My thoughts exactly
On May 22, 2013 12:09 PM, "Michael Mattias/LS" <[email protected]>
wrote:
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>
>
> > I have questions about tight application validation. We are
consolidating one of our division into our national translator. It
> > turns out the division is performing >validation on the format PO
NUMBER within the EDI map. So if the format is not right, it
> > will reject the PO, even if it is valid EDI data according to the
standards. >On our national translator we allow the valid
> > numbers to enter into the application and depend on the application to
validate the actual format.
> >
> > What are the thoughts as to what is the "right" way to handle
formatting issues?
>
> "Right" is subjective, but my thought is that there must be two distinct
and separate edits here: one for ANSI X12/EDIFACT syntax
> compliance and one for application validity; and any system handling this
kind of data must be prepared to deal with either of two
> distinct and separate errors.
>
> Let your 'national translator' "translate"..don't try to make it do
applications edits at the same time, a job for which it likely
> is singularly unprepared. .
>
> YMMV.
>
>
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