EDI and Supply Chain History
Explain that EDI Term
InFlight
Name the X12 EDI Document Number
What do you say next??
100
Who is this man?
Ed Guilbert - The Godfather of EDI
100
Map
Specific visual program that relates data in an input to data in an output. Typically EDI to application file, or application file to EDI.
100
What can you see in InFlight that is not available in Document Tracking?
Document errors, pre and post translation view of documents
100
Functional Acknowledgment
997
100
Our EDI program is great, but most of our suppliers are too small to do EDI.
Have you considered giving them access to a portal where they could view your Purchase Orders, Forecasts, etc. and respond to them? (and it would come in as any other automated EDI / B2B)
200
What are the X12 Series numbers for Motor, Ocean, and Rail? (Recall your 214 and 315)
200's for Motor, 300's for Ocean, 400's for Rail
200
VAN (and what it does)
Value Added Network
200
Who can view InFlight?
Clients and IBM support, but not trading partners.
200
Purchase Order Acknowledgment
855
200
We have automated incoming EDI PO's from customers but we aren't able to get other customers to add EDI capabilities!
Are they sending via semi structured data in e-mail or fax images? We can take those and give you perfect EDI documents. (Document Conversion Services)
300
UPC Barcode
300
What is AS2?
AS2 (Applicability Statement 2) is a well accepted HTTP based standard for wrapping and securing EDI and other B2B documents over the internet. It became very popular after Wlamart mandated that their suppliers use it back in the early 2000's.
300
What was added to the dashboard with the latest InFlight release?
Multiple and configurable widgets, and the AI chat!
300
Planning Schedule with Release Capability
830
300
We just acquired a European subsidiary, and I do not know what it happening over there.
We have lots of European clients. We have European support, handle European standards like EDIFACT and Peppol, and have e-invoicing capabilities for many countries. Can we talk with your Europe team to learn more?
400
Why would XML formats have been a bad idea at the beginning of the EDI era in 1980's? (or why does X12 look like it does?)
Verbose! For example <Purchase Order>POJatejah1234</Purchase Order> Those slow old modems needed compact data
400
What is SFTP?
Secure File Transfer Protocol. This is a file transfer protocol that encrypts data. Used in many Direct Connections between EDI partners or from IBM to our EDI clients.
400
Using the classic InFlight interface, what would you filter on to show Purchase Orders in ANSI X12 and EDIFACT?
810, ORDERS
400
Transportation Carrier Shipment Status Message (Motor)
214
400
How much would it cost to just take this entire EDI mess off my hands?
We certainly can do that. We will need to come in to thoroughly understand your environment so that we can determine how best to move to our cloud solution and what services to provide. Could we come in next month?
500
Why does a company need to consider BOTH EDI messaging and API's in their B2B Strategy?
API's are the future, but the X12/ EDIFACT messaging WORKS and is not likely to get ripped out any time soon! Would be a major project and dubious benefits
500
What documents are typically traded in an automotive EDI flow in North America?
Forecast (830), SHipping Schedule (862) to the suppliers, and Advanced Shipping Notice (856) from the suppliers.
500
Best guess...how many rows can be exported from the new InFlight?
100,000
500
Request for Student Educational Record (Transcript)
146
500
I am the new Director or business applications. EDI just isn't a priority for us.
Have you considered moving the day to day maintenance and trouble shooting to the cloud? Would you consider outside help and expertise? (B2Bi SaaS Essentials, Standard, and Premium)