David, et al.
Let me give two cheers for direct EDI-to-XML conversion. When we were
doing the Graphic Communications Information Exchange project at GCA, we
found it helpful to take our existing EDI transactions and map them to XML,
just to make the psychological leap to XML. A tool such as XEDI can help
make that leap. But David is right; by all means use the opportunity to
streamline operations.
Alan Kotok
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At 09:37 PM 1/19/00 -0500, David RR Webber wrote:
>Message text written by "Jenkins, Gordon (Independent)"
> >
>Are there any EDI-to-XML translators (or how does XML/EDI help in this
>fashion?) out there that have been successfully implemented?
>
>Appreciate the feedback.
>
><<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>
>Gentlemen,
>
>What is it you are trying to achieve from the business process
>side? You need to ask this FIRST.
>
>Just taking an EDI message and making XML tags structure -
>well now - see Betty Harvey's PPT from XML99 on this - its
>not rocket science.
>
>The question I have to ask is WHY?! Maybe this is NOT what
>you need - but instead some more focused re-use and
>re-structuring of your information interchanging.
>
>Understand your business process first - otherwise you will
>end up buying snake-oil.
>
>Also - for a formal approach to this - please get involved in
>the ebXML initiative that is tackling these issues from the
>stance of providing a business functional solution that
>people can use to solve the business problems, not
>just turning a "white flower" into a "pink one", and calling it a
>rose.....
>
>DW.
>
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