eDI CommerceStuart Richler

PresidentG.T.R. Data Inc.

Agenda

What's new

EDI & XML

X12 & EDIFACT - the GM initiative

Communication Issues

The ASN

API’s

Current documents and VANS

Our GUI product - a demo

What’s New

EDIFACT

Inbound Documents and e-mail

The ASN module

Report Generator

830/862 standard reports

What is XML

XML (eXtensible Markup Language) is a simplified subset of the Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML, ISO 8879) which provides a file format for representing data, a schema for describing data structure, and a mechanism for extending and annotating HTML with semantic information.

EDI Data SampleISA*00* *00* *ZZ*GTR *ZZ*GTR *970715*1359*U*00303*000000003*0*T*>

GS*IN*GTR*GTR*970715*1359*3*X*003050ST*810*0003BIG*970715*1306*****DICUR*ZZ* 01*0001N1*ZZ*ALPHA SPORTS INC.N2*ALPHA SPORTS INC.N3*1010 StevensN4*ANDOVER*MA*01810*Uni*CC*United StatesITD*ZZ*ZZ*.02*970725*10*970814*30FOB*DF*DE*TRUCK COMP. #1IT1**1*EA*10**VN*1010B031PID*F****BASEBALL BAT, WOOD, 31"PID*F****BATE DE BEISBOL DE MADERA 31"IT1**1*EA*17**VN*1010B032PID*F****BASEBALL BAT, WOOD, 32"PID*F****BATE DE BEISBOL DE MADERA 32"TDS*4089*3900*3822*78TXI*ZZ*1.89*7*CD*QFSAC*C***101*1200CTT*2SE*20*0003GE*1*3IEA*1*000000003

XML Data Sample

<segment code="BIG">

<name>Beginning Segment for Invoice</name>

<element code="373">

<name>Date</name>

<value>970715</value>

</element>

<element code="76">

<name>Invoice Number</name>

<value>1306</value>

</element>

<element code="373">

<name>Date</name>

<value></value>

</element>

<element code="324">

<name>Purchase Order Number</name> <value></value> </element> <element code="328"> <name>Release Number</name> <value></value> </element> <element code="327"> <name>Change Order Sequence Number</name> <value></value> </element> <element code="640"> <name>Transaction Type Code</name> <value code="DI">Debit Invoice</value> </element> </segment>

XML Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages

Can be used by small EDI users who don’t have the resources to implement a full blown EDI installation.

Allows for viewing business documents using a browser.

Disadvantages

•No standards

•File sizes are very large

•Application bridges (API’s) must be rewritten

Will XML replace EDI?

NO!

Will XML complement EDI?

YES!

X12 & EDIFACT

• The X12 standard is limited to North America

• UN/EDIFACT is used in the rest of the world.

• GM is moving to EDIFACT

• Expect other major players to move to EDIFACT.

Communications Issues

Asynch, Bisynch or both

ftp

ANX

Proprietary (Walmart)

The ASN

• What is the ASN (Advance Ship Notice)?

• Questions you must ask yourself: How will it affect my business process? What do my partners expect of me? How will I be able to comply? What should I be doing to prepare?

What is the ASN (Advance Ship Notice)?

The ASN is a document that tells your partner what, how, where, and when you will be shipping goods.

WhatHow

Where

When

How will it affect my business process?

There will be changes to the shipping process.

There will be packing issues.

There will be bar code issues.

How will I be able to comply?What should I be doing to prepare?

Does your partner require the pick/pack or standard pack?

Does your partner require UCC-128 carton/pallet labels?

Does you partner have any special shipping requirements?

Do I have all pertinent documentation?

API’s

Currently SupportingOutbound

Currently SupportingOutbound

810 - Invoices850 - Purchase Order855 - Purchase Order Acknowledgment856 - Advance Shipping Notice860 - Purchase Order Change997 - Functional Acknowledgment

Currently SupportingInbound

Currently SupportingInbound

810 Invoices 850 Purchase Orders820 Remittances 823 LockBox Remittances864 Text 997 Acknowledgments

Custom Documents

830 Inbound Planning Schedule

862 Inbound Shipping Schedule

811 Inbound Service Invoice

832 Outbound Price Catalogue

875 Inbound Grocery Order

Supported VAN’s

Ordernet - Asynch and ftp

IBM Advantis - Asynch

GEISCO Asynch and ftp

Auto makers - Ford, Chrysler, GM - Bisynch and ANX

Harbinger - Asynch

Walmart - Bisynch

G.T.R. Data Inc.How to reach us

G.T.R. Data Inc.How to reach us

Phone 514-738-6680

Fax 514-738-8538

gtr@gtrdata.com

http://www.gtrdata.com

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