I'm still trying to figure out how this all pays for itself in an hour. Oh wait. Maybe because in that hour I wouldn't have to do the checking and rechecking that WhoIsEDI would do for me? hmmm...I thought I was worth more than that. :)
I don't know. I've been doing EDI for 20 years and never had a problem. Like others, my spreadsheet works fine and comes in way under $79/year. Just saying. (And a pet peeve...."VANs keep there clients info..." It's "their" not "there") Time for more coffee... --- In [email protected], Alain Brousseau <alainbrousseau@...> wrote: > > > Hi group, > Thanks for sharing all your comments and questions about WhoisEDI. > First of all, I noticed that most of questions/comments seem to be caused by > misunderstanding the vocation of WhoisEDI. To make it short, WhoisEDI is > there > to help. All suggestions or comments to clarify that point are always > welcome. > You can use the âcontact usâ link on the WhoisEDI web site > (www.whoisedi.com) to > communicate with us any time. > > So letâs begin! > Ken asked: âIs this a sales related email or is the service free?â. > Answer: This was a sale related email. Unfortunately the [SALES] tag was not > included in the subject by Phillipe. I apologize for that. Rest assures > that > it will be included with any other sale post. The cost of $79.97 per > identifier > per year gives access to all features. > > Leah says: âIn my experience "Avoid sending business-critical documents to > the > wrong EDI address!" is very seldom the issue.â > Answer: You are right. But when it occurs, it is costly and cumbersome. Let > say > you want to use a new EDI ID. You check with your VAN to make sure it is not > already used. Your VAN CANNOT be aware if the ID exists on any other VANs > since > VANs keep there clients info in private internal database. You may find > later, > when you will need an interconnect, that the ID was already used by another > company. > Jason asked: âAnd, "With your self-maintained....", what value is this? I > have a > "self > > maintained" list on the server, in an excel spreadsheet and, I'll admit, on > two > pieces of cardboard on my desk. Also, TP EDI info is (and had better be) > maintained in your EDI translator, whatever that may be.â > Answer: WhoisEDI provides a tool where each trading partner maintains is own > information (think of WHOIS for the Internet Domain Name). This information > is > shared between partners after a mutual agreement. So if a trading partner is > part of 5000 trading partner lists on WhoisEDI, it changes his information > once > and everybody is informed in real time. > Samantha says : âIf I were to tell them who I work for and > who all my trading partners were then who's to say they wouldn't be selling > all that info to SPS or the like who'd try to use it to make inroads here. â > Answer: We have a very strict Privacy Policy. We will NEVER share, sell, > rent > or give any information to third parties or anybody. We secure your data in > multiple ways so they are always safe. The only persons who will have access > to > your precious data are the trading partners that you will have confirmed. > Leah says: âAlso, unless all of your TP's sign up for this paid service, > you're > not going to "Be notified as soon as your trading partner changes a critical > piece of their > > EDI information."â > Answer: Exactly! This is why it is important that every organizations doing > EDI > register their IDs. > Jason says: âAt best the expiration date on AS2 certificates is usually > what > causes more problems than EDI addresses. However, keeping a close eye on 997s > sent (or missing) from the TP can be helpful in alerting you to an EDI > address > change.â > Answer: Keeping an eye on 997 is something everybody should do. WhoisEDI or > not! This is not the role of WhoisEDI to replace 997s. > Ken asked: âI'm sorry but I'm really not sure how this service can help me > save > time and money looking for lost documents I generated on my own EDI system or > those from trading partners sending documents with my TP id..â > Answer: WhoisEDI is there to prevent lost documents in the first place. Your > documents may goes trough multiple networks. With a central, global and > unique > database of EDI identifier, the work of everybody involved in the process of > tracking lost documents will be greatly facilitate. We also provide a Web > Service interface to communicate directly with your ERP to communicate > changes > about your trading partners. > Ken also asked: âI really do have to ask Mr LaMarche, has he or anyone at > WHOISEDI ever actually ran an EDI system?â > Answer: Most WhoisEDI employees are coming from different part of the EDI > world > (VAN, EDI coordinator, etc). > Chris asked: âWhy would I do this registration? Canât think of a > reason.â > Answer: To facilitate the communication with your EDI trading partners. > > If you have any other questions, comments, or anything else, you are more > then > welcome to contact us at 1-800-565-5335 or by email at support@... If > you prefer, we can arrange for a live demonstration. > > > Thank you all for your attention. > > Alain Brousseau > WhoisEDI inc. > > > > ________________________________ > De : Leah Halpin <leahhalpin@...> > à : Jason McMahon <gutausse@...>; [email protected] > Envoyé le : Mer 27 avril 2011, 16h 48min 12s > Objet : Re: [EDI-L] Stop Spending Time and Money Digging Through Outdated > Trading Partner Data! > > > Jason, > The most valuable thing you can learn is never, never, take the word of a > sales > person at face value. > > Leah > > ________________________________ > From: Jason McMahon <gutausse@...> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wed, April 27, 2011 3:37:34 PM > Subject: RE: [EDI-L] Stop Spending Time and Money Digging Through Outdated > Trading Partner Data! > > One thing I love about these discussions is that you learn a lot about the > EDI world you may not have actually dealt with personally. To be forewarned > is to be fore armed, and whether that scares you or not, I would rather know > about it ahead of time than learn about it after the fact. The complexity > of EDI requires a lot of these kinds of dialogue so I am glad they take > place regardless. > > Sincerely, > > Jason McMahon > > 8079 Village Drive > > Cincinnati, OH 45242-4315 > > <mailto:gutausse@...> gutausse@... > > http://gutausse.weebly.com/articles.html > > <http://gutausse.blogspot.com> http://gutausse.blogspot.com > > <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jason-mcmahon/11/743/51b> > http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jason-mcmahon/11/743/51b > > You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to > one person. > > _____ > > From: Leah Halpin [mailto:leahhalpin@...] > Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 3:22 PM > To: Ken Etter; Jason McMahon; philipelamarche; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [EDI-L] Stop Spending Time and Money Digging Through Outdated > Trading Partner Data! > > I'm pretty sure we scared him off and it's not even Friday yet. > Leah > > _____ > > From: Ken Etter <edispec@...> > To: Jason McMahon <gutausse@...>; philipelamarche > <philipelamarche@...>; "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, April 27, 2011 3:00:25 PM > Subject: Re: [EDI-L] Stop Spending Time and Money Digging Through Outdated > Trading Partner Data! > > When or IF that happens, that usually means someone internally got the wrong > customer Id on the order which according to our EDI system is still not an > error because even the wrong customer Id can belong to a valid EDI customer. > > But still not understanding how my spending $79 and change to register my TP > id on an external site is going to keep me from transmitting my 810 to the > wrong TP... > > And if I send the 856 to the wrong TP and you're not on top of things (like > Jason mentioned checking for the 997 or even easier have your 997 timeout > set correctly), most retailers have a wonderful correction mechanism called > a chargeback. Then you can explain to your management why the company got > this chargeback fee for ASN not arrive on the largest shipment in company > history... > > Perhaps it's time for Philipe LaMarche to return and address some of our > questions and concerns... > > Ken > edispec@... <mailto:edispec%40yahoo.com> > > From: Jason McMahon <gutausse@... <mailto:gutausse%40cinci.rr.com> > > > To: 'philipelamarche' <philipelamarche@... > <mailto:philipelamarche%40yahoo.com> >; [email protected] > <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 2:39 PM > Subject: RE: [EDI-L] Stop Spending Time and Money Digging Through Outdated > Trading Partner Data! > > In my experience "Avoid sending business-critical documents to the wrong EDI > > address!" is very seldom the issue. - I agree. At best the expiration date > on AS2 certificates is usually what causes more problems than EDI addresses. > However, keeping a close eye on 997s sent (or missing) from the TP can be > helpful in alerting you to an EDI address change. > > Sincerely, > > Jason McMahon > > 8079 Village Drive > > Cincinnati, OH 45242-4315 > > <mailto:gutausse@... <mailto:gutausse%40cinci.rr.com> > > gutausse@... <mailto:gutausse%40cinci.rr.com> > > http://gutausse.weebly.com/articles.html > > <http://gutausse.blogspot.com> http://gutausse.blogspot.com > > <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jason-mcmahon/11/743/51b> > http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jason-mcmahon/11/743/51b > > You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to > one person. > > _____ > > From: [email protected] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf > Of Leah > Halpin > Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 2:31 PM > To: Ken Etter; philipelamarche; [email protected] > <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [EDI-L] Stop Spending Time and Money Digging Through Outdated > Trading Partner Data! > > Just clicked on the FAQ. I particularly like this one: > > The identifier I am already using appears to have been registered by another > > company.... > > Congratulations, you just saved a lot of money! You now know that your EDI > ID > is not safe to use! Send us an email using the Contact Us link and tell us > the > ID you tried to register. We will contact you very shortly to help you > resolve > the situation. Or you can simply change your EDI ID. > > ________________________________ > From: Leah Halpin <leahhalpin@... <mailto:leahhalpin%40yahoo.com> > <mailto:leahhalpin%40yahoo.com> > > To: Ken Etter <edispec@... <mailto:edispec%40yahoo.com> > <mailto:edispec%40yahoo.com> >; > philipelamarche <philipelamarche@... > <mailto:philipelamarche%40yahoo.com> > <mailto:philipelamarche%40yahoo.com> >; > "[email protected] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> " > <[email protected] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Wed, April 27, 2011 2:28:46 PM > Subject: Re: [EDI-L] Stop Spending Time and Money Digging Through Outdated > Trading Partner Data! > > Only $79.97 per year per EDI identifier. > > In my experience "Avoid sending business-critical documents to the wrong EDI > > address!" is very seldom the issue. > > And, "With your self-maintained....", what value is this? I have a "self > maintained" list on the server, in an excel spreadsheet and, I'll admit, on > two > pieces of cardboard on my desk. Also, TP EDI info is (and had better be) > maintained in your EDI translator, whatever that may be. > > Also, unless all of your TP's sign up for this paid service, you're not > going to > "Be notified as soon as your trading partner changes a critical piece of > their > EDI information." > > Unless Mr. Lamarche, you're going to be polling every business doing EDI > daily > for any changes? > > Leah > > ________________________________ > From: Ken Etter <edispec@... <mailto:edispec%40yahoo.com> > <mailto:edispec%40yahoo.com> > > To: philipelamarche <philipelamarche@... > <mailto:philipelamarche%40yahoo.com> > <mailto:philipelamarche%40yahoo.com> >; "[email protected] > <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> " > <[email protected] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Wed, April 27, 2011 2:14:49 PM > Subject: Re: [EDI-L] Stop Spending Time and Money Digging Through Outdated > Trading Partner Data! > > Is this a sales related email or is the service free? > > From: philipelamarche <philipelamarche@... > <mailto:philipelamarche%40yahoo.com> > <mailto:philipelamarche%40yahoo.com> > > To: [email protected] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 11:12 PM > Subject: Re: [EDI-L] Stop Spending Time and Money Digging Through Outdated > Trading Partner Data! > > Dear EDI community, > > My name is Philipe Lamarche. I am responsible of the marketing at > WhoisEDI.com > <https://www.whoisedi.com/?utm_source=yahoo-groups > <https://www.whoisedi.com/?utm_source=yahoo-groups > <https://www.whoisedi.com/?utm_source=yahoo-groups&utm_medium=message&utm_ca > > &utm_medium=message&utm_ca > mpaign=launch> &utm_medium=message&ut\ > m_campaign=launch> , the Official EDI Identifier and EDI trading partner > registry. > > I thought you might be interested to join our EDI social network > application to stay connected to your EDI trading partners, anytime, > anywhere. > > Maintain all your EDI information in ONE place. Be notified as soon as > your trading partner changes a critical piece of their EDI information. > An EDI social network application to stay connected to your EDI trading > partners, anytime, anywhere. Avoid sending business-critical documents > to the wrong EDI address! Your EDI identifier is guaranteed to be unique > in the system. > > With your self-maintained trading partner list, you can easily find out > which of your trading partner supports a particular EDI document, > optimizing your EDI capabilities. You can even send email to a group of > trading partners to inform them of your updated EDI guideline! A > powerful and SECURE web application that provides up-to-date, business > critical EDI information. > > We protect customer data in a number of ways and have implemented an > integrated hardware and software platform designed to maintain the > ongoing confidentiality, integrity and availability of all customer data > uploaded to the WhoisEDI Application. > > Join the community now! > > LET'S DO EDI BETTER! > > www.whoisedi.com > <https://www.whoisedi.com/?utm_source=yahoo-groups > <https://www.whoisedi.com/?utm_source=yahoo-groups > <https://www.whoisedi.com/?utm_source=yahoo-groups&utm_medium=message&utm_ca > > &utm_medium=message&utm_ca > mpaign=launch> &utm_medium=message&ut\ > m_campaign=launch> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > [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/
