Touch it Once
Mapping is the process used to integrate EDI data with other
business applications. What this means to you is the ability to automate the
entire process of data exchange. Use you normal business application; accounting
package or inventory management and automatically send and receive the data
to your trading partners via EDI. Touch it once, save time, eliminate errors.
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Mapping Implementation Guides
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Guides (sometimes called Mapping Guides
or implementation guides), are provided by the major Hub / EDI trading partners.
The guides contain information that dictates exactly what information is to
be sent or received and how the trading partner wants that information sent
(aka mode of communication or data transmission).
EDI Guides are unique (one off) even if a document has the same name. The data is always formatted based on each trading partners unique specifications within a national (ANSI X12) or international (EDIFACT) standard. A simple example of this is to examine the various styles of received purchase orders. An EDI purchase order is called an “850 document type”, each company (trading partner) sends essentially the same basic information, however upon close examination, they all are slightly different; the placement of the data, the codes utilized, definitions, etc. are uniquely defined by the trading partner. This is the major reason that each document must be treated separately.
All EDI follows strict rules to assure compliance. Codes, qualifiers, mandatory or conditional segments and fields all play intricate parts in “compliant data”. The good news is that once a document has been mapped using Qualedi labels, it can be easily transferred to a new version as the trading partner dictates, with minimal effort.
Sample EDI Implementation Guides
Qualedi does not guarantee the information in these guides meet your
trading partners specifications. You must work with the most current guide
provided by your Trading Partner.
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