> We are in the middle of an OB10 implementation right now. It's crap as > far as I'm concerned, being forced into this. My supervisor has built a > flat-file that we will ftp to them because we don't have an 810. According > to the OB10 documentation, "OB10 will accept any structured data invoice > file.....send electronic invoices from your existing billing systems > without purchasing any software, hardware of implementing costly > programming". And also, this particular Customer "reserves the right to > apply a $5.00 processing fee to all paper invoices received after October > 31, 2008". > Well, it's now nearing the end of January and we're still sending paper > invoices. OB10 cannot get our flat-file mapped and have come back to us > asking for changes. What happened to their statement of "All suppliers > can easily participate without changing their existing invoicing formats"? > $850/year fee to participate. It wasn't our idea to participate in the > first place.
Not to interrupt the normal Friday message forecast (mostly fluffy, with occasional drivel and a fair chance of BS) ... This kind of situation really cannot be addressed at the "EDI" level. This is a job for the oft-criticized "Manager" (aka "Boss") (and some other words one would not use in a family-friendly environment). I have three separarate clients who have solved very similar problems by analyzing the costs and benefits of participating in similar programs "offerered" by customers, and politely declined after doing so. True, it can be hard to say but sometimes "no" is what should or must be said. .. and deciding when to say it and actually saying it are why managers draw paychecks. Michael C. Mattias Tal Systems Inc. Racine WI [email protected] ------------------------------------ ... 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/
