EDI is dead, like barren trees stripped of leaves. Yet, data travels. -- ----------------------------------------- Michael C. Rawlins, Senior Software Engineer, Inovis (a GXS Company) Sent from personal account
On 10/3/2010 9:37 AM, Art Douglas wrote: > > When asked to explain what is EDI > He went to his encyclopedia > He looked low and high > Then replied with a sigh > XML has now caused its use out to die > > Art > EDI Minstrel > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com>] On > Behalf Of > Dylan Hall > Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2010 5:27 PM > To: Craig Dunham; [email protected] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [EDI-L] What is EDI... > > Hello Craig, > > As an EDI Sherpa, you no doubt are used to carrying heavy loads ... > However, to have a balanced view - I hope an EDI Guru, an EDI > Evangelist and > an EDI Agnostic make themselves heard in this thread. > Only then, shall those who seek the answer to "What is EDI ? " find true > enlightenment ... or a good consultant ;) > > Dylan > > EDI Hybrid > > On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 1:54 PM, Craig Dunham > <[email protected] <mailto:craig.e.dunham%40gmail.com>>wrote: > > > > > > > I'm writing this to the group in hopes that some of our . less than > > EDI-capable list members may understand. it's a simple concept, but > > something that seems to be . lost in translation? > > > > EDI IS USED BY DIFFERENT ENTITIES IN DIFFERENT WAYS. > > > > There. Simple, right? > > > > Sadly, not so. > > > > Each entity - whether a retailer, a college, a hospital, a bank, a > > manufacturer, or any other industry, company or user - can and WILL use > EDI > > in many different ways. Each particular entity may use any document that > > pertains to their industry and fits their needs. And each entity can and > > WILL use those documents in their own way. Others have posted this > notion > > in the past, but it seems to get . lost . and forgotten about. > > > > Bob runs a retail company - Bob's Store - and uses the PO (850) and the > > Ship > > Notice (856) and the Invoice (810). > > > > James runs a retail company - Jimmie's Jams - and also uses the same > > documents. But he can (and often does) use them with some data that > is the > > same and some that is completely different. > > > > It's because each user needs or requires certain information from the > other > > entity (Trading Partner) that they're trading documents with. > > > > So, to the poster that wants a "sample of an EDI spec" needs to know > that > > if > > that spec does not come from the entities (partners) that they are going > to > > be trading with, it's not going to do them a whole lot of good. Each > > implementation and each document will be different and unique, depending > > upon the needs and requirements from each partner involved in the trade. > > > > Craig Dunham > > > > Bear Necessities Computing > > > > EDI Sherpa > > > > Author/blogger > > > > <http://www.retailedi.com/> RetailEDI.com > > > > <http://editalk.com/> EDITalk.com > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > [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 > > ------------------------------------ ... 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/
