Leah, I didn't say it was the *best* tool, but if you need to show application usage (e.g., SAP fields), the traditional spec programs are not the best presentation.
We have an internal, legacy mapping tool that is used by our Service Bureau and they wouldn't know squat if I gave them a nice EDISIM IG (even if I annotated it). They need to know--for a given retailer--exactly what fields need to be populated to produce valid X12. What I meant by "dumping" is that I can take something like an iDOCS "Structure" file and -- using a bit of manipulation in a text editor -- lay that into Excel and then add the X12 cross-references. These are not something I would send to just ANY TP, but only to one who has this specific need. We use these pretty much internally only. Matt ________________________________ Matthew Brown eBusiness Analyst eBusiness Standards & Practices EasyLink Services International Corporation www.easylink.com [email protected] Direct: 732-658-5419 Fax: 212-999-7375 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Leah Halpin Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 9:00 AM To: Matt Brown; [email protected] Subject: Re: [EDI-L] X12 Spec Builder OK, gotta chime in. Please do not use EXCEL for implementation guides to send to your trading partners. I've never, never, seen a good, clear, easy to read or understand IG created in EXCEL. Remember, these really are supposed to be human readable (notice the dig at XML and it's not even Friday, I'm on a roll!). Matt, if you think you've got a good one, share it and I'll apologize if I agree with you. Oh, and hey, would you please expand on this comment, I don't understand: "Another advantage of Excel is that you can "dump" your programmatic mappings into a delimited file and import that, saving you HOURS of manual entry." Leah ------------------------------------ ... 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: [email protected] [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/
