One of the drawbacks to the specs is that they tend to only provide the format of the data and when it is to be included in the document. When it comes to what data is to populate the field, going back to the customer is always a very good idea. And they usually give you an earful when you ask because of the problems they have had reconciling what they received with what they expected.
I have often gone back to the ERP and accounting people to locate what numbers the customer is looking for in order to post the correct values in the fields of the EDI document. How the vendor perceives allowances vs. the customer can be miles apart. So a part of my job is bringing these perceptions into alignment. Sincerely, Jason McMahon 8079 Village Drive Cincinnati, OH 45242-4315 [email protected] <http://gutausse.weebly.com/articles.html> http://gutausse.weebly.com/articles.html <http://gutausse.blogspot.com> http://gutausse.blogspot.com <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jason-mcmahon/11/743/51b> http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jason-mcmahon/11/743/51b You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ken Etter Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2011 6:06 AM To: jkcedi; [email protected] Subject: Re: [EDI-L] <TECH> UCS Invoice question If the customer specs allow for it, update the map and send the data to the customer. Your question of interpretation (interpretting how the allowance(s) work) should be directed at the customer who the EDI is going to, who provided the specs and who made the request. we can all offer our opinions and expertise based on our experience to similar situations and as you aptly pointed out, you probably will get a number of responses. However unless someone on this list actually works with the customer EDI, you really won't get the answer you need until you talk with the customer. Thanks, Ken [email protected] <mailto:edispec%40yahoo.com> From: jkcedi <[email protected] <mailto:jkcedi%40triad.rr.com> > To: [email protected] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 3:30 PM Subject: [EDI-L] <TECH> UCS Invoice question Hi, I was going to start by saying “Does anyone have an opinion on...”, but I realized that with this group that is not usually a problem. Normally on the UCS 880 Invoice, at the detail item level, we either send a Net Price (in the G17_03), or a Gross Price and allowance (G17_03 & G72_05) depending on if the customer wants to see allowances at the detail level. We now have a customer that seems to want it both ways so it appears on his user’s report the way they want it to look. If I send a Net Price (in the G17_03) and an allowance (in the G72_05), is that acceptable? Or is that just asking for them to want to deduct the allowance a second time from the amount in the G17_03? Thank you. Ken [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [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 <*> 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/
