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EDI mappings
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Not aware of any myself ... mapping tips are generally<br>
very specific to a tool. I would suggest looking at the<br>
website for your software vendor.<br>
<br>
The general principle is to create as flexible a format as<br>
you can. Try to imagine every possible piece of information<br>
you will need (for incoming) or someone could request (for<br>
outgoing). This can be quite a task, because some trading<br>
partners, in a misguided attempt to save money, will try<br>
to make a transaction set do double duty. For instance, they<br>
will request detailed shipping information on an invoice<br>
or price information on an ASN. We keep this kind of <br>
information on a large spreadsheet for reference purposes.<br>
Every time you add a new trading partner, you can check<br>
their requirements against what you already have, and<br>
make maximum use of a minimum of maps. In theory, after<br>
a certain number of trading partners, you will have seen<br>
just about all the possible configurations, and the new<br>
ones will fit one of your old maps.<br>
<p>Howard Parks<br><a href=mailto:howardparks@my-deja.com>howardparks@my-deja.com</a><br><a href= > </a><br>1 Peter 4:10<br>
very specific to a tool. I would suggest looking at the<br>
website for your software vendor.<br>
<br>
The general principle is to create as flexible a format as<br>
you can. Try to imagine every possible piece of information<br>
you will need (for incoming) or someone could request (for<br>
outgoing). This can be quite a task, because some trading<br>
partners, in a misguided attempt to save money, will try<br>
to make a transaction set do double duty. For instance, they<br>
will request detailed shipping information on an invoice<br>
or price information on an ASN. We keep this kind of <br>
information on a large spreadsheet for reference purposes.<br>
Every time you add a new trading partner, you can check<br>
their requirements against what you already have, and<br>
make maximum use of a minimum of maps. In theory, after<br>
a certain number of trading partners, you will have seen<br>
just about all the possible configurations, and the new<br>
ones will fit one of your old maps.<br>
<p>Howard Parks<br><a href=mailto:howardparks@my-deja.com>howardparks@my-deja.com</a><br><a href= > </a><br>1 Peter 4:10<br>
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