In message <[email protected]>, need2know711 <[email protected]> writes >I'm would like to get the groups opinion on inclusion of description >fields. I recently created a 944 (warehouse stock transfer receipt >advice) specification and I included the line item descriptions. My >trading partner resisted, and felt they were not needed since we >passing the part number ID. I like to include them as sort of a double >check in any issues arise with the part number. My trading partner >felt we could save the extra VAN cost if we did not include them and >that they were unnecessary. Whats the groups take on descriptions?
When everything is going well they *are* unnecessary, and most of the time EDI does go well. The situation changes slightly if you hit a problem, such as an unknown article number, and a human being gets involved. The presence of the description then helps them sort the problem out since it gives some sort of handle on the unknown product. If the EDI is not true EDI, but Web-EDI or 'EDIFax', then the descriptions are normally necessary. Regards Chris -- Chris Johnson mobile:+44 (0)7785 302122 Fax: +44 (0)870 0519 818 EDI website http://www.edimatrix.co.uk EDIMatrix Ltd work: 0844 414 6386 or +44 20 8778 1402 Registered in UK no. 2777624 Reg.Office: 34 Sydenham Rd, London SE26 5QF ------------------------------------ ... 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/
