Electronic Data Interchange Fundamentals
This course will introduce you to Electronic Data Interchange,
or EDI.
EDI is a set of standards and technologies designed to
automate the sending and receiving of routine business documents between
trading partners, such as an automotive company and its suppliers.
A wide range of documents can be transmitted in EDI format which lowers
costs and streamlines operations for companies that implement EDI systems.
The goal of this course is to provide an overview of EDI
from an industry perspective. Completion of this course will be helpful
if you plan on working with Netscape Electronic Commerce products, such
as ECXpert, and will also be helpful for data analysts who will be working
with data mapping tools like TSI’s Mercator product.
This course can also be downloaded
in book form (PDF format).
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This module provides a brief, high-level overview of EDI and its supporting
technologies.
Electronic Data Interchange and its supporting technologies are defined
and discussed . It provides a discussion of the forces leading to
the development of EDI, a "real-world" definition, the historical trends
that led to EDI, the basic components of EDI, and trends in electronic
commerce.
In this section you will learn about Value Added Networks and the services
they provide. Alternatives to traditional VANS, like Netscape's CommerceXpert
products, are also discussed.
This module discusses typical EDI user profiles and examines the barriers
that many organizations experience when they begin to implement an EDI
system.
This module describes the ANSI X12 and UN/EDIFACT EDI standards.
It describes the ANSI X12 standards documentation and provides a step-by-step
instructions in how to read and understand the standards documents.
You will learn about the components that make up an EDI transmission and
about the differences between the U.S. ANSI X12 standard and the international
UN/EDIFACT standard.
In this module you will learn about the various hardware and software products
available to support EDI in a variety of business settings, from very small
business to large, multinational corporations.