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... Internet for
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). The primary audience is the EDI
community that is unfamiliar with the Internet ...
... Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). The primary audience is the EDI
community that is unfamiliar with the Internet, including software
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... developers, users, and service providers. The reader needs some
understanding of EDI. Informational RFCs are prepared by the
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF ...
... What do you mean by electronic data interchange (EDI) ? ...
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Except as noted, the document refers to EDI as the use of the
1) X12 standard developed by the ANSI ...
... FAX: 703-548-5738
There are numerous other standards one could use for EDI, but
discussion of them is not in the scope of this document.
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... know or want to suggest one. Of course corrections and comments are
welcome; send them to the IETF-EDI mail list by subscribing as
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... Internet
communications may be interpersonal (person-to-person) E-Mail or
process-to-process like EDI. Messages may be inquiries to shared
databases and responses. Messages may be entire files.
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Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is defined as the inter-process
(computer application to computer application) communication of
business information in a standardized electronic form. Electronic
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... (computer application to computer application) communication of
business information in a standardized electronic form. Electronic
Commerce includes EDI, but recognizes the need for inter-personal
(human to human) communications, the transfer of moneys, and the
sharing of common data bases as additional activities that aid in the
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... wide range of
technologies, EC is much broader than EDI. However, the focus of
this document in on EDI, not electronic commerce.
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... EC is much broader than EDI. However, the focus of
this document in on EDI, not electronic commerce.
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... service needed.
o Layering of applications (such as EDI) over existing, proven,
applications.
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... Internet connection your organization uses to send electronic
mail would be the one you use to send EDI transactions. Software
developers write EDI ...
... EDI transactions. Software
developers write EDI translators, packages or templates for your e-
mail system so that you can handle your own EDI ...
... EDI translators, packages or templates for your e-
mail system so that you can handle your own EDI transactions. Your
EDI ...
... EDI transactions. Your
EDI activities do not need to be coordinated, but your connection to
the Internet ...
... How do I find the addresses of other Trading partners on the Internet if I don't have to coordinate my EDI activities with a central organization or VAN? ...
... Internet using the SMTP protocol. The Work in Progress, "EDI in
MIME" provides the necessary standards for MIME ...
... MIME" provides the necessary standards for MIME compliant user
agents to identify EDI body parts. A MIME compliant mail reader
can process the contents of the messages and dispatch data to
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... images can be displayed, and audio data can be
played. In the case of EDI, a message formatted according to the
MIME-EDI ...
... EDI, a message formatted according to the
MIME-EDI specification could be automatically transferred to an
EDI processing program.
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... MIME-EDI specification could be automatically transferred to an
EDI processing program.
e) Automated Mail Processing
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... email message processing programs which can
sort incoming mail, process forms returned by others, or in the
case of EDI data, transfer the message contents to the EDI system.
Messages formatted according to the MIME EDI ...
... sort incoming mail, process forms returned by others, or in the
case of EDI data, transfer the message contents to the EDI system.
Messages formatted according to the MIME EDI specification can be
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... EDI data, transfer the message contents to the EDI system.
Messages formatted according to the MIME EDI specification can be
properly recognized by any MIME compliant mail processing program.
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... SMTP. Furthermore, Internet
documents such as EDI in MIME Work in Progress are available via
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... approval prior to posting.
Though not currently used for any type of EDI, Usenet news could
be used to broadcast RFQs. For example, comp.newprod is used to
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... For example, a mailing list could be used to broadcast EDI RFQs,
etc. Vendors might subscribe ...
... firm or government agency could sponsor various mailing lists for
EDI RFQ's, new product announcements, etc. related to procurement.
The organization could easily allow other potential customers to
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... Why is the way we currently do EDI so limiting to its growth? ...
... requirements and
procedures. However, new technologies and business practices are
necessary if EDI is to move beyond the 30 to 40,000 organizations
presently using EDI. According to Department of Labor and Internal
Revenue Service ...
... necessary if EDI is to move beyond the 30 to 40,000 organizations
presently using EDI. According to Department of Labor and Internal
Revenue Service statistics, there are about 6.2 million entities with
employees and about 14 million other "business" entities. A business
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... registration and the adoption of standard implementation conventions
for EDI messages.
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... My organization has an internal automated system for processing requisitions and issuing purchase orders, but it does not
create the X12 formatted EDI transactions; what should we do ? ...
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You could enhance your existing system, for example, by adding EDI
translation software. VANs often offer EDI "translation"
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... You could enhance your existing system, for example, by adding EDI
translation software. VANs often offer EDI "translation"
capabilities that convert flat text files into EDI X12 or EDIFACT ...
... translation software. VANs often offer EDI "translation"
capabilities that convert flat text files into EDI X12 or EDIFACT
format. This translation software may be designed with a particular
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... agreements and directions for your trading partners. Follow the
procedures common to your particular line of business. In the long
run, less is better. Hopefully, the introduction of EDI into common
commercial practice will eliminate the need for EDI-specific
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... run, less is better. Hopefully, the introduction of EDI into common
commercial practice will eliminate the need for EDI-specific
agreements.
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... There is a strong likelihood the number of messages will increase as
you reach more and more trading partners. After a reasonable trial
period, your EDI trading partners should be relying on EDI and
disinclined to use alternative forms of communication that don't fit
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... you reach more and more trading partners. After a reasonable trial
period, your EDI trading partners should be relying on EDI and
disinclined to use alternative forms of communication that don't fit
EDI/EC ...
... EDI and
disinclined to use alternative forms of communication that don't fit
EDI/EC. Once you use EDI/EC to communicate with a trading partner,
you should consider discouraging the use of telephone calls ...
... disinclined to use alternative forms of communication that don't fit
EDI/EC. Once you use EDI/EC to communicate with a trading partner,
you should consider discouraging the use of telephone calls or fax
messages ...
... you should consider discouraging the use of telephone calls or fax
messages or other non-EDI/EC messages by pointing out the fact that
telephone or fax messages ...
... and "attach" it to a "case file". However, if your organization does
not use automated systems, you will want to adjust your approach to
dealing with non-EDI messages.
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The use of EDI over the Internet is in the early stages, although the
technology and services ...
... technology and services are developing remarkably rapidly. In the
past, organizations doing EDI typically have relied on specialized
firms called Value Added Networks (VANs) for technical assistance.
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... Many of these organizations will look to their VAN for assistance in
using the Internet. VANs specializing in EDI applications provide
technical support, help desk and troubleshooting for EDI and
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... Internet. VANs specializing in EDI applications provide
technical support, help desk and troubleshooting for EDI and
telecommunications problems. They assist in configuration of
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... lost data, service reliability and availability. Some EDI specific
services can include broadcasting ...
... broadcasting an RFQ to a collection of vendors,
or storage of EDI information for later search and retrieval.
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... Internet Service Provider (ISP) offers generic network
access (i.e. not specific to EDI) for all computers connected to the
internet. A direct internet ...
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EDI only specifies a format for business information; the
transmission of the information is covered under other standards. A
real world analog is sending a business form from one company ...
... via private carrier (UPS/FEDEX) or simply faxed between the
companies. EDI only requires that the trading partners follow the
content standards.
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... How can I use the Internet directly for exchanging EDI messages without going through a VAN? ...
... MIME
encapsulation specification would be used to enclose the EDI
data within the email message, and the trading partners would
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... The trading partners would then exchange:
1. The internet email address for EDI messages
2. An internet email address for personal communications
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... internet email address for personal communications
related to EDI
3. Agreement on the encryption ...
... Agreement on the format of the message, e.g. IETF MIME/EDI.
A convention for naming email addresses ...
... ediinfo@xyzcorp.com for an automated response for human readable
information on establishing internet EDI, and
edisupport@xyzcorp.com for a personal contact.
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... FTP based messaging
To exchange EDI messages via FTP, some setup information must be
included in the trading partner agreement ...
... of routing. The GS03 is the application receiver's code. Some EDI
users use the GS03 for routing a functional group ...
... Corporation" and use the GS03 to identify the receiving application
as the "Purchasing department (within Acme Corporation)". Many EDI
users simply put the same value in the ISA06 and the GS02, and put
the same value in the ISA08 and the GS03. Interestingly, there are
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... What is the commitment of the US Federal Government to EDI ? ...
... Electronic Data Interchange[2], the US Government committed to using
EDI X12 and EDIFACT standards in the exchange of business information
with trading partners already using EDI ...
... EDI X12 and EDIFACT standards in the exchange of business information
with trading partners already using EDI. On October 26, 1993,
President Clinton signed an Executive memorandum requiring Federal
agencies to implement the use of electronic commerce in Federal
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According to the ECAT, achieving the following objectives are
essential for a successful ubiquitous government EDI capability:
1) E-mail systems may be used as the transport ...
... EDI.
3) EDI functionality must be supported such that the user can
choose between the Internet Protocol Suite (IPS) and Open
Systems Interconnection ...
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7) The Internet network may be used for EDI transactions when
it is capable of providing the essential reliability ...
... Internet
Message"[3] compares the two alternative protocol suites and finds
clearly in favor of the IPS for messaging in general. For EDI
specifically, the advantages of the IPS are its simplicity, wide
availability, and security ...
... service (X.400)
promises a complete solution for EDI; the X.435 protocol includes
responsibility notifications, X.500 directory ...
... responsibility notifications, X.500 directory support, EDI-specific
addressing, message store support, message security ...
... addressing, message store support, message security, and other EDI-
specific services. Unfortunately, only a handful of X.435 products
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... customer to take his/her
business elsewhere relatively easily. The bottom line is that a lot
more organizations do EDI via the Internet than via OSI.
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Presently, VANs make EDI request for quotation (RFQ) transactions
available to their subscribers ...
... Initially, very few changes may be apparent. New and existing VANs
will use the Internet to collect and disseminate EDI transactions;
trading partners may be totally unaware of the change in technology.
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... Internet Service Providers
(ISPs) do not typically offer EDI specific services, but they can
provide an alternative means to transfer EDI ...
... EDI specific services, but they can
provide an alternative means to transfer EDI messages at a small
fraction of the cost of typical EDI VANs.
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... provide an alternative means to transfer EDI messages at a small
fraction of the cost of typical EDI VANs.
The impact of an organization's moving EDI ...
... EDI VANs.
The impact of an organization's moving EDI onto the Internet,
independent of a VAN, is more difficult to assess. In the view of
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... adds additional interfaces and complexity to the organization's
existing EDI environment. This may in the short term increase costs
and raise new costs. But a corporate commitment to an open systems
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... others will pay for a set of largely incompatible services. The
return on investment largely depends on one's ability to consider EDI
on the Internet as a part of the organization's overall information
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This new exploder is concerned with the federal EDI Registry and
the implementation of IMPDEF within the registry ...
... Registry and
the implementation of IMPDEF within the registry, the EDI Viewers
and Editors, and the use of IMPDEF to upgrade EDI products. The
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... registry, the EDI Viewers
and Editors, and the use of IMPDEF to upgrade EDI products. The
nature of this mailist calls for informal discussion focusing on
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... x12c-impdef@snad.ncsl.nist.gov
See section 7.7 for additional EDI related mailing lists.
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... The EDI X12 standards are quite complex. How do we decide what X12 transactions to implement and how ? ...
... the designated configuration manager for DoD Electronic
Commerce/Electronic Data Interchange (EC/EDI) standards. The DoD
EC/EDI Standards repository system, available via anonymous FTP ...
... Electronic Data Interchange (EC/EDI) standards. The DoD
EC/EDI Standards repository system, available via anonymous FTP from
ftp.sterling.com in the /edi/DoD-edi/ directory, contains DoD EDI ...
... EC/EDI Standards repository system, available via anonymous FTP from
ftp.sterling.com in the /edi/DoD-edi/ directory, contains DoD EDI ICs
separated into two categories, User and Test.
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... available, when decompressed, in both WordPerfect 5.1/5.2 (.WP) file
format and Standard Exchange Format (SEF) test files which are for
use with EDISIM software or any other EDI software that conforms with
the EDISIM .SEF file format.
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... implement phase I of the DoD Electronic Commerce (EC)/Electronic Data
Interchange (EDI) in Contracting Report.
The /DoD-edi/3050_User directory contains draft DoD Implementation
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... message data compliance checking as well, smaller firms should be
able to get into EDI and start benefitting both themselves and the
government.
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... Where can I get information on EDI translation software ? ...
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Several commercial trade magazines publish periodic guides to EDI
translation software. Under commission by the US Government, the
Logistics Management ...
... Logistics Management Institute (LMI) of McLean, Va. published "A
Guide to EDI Translation Software, 1994 Edition." The guide
describes the features and characteristics of EDI software offered by
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... Guide to EDI Translation Software, 1994 Edition." The guide
describes the features and characteristics of EDI software offered by
more than 60 vendors. Commercial organizations can get copies for
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... Internet message at hfrohman@lmi.org. A somewhat older LMI report
(1992), but still quite relevant, is EDI Planning and Implementation
Guide (DL204RD1, August 1992).
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... EDI list has been established as a forum for discussing
methods of operating EDI transactions over the Internet, and for
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... discussing specifications which permit such operation. This list
is therefore focused on the technology of Internet usage of EDI,
rather than on more general aspects of EDI technology or use.
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... Internet usage of EDI,
rather than on more general aspects of EDI technology or use.
To subscribe ...
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EDI-L Mailing list:
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... Messages intended for the edi-l list should be sent to:
EDI-l@uccvma.ucop.edu
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EDI-NEW Mailing list:
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OPEN-EDI Mailing list:
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... Messages intended for the open-edi list should be sent to:
OPEN-EDI@utu.premenos.com
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... Can I get messages that have been previously posted to the EDI mailing lists ? ...
... I have EDI related material I'd like to make available to the Internet community. How do I do that ? ...
... Sterling Software is making the archive publicly available to the
community. Anyone who wants to distribute EDI related documents may
contact Sterling to make your documents publicly available on
ftp.sterling.com. For example, the Department of Veterans Affairs
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... contact Sterling to make your documents publicly available on
ftp.sterling.com. For example, the Department of Veterans Affairs
has posted numerous studies and training materials on EDI which are
available to the public at ftp.sterling.com/edi/va/.
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... Some have been discussed previously while others have not. Here is a
very incomplete list of sites that archive EDI related material and
make that information publicly available.
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... protecting your system from intruders and protecting the content and
integrity of your messages. With respect to the latter, EC/EDI
transactions of nominal value and sensitivity do not require special
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... FIPS Publication 161-1, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), National Institute of Standards and Technology, April 1993. ...
... various Internet protocols and services and how EDI can employ them.
I would like to thank the following people for their comments and
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... Finally, I am grateful for the patient cooperation of the IETF
Working Group and the participants of the IETF-EDI and EDI-L lists.
It's a nice cyberplace to work!
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... IETF
Working Group and the participants of the IETF-EDI and EDI-L lists.
It's a nice cyberplace to work!
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