Quoted text is from <[email protected]>, by Patrice <[email protected]>
>AS2, EDI, X12, ODETTE, ebXML, etc. that does not matter. Today (and >probably yesterday as well), exchanging a stream of bits within a >structured "format" and "mapping" it, is a-piece-of-cake from a >technical point of view ;-) I agree with that. Indeed, a translator based on fuzzy pattern matching data identification can handle any structured format that I have encountered. Construction of EDI is a little more difficult because you need to validate the syntax of the result, and this is structure specific. >In my opinion, the main problem with EDI is that "it is impossible for >human beings to model the same reality in the same data model" (my >conjecture) and thus you need to map the data model of the source >system to the data model of the destination system. And again, making a >map is a piece-of-cake, it's making the right map which is the >difficult task. "it is impossible for human beings to model the same reality in the same data model." That statement is one I shall commit to memory, because it is a pithy summary of the real difficulty in implementing EDI. Once again I agree with you completely. Regards Chris -- Chris Johnson mobile:+44 (0)7785 302122 Fax: +44 (0)870 0519 818 EDI website http://www.edimatrix.co.uk EDIMatrix Ltd work: 0845 126 0680 or +44 20 8778 1402 Registered in UK no. 2777624 Reg.Office: 34 Sydenham Rd, London SE26 5QF ------------------------------------ ... 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/
