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    <title>topic Re: EDI in Application Development and Automation Discussions</title>
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    <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) has been in wide use in industry since the 1970s. Only recently, however, has it become feasible to share business documents electronically over the Internet using EDI.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;WHY  EDI  COMES IN TO EXISTENCE:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;In today's business environment, organizations are gathering more data than ever before through internet. Through the use of networks, companies are constantly exchanging information within their own business branches as well with their related businesses. this exchange of information must always be secure and be transmitted efficiently. EDI accomplishes both of these requirements. EDI standards define only the format of the data, and with some industry exceptions, do not specify the means by which the data is communicated between trading partners.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;VAN communication&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Using a value added network (VAN) for the transmission of files is traditionally seen as the&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;most secure way of communication. Apart from doing pure communication, a VAN also&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;provides value adds such as:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;_ Built-in security features that help protect against unauthorized access to customer data&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;_ Restart and recovery facilities that help to reduce or eliminate the impact of&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;communications interruptions&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;_ Archive capability for the online retention of data copies&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;_ 24x7 availability&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;_ Notification of message arrivals that meet predefined criteria, such as a message from a&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;specific trading partner&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Transaction Set&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;A transaction set is one electronic document&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Segment&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;A segment is a line of data in a standard EDI transaction&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Element&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;An element is the smallest item of information in an EDI transaction&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Advantages:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The main advantage of EDI is that it reduces costs and improves efficiency in organizations that adopt it. It does by creating an error-free flow of routine documents between a company and its "trading partners".&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Value Added Networks (VANs) provide networking services between trading partners&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;who send and receive EDI documents.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;                                  &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Standards:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;1.ANSX12&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;2.EDIFACT&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;ANSI - (American National Standards Institute) - widely used in North American - also called X.12.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;UN/EDIFACT - (EDI for Administration, Commerce and Transport) - used primarily in&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Europe and Japan, and is managed by the United Nations.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;UCS - developed within grocery industry in early 80s.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;TDCC: Transportation Data Coordinating Committee, which worked from 1968 to 1975 to develop a series of EDI standards documents for Air, rail, truck and ocean.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;                                                ASC X12 ENVELPOES&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;                                      NESTING STRUCTURE OF EDI ENVELOPES&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The diagram shows the nesting structure of EDI envelopes. There may be any number of transaction (message) envelopes in a group, however the transactions must all have the same group ID. This generally means that all transactions in a group are the same&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;transaction set. Any number of groups could be enclosed in an interchange as long as all those groups of transactions are destined for one trading partner.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;ISA: All X12 interchanges will begin with an ISA interchange control header and end with an IEA interchange control trailer. The three characters "ISA" are sometimes used to identify EDI X12 data for processing.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; ISA Contains 16 elements &amp;amp; it contains 106 bytes&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; Example of ISA&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;IEA :Interchange control trailer&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;GS:Functional group header&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;In GS we have 8 elements &amp;amp; it contains 72 bytes&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;GE:Functional group trailer&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;ST :Transaction set header&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;SE:Transaction set trailer&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Transactions r divided into 3 logical areas&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;. Header&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;. Details&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;. Summary&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Header: In this we get the information of transaction&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; Eg  : name, address, telephone no&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Details: Here we get detail information of transaction&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Summary: Here we get summary information of the order such as&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Weight, total amt etc.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Loops:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Loops are groups of two or more related segments that repeat.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; A Loop may contain another loop which is referred to as "nesting"&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Loop types:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;m Unbounded implicit loops&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;m Bounded explicit loops&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;m Hierarchical explicit nested loops&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Unbounded implicit loops:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Unbounded implicit loops are named after the first segment in the loop.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The beginning segment in the loop determines whether or not   the loop is mandatory or optional and it shall appear only once     per loop&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Nested unbounded loops must not start with the same segment ID. For example, a PO1 loop cannot contain another PO1 loop.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Bounded explicit loops:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Bounded explicit loops require an (LS) segment to appear before the start of the loop&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;and an (LE) segment to appear after the end of the loop&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hierarchial Loops:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The HL segment identifies dependencies of hierarchically related data&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; The HL segment identifies explicit nested loops within a transaction&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; HL segment is WITHIN Loop&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; The HL indicates parent-child relationships among occurrences&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hierarchical loops are not defined for the UN/EDIFACT standard&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Conditional Designators:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; M - Mandatory - If segment is used, this element must be present&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; O - Optional - Use is at the option of trading partners&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; X - Relational - Use is dependent upon the absence or presence of another element&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;X12 Data Element Types&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; A - Alphabetic&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; AN - Alphanumeric (string)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; B - Binary&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; CD - Composite data element&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; CH - Character&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; DT - Date&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; FS - Fixed-length String (Deleted in X12 004010)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; ID - Identifier (values defined in a code list)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; IV - Incrementing Value&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; Nn - Numeric (n decimal positions assumed)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; PW - Password&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; R - Decimal number (real - with decimal point and sign)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; TM &amp;#150; Time&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Mapping process:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;For "inbound" translation ("receive" maps), EDI elements are moved to application data fields. For "outbound" translation ("send" maps), application data fields are moved to EDI elements.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Both files are typically sequential (flat) files.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;             EDIFACT ENVELOPES&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Although the segment IDs (segment "tags" in EDIFACT) are different, the enveloping structure is identical.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The UNA segment shown is not an enveloping segment, but is a Service Segment that may be used to specify delimiter characters.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Examples for X12/EDIFACT&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;DIFFERENT SEGMENTS&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Different components&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;SIMILAR SEGMENT NAMES BETWEEN X12/EDIFACT&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;DIFFERENCES BETWEEN B2B &amp;amp; B2C&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The differences between business-to-business and business-to-consumer e-commerce can be expressed by examining their respective definitions: Business-to-business e-commerce is the buying and selling of goods between companies whereas business-to-consumer e-commerce is the selling of product directly to consumers.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Besides the fact that business-to-business customers buy the same things at lower prices than business-to-consumer customers, there is really only one difference. &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Business-to-business buyers are looking for a selection to fill a space or their customers' needs;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Business-to-consumer customers are looking for one item to fill a space or need.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Both buyers have a spot that they are trying to fill. That is why they are customers. When there is no space (either figuratively or literally) that needs to be filled either now or in the future, there are no customers.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;E-COMMERCE: Electronic commerce is the most recent step in the evolution of business transactions. It replaces (or augments) the swapping of money or goods with the exchange of information from computer to computer.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Long before the Internet grew into a common business tool, e-commerce in transportation meant electronic data interchange. Using standard protocols, closed communications networks and computer systems, EDI helps carriers and shippers reduce or eliminate phone calls, faxes and paperwork.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;WHY WE GO FOR XML? &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;With XML, it is finally recognized that the information published on a website is&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;usually more than text &amp;#150; it is data. Using a presentation-only markup language as&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;HTML, it is quite obvious that much of the structure and meaning of this data is lost. To&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;overcome this and other limitations, the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) has&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;developed XML. The goal was to create a language that was easy to learn and use,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;compatible with SGML, powerful enough to have a wide variety of applications&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;and legible to both humans and computers. &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Adding up all these features, we can build the following definition:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;XML (extensible Markup Language) is a meta-markup language defined by the&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;W3C, that provides a way to create extensible formats for describing structured&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;data in electronic documents and to express rules about those data.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;X12 Transaction Set Index (version 004020) &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;100 Insurance Plan Description&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;101 Name and Address Lists&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;102 Associated Data&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;103 Abandoned Property Filings&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;104 Air Shipment Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;105 Business Entity Filings&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;106 Motor Carrier Rate Proposal&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;107 Request for Motor Carrier Rate Proposal&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;108 Responses to a Motor Carrier Rate Proposal&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;109 Vessel Content Details&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;110 Air Freight Details and Invoice&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;111 Individual Insurance Policy and Client Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;112 Property Damage Report&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;120 Vehicle Shipping Order&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;121 Vehicle Service&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;124 Vehicle Damage&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;125 Multilevel Railcar Load Details&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;126 Vehicle Application Advice&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;127 Vehicle Baying Order&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;128 Dealer Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;129 Vehicle Carrier Rate Update&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;130 Student Educational Record (Transcript)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;131 Student Educational Record (Transcript) Acknowledgment&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;135 Student Aid Origination Record&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;138 Education Testing Results Request and Report&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;139 Student Loan Guarantee Result&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;140 Product Registrations&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;141 Product Service Claim Responses&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;142 Product Service Claim&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;143 Product Service Notifications&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;144 Student Loan Transfer and Status Verification&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;146 Requests for Student Educational Record (Transcript)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;147 Responses to Request for Student Educational Record (Transcript)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;148 Report of Injury, Illness or Incident&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;149 Notice of Tax Adjustment or Assessment&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;150 Tax Rate Notifications&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;151 Electronic Filing of Tax Return Data Acknowledgment&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;152 Statistical Government Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;153 Unemployment Insurance Tax Claim or Charge Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;154 Secured Interest Filing&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;155 Business Credit Report&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;157 Notice of Power of Attorney&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;159 Motion Picture Booking Confirmation&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;160 Transportation Automatic Equipment Identification&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;161 Train Sheet&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;163 Transportation Appointment Schedule Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;170 Revenue Receipts Statement&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;175 Court and Law Enforcement Notice&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;176 Court Submissions&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;180 Return Merchandise Authorizations and Notification&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;185 Royalty Regulatory Reports&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;186 Insurance Underwriting Requirements Reporting&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;187 Premium Audit Request and Return&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;188 Educational Course Inventory&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;189 Applications for Admission to Educational Institutions&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;190 Student Enrollment Verification&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;191 Student Loan Pre-Claims and Claims&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;194 Grant or Assistance Application&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;195 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) License Application&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;196 Contractor Cost Data Reporting&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;197 Real Estate Title Evidence&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;198 Loan Verification Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;199 Real Estate Settlement Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;200  Mortgage Credit Report&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;201  Residential Loan Application&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;202  Secondary Mortgage Market Loan Delivery&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;203  Secondary Mortgage Market Investor Report&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;204  Motor Carrier Load Tender&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;205  Mortgage Note&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;206  Real Estate Inspection&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;210  Motor Carrier Freight Details and Invoice&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;211  Motor Carrier Bill of Lading&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;212  Motor Carrier Delivery Trailer Manifest&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;213  Motor Carrier Shipment Status Inquiry&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;214  Transportation Carrier Shipment Status Message&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;215  Motor Carrier Pick-up Manifest&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;216  Motor Carrier Shipment Pick-up Notification&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;217  Motor Carrier Loading and Route Guide&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;218  Motor Carrier Tariff Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;219  Logistics Service Request&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;220  Logistics Service Response&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;222  Cartage Work Assignment&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;223  Consolidators Freight Bill and Invoice&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;224  Motor Carrier Summary Freight Bill Manifest&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;225  Response to a Cartage Work Assignment&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;240  Motor Carrier Package Status&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;242  Data Status Tracking&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;244  Product Source Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;248  Account Assignment/Inquiry and Service/Status&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;249  Animal Toxicological Data&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;250  Purchase Order Shipment Management Document&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;251  Pricing Support&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;252  Insurance Producer Administration&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;255  Underwriting Information Services&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;256  Periodic Compensation&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;260  Application for Mortgage Insurance Benefits&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;261  Real Estate Information Request&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;262  Real Estate Information Report&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;263  Residential Mortgage Insurance Application Response&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;264  Mortgage Loan Default Status&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;265  Real Estate Title Insurance Services Order&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;266  Mortgage or Property Record Change Notification&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;267  Individual Life, Annuity and Disability Application&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;268  Annuity Activity&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;270  Eligibility, Coverage or Benefit Inquiry&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;271  Eligibility, Coverage or Benefit Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;272  Property and Casualty Loss Notification&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;273  Insurance/Annuity Application Status&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;274  Healthcare Provider Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;275  Patient Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;276  Health Care Claim Status Request&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;277  Health Care Claim Status Notification&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;278  Health Care Services Review Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;280  Voter Registration Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;283  Tax or Fee Exemption Certification&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;284  Commercial Vehicle Safety Reports&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;285  Commercial Vehicle Safety and Credentials Information Exchange&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;286  Commercial Vehicle Credentials&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;288  Wage Determination&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;290  Cooperative Advertising Agreements&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;300  Reservation (Booking Request) (Ocean)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;301  Confirmation (Ocean)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;303  Booking Cancellation (Ocean)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;304  Shipping Instructions&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;309  Customs Manifest&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;310  Freight Receipt and Invoice (Ocean)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;311  Canadian Customs Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;312  Arrival Notice (Ocean)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;313  Shipment Status Inquiry (Ocean)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;315  Status Details (Ocean)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;317  Delivery/Pickup Order&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;319  Terminal Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;322  Terminal Operations and Intermodal Ramp Activity&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;323  Vessel Schedule and Itinerary (Ocean)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;324  Vessel Stow Plan (Ocean)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;325  Consolidation of Goods In Container&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;326  Consignment Summary List&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;350  Customs Status Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;352  U.S. Customs Carrier General Order Status&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;353  Customs Events Advisory Details&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;354  U.S. Customs Automated Manifest Archive Status&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;355  U.S. Customs Acceptance/Rejection&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;356  U.S. Customs Permit to Transfer Request&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;357  U.S. Customs In-Bond Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;358  Customs Consist Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;361  Carrier Interchange Agreement (Ocean)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;362  Cargo Insurance Advice of Shipment&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;404  Rail Carrier Shipment 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      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hello...&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;  I wanted to know what is EDI, wht is the purpose,and how EDI is implemented..&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; Can any one guide me in getting the information about EDI.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;With Regards,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Poornima&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
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      <title>Re: EDI</title>
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      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;hi,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;chk this&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2004/helpdata/en/dc/6b835943d711d1893e0000e8323c4f/content.htm" target="test_blank"&gt;http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2004/helpdata/en/dc/6b835943d711d1893e0000e8323c4f/content.htm&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.sapgenie.com/sapgenie/docs/ale_scenario_development_procedure.doc" target="test_blank"&gt;http://www.sapgenie.com/sapgenie/docs/ale_scenario_development_procedure.doc&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://edocs.bea.com/elink/adapter/r3/userhtm/ale.htm#1008419" target="test_blank"&gt;http://edocs.bea.com/elink/adapter/r3/userhtm/ale.htm#1008419&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.netweaverguru.com/EDI/HTML/IDocBook.htm" target="test_blank"&gt;http://www.netweaverguru.com/EDI/HTML/IDocBook.htm&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.sapgenie.com/sapedi/index.htm" target="test_blank"&gt;http://www.sapgenie.com/sapedi/index.htm&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.onestopsap.com/interview-Question/ale/" target="test_blank"&gt;http://www.onestopsap.com/interview-Question/ale/&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.onestopsap.com/interview-Question/edi/" target="test_blank"&gt;http://www.onestopsap.com/interview-Question/edi/&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.allsaplinks.com/idoc_sample.html" target="test_blank"&gt;http://www.allsaplinks.com/idoc_sample.html&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.sap-img.com/abap/ale-bapi.htm" target="test_blank"&gt;http://www.sap-img.com/abap/ale-bapi.htm&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.sap-img.com/basis/difference-between-edi-and-idoc.htm" target="test_blank"&gt;http://www.sap-img.com/basis/difference-between-edi-and-idoc.htm&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.sappro.com/downloads/OneClientDistribution.pdf" target="test_blank"&gt;http://www.sappro.com/downloads/OneClientDistribution.pdf&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.sapgenie.com/sapgenie/docs/ale_scenario_development_procedure.doc" target="test_blank"&gt;http://www.sapgenie.com/sapgenie/docs/ale_scenario_development_procedure.doc&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Please check this link for EDI/ALE/IDoc online documentation.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.easymarketplace.de/online-pdfs.php" target="test_blank"&gt;http://www.easymarketplace.de/online-pdfs.php&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Rgds&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Reshma&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:57:07 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2007-07-31T05:57:07Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: EDI</title>
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      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;hi,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Electronic Data Interchange&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Cross-company exchange of electronic data (for example business documents) between domestic and international business partners who use a variety of hardware, software, and communication services. The data involved is formatted according to predefined standards. In addition to this, SAP ALE technology is available for data exchange within a company.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Refer&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.erpgenie.com/sapedi/index.htm" target="test_blank"&gt;http://www.erpgenie.com/sapedi/index.htm&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/72/c18ee5546a11d182cc0000e829fbfe/frameset.htm" target="test_blank"&gt;http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/72/c18ee5546a11d182cc0000e829fbfe/frameset.htm&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="https://www.2020software.com/products/Fourth_Shift_Edition_for_SAP_Business_One_Electronic_Data_Interchange.asp" target="test_blank"&gt;https://www.2020software.com/products/Fourth_Shift_Edition_for_SAP_Business_One_Electronic_Data_Interchange.asp&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://downloads-zdnet.com.com/Software" target="test_blank"&gt;http://downloads-zdnet.com.com/Software&lt;/A&gt;&lt;EM&gt;and&lt;/EM&gt;Web&lt;EM&gt;Development/Software&lt;/EM&gt;Development&lt;EM&gt;Tools/Electronic&lt;/EM&gt;Data+Interchange/&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.erpgenie.com/sapedi/index.htm" target="test_blank"&gt;http://www.erpgenie.com/sapedi/index.htm&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.kostal.com/english/downloads/EDI_AGB_eng.pdfd" target="test_blank"&gt;http://www.kostal.com/english/downloads/EDI_AGB_eng.pdfd&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;EDI FLOW :&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Here is some thing which helps you and here the purchase order is taken as example too..&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Electronic Data Interchange, or EDI, is the electronic exchange of business data. Using a standard format, EDI provides a method of transmitting business data from one computer to another, without the need to re-key data. This electronic link can result in more effective business transactions. With EDI, paper documents such as invoices can be replaced with electronic transmissions, thus time is saved, and the potential for error is minimized. Data can be exchanged at any time. Related business expenses, such as postage, printing, phone calls, and handling, can also be significantly reduced. EDI can aid in the support of manufacturing efforts, such as Just-in-Time and Third Party Warehousing, and financial efforts, such as Electronic Payments. &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;What parts of the business cycle can be supported by EDI?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Any business documents that are currently exchanged using paper can be converted to an EDI. Standards. Standards include ANSI X12 and XML/EDI are primarily used in the United States, while EDIFACT is used in Europe and Asia. &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;How does EDI get started?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;EDI gets started when one company contacts another expressing interest in trading business documents electronically using Electronic Data Interchange. The two companies must first determine each other's EDI capabilities. If you do not already know your EDI capabilities, we have prepared a questionnaire to help you determine them. If you are already EDI capable, we will coordinate with your technical staff to determine a testing plan. Upon completion of testing the EDI documents, the appropriate business personnel will set a production start date to begin the exchange of EDI business data. If you are not EDI capable, we recommend you first obtain a commitment from your upper management. Your company will need to allocate resources and capital for software, hardware, testing, possible programming, and training. &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;What is the flow of EDI?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The flow of EDI depends on the sophistication of your systems and your EDI software. If you have internal purchasing/order entry systems, you will need interface programs that can extract and insert data out of and into these systems. EDI programs that interface with your internal systems are preferred over software that requires re-keying of data. Embassy Software specializes in seemless interface between EDI and your back office systems. Using a purchase order as an example of a business document your customer would send that PO electronically (850) to you. It could be sent either through a VAN (Value Added Network) or through an FTP server. You would take that 850 and convert it either into and ODBC database, a flat file or XML document to be imported into your Order System with the use of EDI Software such as PassportXchange.. Using EDI communication software, which is part of the PassportXchange package you would pull down data at set intervals from the VAN or FTP. These documents are then processed through EDI translation software and output to our order entry system. Finally, an EDI document called a functional acknowledgment (997) is sent to your customer.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;hi,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;EDI information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.erpgenie.com/sapedi/index.htm" target="test_blank"&gt;http://www.erpgenie.com/sapedi/index.htm&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Please refer to site &lt;A href="http://edifactory.de" target="test_blank"&gt;http://edifactory.de&lt;/A&gt; which will give you good documentation about EDI. &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Check these links for EDI&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.netweaverguru.com/EDI/HTML/IDocBook.htm" target="test_blank"&gt;http://www.netweaverguru.com/EDI/HTML/IDocBook.htm&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.sapgenie.com/sapedi/idoc_abap.htm" target="test_blank"&gt;http://www.sapgenie.com/sapedi/idoc_abap.htm&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="https://community.sap.com/www.sapgenie.com/sapedi/edi_sap_training.htm" 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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:07:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2007-07-31T07:07:39Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: EDI</title>
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      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) has been in wide use in industry since the 1970s. Only recently, however, has it become feasible to share business documents electronically over the Internet using EDI.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;WHY  EDI  COMES IN TO EXISTENCE:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;In today's business environment, organizations are gathering more data than ever before through internet. Through the use of networks, companies are constantly exchanging information within their own business branches as well with their related businesses. this exchange of information must always be secure and be transmitted efficiently. EDI accomplishes both of these requirements. EDI standards define only the format of the data, and with some industry exceptions, do not specify the means by which the data is communicated between trading partners.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;VAN communication&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Using a value added network (VAN) for the transmission of files is traditionally seen as the&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;most secure way of communication. Apart from doing pure communication, a VAN also&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;provides value adds such as:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;_ Built-in security features that help protect against unauthorized access to customer data&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;_ Restart and recovery facilities that help to reduce or eliminate the impact of&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;communications interruptions&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;_ Archive capability for the online retention of data copies&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;_ 24x7 availability&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;_ Notification of message arrivals that meet predefined criteria, such as a message from a&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;specific trading partner&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Transaction Set&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;A transaction set is one electronic document&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Segment&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;A segment is a line of data in a standard EDI transaction&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Element&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;An element is the smallest item of information in an EDI transaction&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Advantages:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The main advantage of EDI is that it reduces costs and improves efficiency in organizations that adopt it. It does by creating an error-free flow of routine documents between a company and its "trading partners".&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Value Added Networks (VANs) provide networking services between trading partners&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;who send and receive EDI documents.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;                                  &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Standards:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;1.ANSX12&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;2.EDIFACT&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;ANSI - (American National Standards Institute) - widely used in North American - also called X.12.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;UN/EDIFACT - (EDI for Administration, Commerce and Transport) - used primarily in&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Europe and Japan, and is managed by the United Nations.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;UCS - developed within grocery industry in early 80s.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;TDCC: Transportation Data Coordinating Committee, which worked from 1968 to 1975 to develop a series of EDI standards documents for Air, rail, truck and ocean.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;                                                ASC X12 ENVELPOES&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;                                      NESTING STRUCTURE OF EDI ENVELOPES&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The diagram shows the nesting structure of EDI envelopes. There may be any number of transaction (message) envelopes in a group, however the transactions must all have the same group ID. This generally means that all transactions in a group are the same&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;transaction set. Any number of groups could be enclosed in an interchange as long as all those groups of transactions are destined for one trading partner.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;ISA: All X12 interchanges will begin with an ISA interchange control header and end with an IEA interchange control trailer. The three characters "ISA" are sometimes used to identify EDI X12 data for processing.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; ISA Contains 16 elements &amp;amp; it contains 106 bytes&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; Example of ISA&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;IEA :Interchange control trailer&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;GS:Functional group header&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;In GS we have 8 elements &amp;amp; it contains 72 bytes&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;GE:Functional group trailer&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;ST :Transaction set header&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;SE:Transaction set trailer&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Transactions r divided into 3 logical areas&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;. Header&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;. Details&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;. Summary&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Header: In this we get the information of transaction&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; Eg  : name, address, telephone no&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Details: Here we get detail information of transaction&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Summary: Here we get summary information of the order such as&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Weight, total amt etc.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Loops:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Loops are groups of two or more related segments that repeat.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; A Loop may contain another loop which is referred to as "nesting"&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Loop types:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;m Unbounded implicit loops&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;m Bounded explicit loops&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;m Hierarchical explicit nested loops&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Unbounded implicit loops:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Unbounded implicit loops are named after the first segment in the loop.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The beginning segment in the loop determines whether or not   the loop is mandatory or optional and it shall appear only once     per loop&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Nested unbounded loops must not start with the same segment ID. For example, a PO1 loop cannot contain another PO1 loop.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Bounded explicit loops:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Bounded explicit loops require an (LS) segment to appear before the start of the loop&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;and an (LE) segment to appear after the end of the loop&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hierarchial Loops:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The HL segment identifies dependencies of hierarchically related data&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; The HL segment identifies explicit nested loops within a transaction&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; HL segment is WITHIN Loop&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; The HL indicates parent-child relationships among occurrences&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hierarchical loops are not defined for the UN/EDIFACT standard&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Conditional Designators:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; M - Mandatory - If segment is used, this element must be present&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; O - Optional - Use is at the option of trading partners&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; X - Relational - Use is dependent upon the absence or presence of another element&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;X12 Data Element Types&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; A - Alphabetic&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; AN - Alphanumeric (string)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; B - Binary&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; CD - Composite data element&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; CH - Character&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; DT - Date&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; FS - Fixed-length String (Deleted in X12 004010)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; ID - Identifier (values defined in a code list)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; IV - Incrementing Value&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; Nn - Numeric (n decimal positions assumed)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; PW - Password&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; R - Decimal number (real - with decimal point and sign)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; TM &amp;#150; Time&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Mapping process:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;For "inbound" translation ("receive" maps), EDI elements are moved to application data fields. For "outbound" translation ("send" maps), application data fields are moved to EDI elements.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Both files are typically sequential (flat) files.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;             EDIFACT ENVELOPES&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Although the segment IDs (segment "tags" in EDIFACT) are different, the enveloping structure is identical.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The UNA segment shown is not an enveloping segment, but is a Service Segment that may be used to specify delimiter characters.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Examples for X12/EDIFACT&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;DIFFERENT SEGMENTS&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Different components&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;SIMILAR SEGMENT NAMES BETWEEN X12/EDIFACT&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;DIFFERENCES BETWEEN B2B &amp;amp; B2C&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The differences between business-to-business and business-to-consumer e-commerce can be expressed by examining their respective definitions: Business-to-business e-commerce is the buying and selling of goods between companies whereas business-to-consumer e-commerce is the selling of product directly to consumers.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Besides the fact that business-to-business customers buy the same things at lower prices than business-to-consumer customers, there is really only one difference. &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Business-to-business buyers are looking for a selection to fill a space or their customers' needs;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Business-to-consumer customers are looking for one item to fill a space or need.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Both buyers have a spot that they are trying to fill. That is why they are customers. When there is no space (either figuratively or literally) that needs to be filled either now or in the future, there are no customers.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;E-COMMERCE: Electronic commerce is the most recent step in the evolution of business transactions. It replaces (or augments) the swapping of money or goods with the exchange of information from computer to computer.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Long before the Internet grew into a common business tool, e-commerce in transportation meant electronic data interchange. Using standard protocols, closed communications networks and computer systems, EDI helps carriers and shippers reduce or eliminate phone calls, faxes and paperwork.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;WHY WE GO FOR XML? &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;With XML, it is finally recognized that the information published on a website is&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;usually more than text &amp;#150; it is data. Using a presentation-only markup language as&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;HTML, it is quite obvious that much of the structure and meaning of this data is lost. To&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;overcome this and other limitations, the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) has&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;developed XML. The goal was to create a language that was easy to learn and use,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;compatible with SGML, powerful enough to have a wide variety of applications&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;and legible to both humans and computers. &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Adding up all these features, we can build the following definition:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;XML (extensible Markup Language) is a meta-markup language defined by the&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;W3C, that provides a way to create extensible formats for describing structured&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;data in electronic documents and to express rules about those data.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;X12 Transaction Set Index (version 004020) &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;100 Insurance Plan Description&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;101 Name and Address Lists&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;102 Associated Data&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;103 Abandoned Property Filings&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;104 Air Shipment Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;105 Business Entity Filings&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;106 Motor Carrier Rate Proposal&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;107 Request for Motor Carrier Rate Proposal&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;108 Responses to a Motor Carrier Rate Proposal&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;109 Vessel Content Details&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;110 Air Freight Details and Invoice&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;111 Individual Insurance Policy and Client Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;112 Property Damage Report&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;120 Vehicle Shipping Order&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;121 Vehicle Service&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;124 Vehicle Damage&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;125 Multilevel Railcar Load Details&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;126 Vehicle Application Advice&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;127 Vehicle Baying Order&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;128 Dealer Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;129 Vehicle Carrier Rate Update&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;130 Student Educational Record (Transcript)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;131 Student Educational Record (Transcript) Acknowledgment&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;135 Student Aid Origination Record&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;138 Education Testing Results Request and Report&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;139 Student Loan Guarantee Result&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;140 Product Registrations&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;141 Product Service Claim Responses&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;142 Product Service Claim&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;143 Product Service Notifications&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;144 Student Loan Transfer and Status Verification&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;146 Requests for Student Educational Record (Transcript)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;147 Responses to Request for Student Educational Record (Transcript)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;148 Report of Injury, Illness or Incident&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;149 Notice of Tax Adjustment or Assessment&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;150 Tax Rate Notifications&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;151 Electronic Filing of Tax Return Data Acknowledgment&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;152 Statistical Government Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;153 Unemployment Insurance Tax Claim or Charge Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;154 Secured Interest Filing&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;155 Business Credit Report&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;157 Notice of Power of Attorney&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;159 Motion Picture Booking Confirmation&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;160 Transportation Automatic Equipment Identification&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;161 Train Sheet&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;163 Transportation Appointment Schedule Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;170 Revenue Receipts Statement&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;175 Court and Law Enforcement Notice&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;176 Court Submissions&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;180 Return Merchandise Authorizations and Notification&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;185 Royalty Regulatory Reports&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;186 Insurance Underwriting Requirements Reporting&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;187 Premium Audit Request and Return&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;188 Educational Course Inventory&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;189 Applications for Admission to Educational Institutions&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;190 Student Enrollment Verification&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;191 Student Loan Pre-Claims and Claims&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;194 Grant or Assistance Application&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;195 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) License Application&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;196 Contractor Cost Data Reporting&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;197 Real Estate Title Evidence&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;198 Loan Verification Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;199 Real Estate Settlement Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;200  Mortgage Credit Report&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;201  Residential Loan Application&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;202  Secondary Mortgage Market Loan Delivery&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;203  Secondary Mortgage Market Investor Report&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;204  Motor Carrier Load Tender&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;205  Mortgage Note&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;206  Real Estate Inspection&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;210  Motor Carrier Freight Details and Invoice&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;211  Motor Carrier Bill of Lading&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;212  Motor Carrier Delivery Trailer Manifest&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;213  Motor Carrier Shipment Status Inquiry&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;214  Transportation Carrier Shipment Status Message&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;215  Motor Carrier Pick-up Manifest&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;216  Motor Carrier Shipment Pick-up Notification&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;217  Motor Carrier Loading and Route Guide&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;218  Motor Carrier Tariff Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;219  Logistics Service Request&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;220  Logistics Service Response&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;222  Cartage Work Assignment&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;223  Consolidators Freight Bill and Invoice&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;224  Motor Carrier Summary Freight Bill Manifest&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;225  Response to a Cartage Work Assignment&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;240  Motor Carrier Package Status&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;242  Data Status Tracking&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;244  Product Source Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;248  Account Assignment/Inquiry and Service/Status&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;249  Animal Toxicological Data&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;250  Purchase Order Shipment Management Document&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;251  Pricing Support&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;252  Insurance Producer Administration&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;255  Underwriting Information Services&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;256  Periodic Compensation&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;260  Application for Mortgage Insurance Benefits&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;261  Real Estate Information Request&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;262  Real Estate Information Report&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;263  Residential Mortgage Insurance Application Response&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;264  Mortgage Loan Default Status&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;265  Real Estate Title Insurance Services Order&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;266  Mortgage or Property Record Change Notification&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;267  Individual Life, Annuity and Disability Application&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;268  Annuity Activity&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;270  Eligibility, Coverage or Benefit Inquiry&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;271  Eligibility, Coverage or Benefit Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;272  Property and Casualty Loss Notification&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;273  Insurance/Annuity Application Status&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;274  Healthcare Provider Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;275  Patient Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;276  Health Care Claim Status Request&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;277  Health Care Claim Status Notification&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;278  Health Care Services Review Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;280  Voter Registration Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;283  Tax or Fee Exemption Certification&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;284  Commercial Vehicle Safety Reports&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;285  Commercial Vehicle Safety and Credentials Information Exchange&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;286  Commercial Vehicle Credentials&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;288  Wage Determination&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;290  Cooperative Advertising Agreements&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;300  Reservation (Booking Request) (Ocean)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;301  Confirmation (Ocean)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;303  Booking Cancellation (Ocean)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;304  Shipping Instructions&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;309  Customs Manifest&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;310  Freight Receipt and Invoice (Ocean)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;311  Canadian Customs Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;312  Arrival Notice (Ocean)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;313  Shipment Status Inquiry (Ocean)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;315  Status Details (Ocean)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;317  Delivery/Pickup Order&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;319  Terminal Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;322  Terminal Operations and Intermodal Ramp Activity&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;323  Vessel Schedule and Itinerary (Ocean)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;324  Vessel Stow Plan (Ocean)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;325  Consolidation of Goods In Container&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;326  Consignment Summary List&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;350  Customs Status Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;352  U.S. Customs Carrier General Order Status&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;353  Customs Events Advisory Details&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;354  U.S. Customs Automated Manifest Archive Status&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;355  U.S. Customs Acceptance/Rejection&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;356  U.S. Customs Permit to Transfer Request&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;357  U.S. Customs In-Bond Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;358  Customs Consist Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;361  Carrier Interchange Agreement (Ocean)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;362  Cargo Insurance Advice of Shipment&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;404  Rail Carrier Shipment Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;410  Rail Carrier Freight Details and Invoice&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;414  Rail Carhire Settlements&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;417  Rail Carrier Waybill Interchange&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;418  Rail Advance Interchange Consist&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;419  Advance Car Disposition&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;420  Car Handling Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;421  Estimated Time of Arrival and Car Scheduling&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;422  Shipper's Car Order&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;423  Rail Industrial Switch List&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;425  Rail Waybill Request&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;426  Rail Revenue Waybill&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;429  Railroad Retirement Activity&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;431  Railroad Station Master File&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;432  Rail Deprescription&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;433  Railroad Reciprocal Switch File&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;434  Railroad Mark Register Update Activity&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;435  Standard Transportation Commodity Code Master&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;436  Locomotive Information&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;437  Railroad Junctions and Interchanges Activity&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;440  Shipment Weights&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;451  Railroad Event Report&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;452  Railroad Problem Log Inquiry or Advice&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;453  Railroad Service Commitment Advice&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;455  Railroad Parameter Trace Registration&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;456  Railroad Equipment Inquiry or Advice&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;460  Railroad Price Distribution Request or Response&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;463  Rail Rate Reply&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;466  Rate Request&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;468  Rate Docket Journal Log&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;470  Railroad Clearance&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;475  Rail Route File Maintenance&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;485  Ratemaking Action&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;486  Rate Docket Expiration&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;490  Rate Group Definition&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;492  Miscellaneous Rates&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;494  Rail Scale Rates&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;500  Medical Event Reporting&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;501  Vendor Performance Review&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;503  Pricing 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      <link>https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/edi/m-p/2611936#M599192</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hi,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;EDI -&amp;gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;EDI is described as the interchange of structured data according to agreed message standards between computer systems, by electronic means. Structured data equates to a simple and direct method of presenting the data content of a document. The method of ensuring the correct interpretation of the information by the computer system is defined by the EDI standard."&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;EDI is a technique used to communicate business transactions between computer systems of different companies and organizations. Note that sometimes the EDI mechanism deployed at a company is often used to interface to other systems within the same organization." &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Info shuttle - "I was implementing EDI at a customer and I wanted some real data to test with in Development, so I asked the Project Manager to see if he could arrange something. Literally, 20 minutes later he came back and said that there were 10 new orders in Development, together with the customer master records related to the order, the carrier vendor master record, the material master records, ... were all there. I asked him how he had done it so quickly which led me to my first exposure with Infoshuttle, a tool that does this for you using the ALE functionality. As an ALE consultant I know how to do this stuff but I also know how long it would take to set that up. &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.sapgenie.com/sapedi/edi_sap_training.htm" target="test_blank"&gt;http://www.sapgenie.com/sapedi/edi_sap_training.htm&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.sap-img.com/basis/" target="test_blank"&gt;http://www.sap-img.com/basis/&lt;/A&gt; difference-between-edi-and-idoc.htm &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/" target="test_blank"&gt;http://www.help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/&lt;/A&gt; en/35/26b592afab52b9e10000009b38f974/content.htm&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/ en/35/26b594afab52b9e10000009b38f974/content.htm &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.onestopsap.com/interview-Question/edi/" target="test_blank"&gt;http://www.onestopsap.com/interview-Question/edi/&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Regards,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Priyanka.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2007 08:11:57 GMT</pubDate>
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