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Hi I have worked with the Windows PC version of GENTRAN as well as the Unix server version. In the early years the Windows version was a bit shakey but later on it was fine. Very user friendly & nice interface. The Unix version is more robust but that is probably because of the operating...

You're fine then. We skipped 5.3. Went from 5.1 to 6.0

Hi there, We've done the other way around. XML to EDI and then to an SAP IDoc. Don't know if that's useful

Hi, You have two choices since Gentran 6.0 has two mapping tools. One is the so-called "old mapper" which you are using now in 5.3. The other one is called the Visual mapper which is basically the mapper from Gentran NT incorperated into Gentran for Unix 6.0 1. For upgrading your...

Hi Randy, That's right. The turn around outbound document takes input from the inbound file and is either automatically or manually sent back to the originator of the inbound file you've received. It's quite handy for doing invoices when receiving orders for example. The 997 or CONTRL ack...

Bertiewooster, that's what they said about XML 3 years ago as well... I haven't seen XML taken off yet in the area of exchanging business information with external partners. We have hundreds of trading partners and only a couple wanted to do XML. The rest chooses either EDI or flatfile formats...

Hi GingerJames, Well, you've outlined most of the advantages of EFIFACT over TRADACOMS yourself already. Regarding the inclusion or exclusion of segments; even though your trading partners allows you to send an invoice in any format, they still should provide you with some kind of specification...

Hi Ron, A direct connection to one partner is fine indeed if you have only one. However, once you get EDI capable, you will surely want to expand it to other partners. Regarding using a VAN, it all depends on the volume of your EDI traffic. If you are planning to send/receive a lot of data...

Hi Gockle, Compared to other data structures that need to carry information, EDI is one of the structures that has actually developed into just a few heavily used standards around the world. In North-America and Australasia it is mainly Ansi X12, In Europe mainly EDIFACT. You have a few other...

Hi, For exchanging business doucments between external partners EDIINT, not XML, is the way forward. There are too many XML standards out there (which one to use? Support multiple ones?). It's too flexible sometimes (partners can make up different tags for the same things (e.g PO nr.) which you...

Hi Akrin, I have read your thread with interest. I have been working in the EDI field in Europe for the past 6 years with different multinationals (Sterling Commerce among others) and so far I have not come across many companies that do or want do RosettaNet or any other XML standard. One heard...

Mathewt, - The best way to learn how to work with GENTRAN:Director is to attend a one day course which is given by Sterling Commerce in Columbus, Ohio. In one day you can learn the basics and after that it is just a matter of using the product. GENTRAN:Director is fairly straight forward to use...