Yup, everyday someone figures out a new way to screw up the product code, or determines some more vital info that must be caputured from a free-form NTE segment that may, or may not occur, depending on the high tide at transmission time... EDI, not always fun, but never the same!
Greg Knowles [EMAIL PROTECTED] (203) 866-5958 (203) 984-5920 (Cell) ----- Original Message ----- From: Rebecca/Beverly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, June 15, 2006 5:01 pm Subject: [EDI-L] Re: Determined! :) > I have to agree with all the positive statements...I have been > doing > solely EDI for 4 years and I am not bored yet (which is saying a > lot). First of all it is always challenging and everyday offers > something new. Another plus is the constant growth of IT and how > EDI > can tap into that. It can also be very lucrative. The sense of > accomplishment you get when you search for the needle in the > haystack and actually find it is almost as good as...well, you > know. > Anyway good luck to you; and this fabulous group of EDI Guru's is > a > tremendous help and you couldn't ask for a better support team. > > Rebecca Gaudette > > > > -- In [email protected], "Pete Austin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I was hired by the very first company to produce an off-the- > shelf > EDI > > translator, EDI Inc (makers of TELINK) back in 1984. Between > working > > for various organizations, and being a consultant for the last 8 > years, > > I've implemented EDI systems for maybe 30 different > organizations. It > > is an enormous amount of fun. And I would challenge anyone to > find an > > occupation that is as deep, as broad, or as rich. > > > > After all, EDI is really about the: > > > > - Purchase Orders and Invoices - I mean, it is all about buying > and > > selling. You get to know the folks from ordering, and > receivables. You > > get to know the entire business process, frequently better than the > > folks that are responsible for it. Right? Well, not really. > It > is > > really all about the > > > > - Trading partners - Without them, you have nothing. So you > get > to > > know many of your most powerful customers and vendors, and you are > > largely responsible for the relationship. Well, actually, EDI > is > about > > > > - Communications - You KNOW that it is all about > communications. > FTP, > > BBS, HTTPs, AS1/2. But you cannot forget the > > > > - Translation - Nobody knows the data better than you. > > > > And finally, you get to know the senior management at a very > intimate > > level. If you personally don't, screw up the production system > > just.one.time. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of > > Michael Mattias > > Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 3:29 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [EDI-L] Re: Determined! :) > > > > 6/15/06 > > > > I've stayed in the EDI field all these years (about 12 as > independent > > consultant) for one main reason: It's hard. > > > > "It's hard" just makes it all that much sweeter when I get > that "thank > > you" from a client. > > > > MCM > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ------------------ > -- > ~--> > > Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email > design. > > http://us.click.yahoo.com/SISQkA/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/OIFolB/TM > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > -~-> > > > > ... > > Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject > prefix: > > <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> > > > > Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for > work: > > <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix. > > > > Access the list online at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L > > RSS feed is: http://rss.groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/rss > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/OIFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix. Access the list online at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L RSS feed is: http://rss.groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/rss Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
