Automate Digital Supply Chains with a Modern Cloud ERP Business Platform Featuring Embedded EDI

DISCOVER A BETTER WAY TO COLLABORATE WITH CUSTOMERS
AND SUPPLIERS

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is the digital exchange of business information, such as sales orders, shipment
data, invoices, and purchase orders between companies in a standard format. EDI can overwhelm small businesses
with ever-changing standards, cryptic document formats, and varied customer and vendor trading requirements.
Smaller businesses often need more resources to implement EDI, a requirement for conducting business with
larger organizations. Further, EDI requirements change over time, requiring constant fine-tuning of settings to avoid business disruption and costly fees for non-compliance. It is also challenging to keep pace with customer and
vendor trading requirements.

For example, Kroger requires different EDI documents than 7-Eleven. To complicate matters, Kroger does not
require EDI testing and uses AS2 as a connection method. In contrast, 7-Eleven requires EDI testing on the specific
EDI documents and connects with vendors using a value-added network (VAN).

Keeping track of customer and vendor requirements is difficult enough without disparate systems. That’s why
modern ERP software like Acumatica provides embedded EDI capabilities to streamline collaboration with
customers and vendors from a centralized business platform. With Acumatica and SPS Commerce, data flows
seamlessly from the core business system into the correct format for transmission to customers and vendors.

Likewise, inbound EDI documents are processed automatically into Acumatica using predefined maps with
notifications when errors occur on any inbound or outbound EDI activity.

This eBook helps retailers, distributors, and manufacturers understand EDI. It discusses trading partners,
transaction types, standards, mapping and translation software, and document transmission protocols. Readers
will learn how modern ERP applications simplify EDI with real-time insights to streamline collaboration for
improved profitability.

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