I'm writing this to the group in hopes that some of our . less than EDI-capable list members may understand. it's a simple concept, but something that seems to be . lost in translation?
EDI IS USED BY DIFFERENT ENTITIES IN DIFFERENT WAYS. There. Simple, right? Sadly, not so. Each entity - whether a retailer, a college, a hospital, a bank, a manufacturer, or any other industry, company or user - can and WILL use EDI in many different ways. Each particular entity may use any document that pertains to their industry and fits their needs. And each entity can and WILL use those documents in their own way. Others have posted this notion in the past, but it seems to get . lost . and forgotten about. Bob runs a retail company - Bob's Store - and uses the PO (850) and the Ship Notice (856) and the Invoice (810). James runs a retail company - Jimmie's Jams - and also uses the same documents. But he can (and often does) use them with some data that is the same and some that is completely different. It's because each user needs or requires certain information from the other entity (Trading Partner) that they're trading documents with. So, to the poster that wants a "sample of an EDI spec" needs to know that if that spec does not come from the entities (partners) that they are going to be trading with, it's not going to do them a whole lot of good. Each implementation and each document will be different and unique, depending upon the needs and requirements from each partner involved in the trade. Craig Dunham Bear Necessities Computing EDI Sherpa Author/blogger <http://www.retailedi.com/> RetailEDI.com <http://editalk.com/> EDITalk.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: [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/
