10/1/10 I got this as "off list" email from a member who had posted a question here about obtaining "Official Implementation Guides" and a response I had given on 9/28/10:
================================================================= >Hi Michael, Thank you very much for your reply. I went and searched in www.disa.org for 4010 X12 Standards and found this link "Version Release 4010 - December 1997 (CD-ROM/Single-User Version)" = 850$ Is this the correct link , so that i can go ahead and purchase, I need to do software for a client who is in manufacturing domain and would use 810,850,860 etc..in 4010 X12 version With Thanks and Regards [removed] ================================================================== Because I think it important, I am posting my reply on the list as well for others who may find themselves in a similar position: While the standards information you will get from DISA will tell you the valid, required and optional segments, elements and loops, and valid quaifiers and what those qualifiers mean for any transaction set, they will tell next to nothing about *how* these segments, elements, loops and qualifiers are actually USED in Real Life. That is, they will not tell you which segments, elements and loops are "conventionally" used to send *application* data such as "ship to address", "date wanted", "part number" etc etc etc. The standards themselves are probably invaluable for developing an editor or possibly for developing your own implementations, but if you want to see how these items are actually used in business transactions, you really cannot beat downloading existing implementation guides and "cut and paste and modify as needed." Developing an implementation "from scratch" starting with the 'raw standards' is not part of any "EDI 101" curriculum. To do it right, you need both ANSI X12 expertise AND - more importantly! - APPLICATION expertise. Success by "newbies" will be quite rare. I gave Earl's link before and I'll give it again because it is a really good source for "Real World" implementation suggestions: http://www.spe-edi.com/links.html#Standard Then again, if you do have all this money to throw around, you can contact my office and I'll think of something I can do for you to relieve that burning sensation in your pocket. Michael C. Mattias Tal Systems Inc. Racine WI [email protected] http://www.talsystems.com ------------------------------------ ... 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: [email protected] [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/
