Travis (and others with his thoughts); You are also right. But I still hold to the fact that the first recourse of any TP related question is to go straight to the source. That's still going to be your best avenue for finding TP related answers.
And you're also right when you mention that the person you did deal with at ABC Company may have moved on, been forced out or moved up, and the person there now has not a clue - both Sure, it's an excellent idea to find "other" sources to answer questions for you or to provide a valid thought or concept for a reply to your query. This list has been an excellent source of reference for Me, as well as for others, and so have other places that I "haunt" on the web. It's a way to connect, as well, with other professionals - to learn of new ideas and ways of thinking besides what we know. It's a way to open up to different concepts and controls and ways of processing things that we may not have seen before. But, again, it's still your best bet to go to the TP - the source - when looking for an answer to a question as Elan was asking. Ken and I both touched on the concepts of the person no longer being there or being ... less than EDI knowledgeable. That person could just be a know-little clerk that just monitors the EDI jobs and alerts a higher up in MIS when there's a problem... They probably will not know the answer to Elan's question about what to put where in the ASN. But, as I'd mentioned, the person receiving that ASN - ABC Company - is still the best source for Elan's answer because they're the ones that will get the data, and will need to process that data and that shipment. It's ABC Company that will fail the ASN if the answer we give Elan is not what they want - it's ABC Company that will fine Elan (those wonderful "profit centers" called chargebacks!) if the ASN is not correct and does fail. That's why I would (and have and did) suggest going to the source - ABC Company - and finding what data they want and where. They're like Me - the hub - it's their way or the highway. Craig E. Dunham EDI Coordinator EYE Analyst Re: Question on UCC-128 labels/EDI 856 <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/message/23816;_ylc=X3oDMTJycnY3YWQyBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzIxMDc2NzYEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDA1NTgyBG1zZ0lkAzIzODE2BHNlYwNkbXNnBHNsawN2bXNnBHN0aW1lAzEyMjg0NzU5Nzg-> Posted by: "Travis Truax" Thu Dec 4, 2008 9:19 am (PST) I agree with most of Ken's remarks and also Craig's, but I'm surprised that you're both so surprised at this occurrance.... I've dealt with customers with many layers of beureacracy or farmed-out EDI departments that can't answer anything that isn't on the answer key taped to the side of their monitor. "Someone that knew what was going on must have created these requirements", goes through my head - but how many days will pass before I find them, if I find them? How much time can you burn verifying your contact list up to date? Sure, it's important - but so are a lot of other things that eat time out of your day. The people posting these requests are just looking for the right answers. You might even be proud they think you're (the list) the best place to get the right answer. Travis- [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ ... 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.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
