be valid in most states. and it gets more technical and legal from there.
in short, the format is the thing. you *can* create an IG with word, but you'll have a devil of a time doing it without a format. that's what a tool (such as EDISIM) provides. Brian Lehrhoff, EA ([email protected]) Messaging Consultant 201-913-4506 Upgrade your Quickbooks for 20% off at http://ea.brianlehrhoff.com Circular 230 Notice is located at http://ea.brianlehrhoff.com/230notice.html ________________________________ From: "Norton, Karen" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 12:50:43 PM Subject: [EDI-L] Call for Analogies Hi everyone. I want to justify purchasing some software to create implementation guidelines because we're on a big standardization kick for 2009, but when I mentioned it to my boss, he said "<groan> More money? Can't you just do them as Word documents?" At that point, I stopped talking because I knew I could explain the need but it would take me about 30 min. and several pieces of paper, and by the time I finish he'll just be ticked off, even if I convince him. So I need an analogy. I don't need cost/benefit analysis, or ROI, etc. I need something relatively short and snappy that will turn on the light bulb over the head. Something on the order of "Imagine creating that fancy newsletter when all you have is Notepad -- yes, you can do it, but with lots of pain and effort and asterisks and pipes and dashes". But with more oomph, to impart the intricacies of code lists, required vs. optional, segment descriptions, etc. I had ideas like building a car without design diagrams, or making a chip without whatever, but I don't know enough about either to make the analogy work. Ideas? Thanks for your help. Karen Norton. Atmel Corp. [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 [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/
