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EDI Trading Partner Setup

Set up trading partners, maps and connections

Link each customer, consignee and carrier to its EDI trading partner, with the ID codes that identify it in documents. Map inbound and outbound segments to your data for each transaction set, and exchange EDI with each partner or network on a schedule.

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What it does

  • Assign the trading partner on customer, consignee and carrier records, with EDI ID and location codes on consignees
  • Map inbound and outbound segments and elements to your data for each transaction set
  • Exchange EDI with each partner on a schedule over FTP, email, shared folders or a network provider
  • Report the functional acknowledgements received and sent
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Questions about edi trading partner setup

Straight answers, drawn from what the software does today.

How do we connect to each trading partner?

Assign the trading partner on customer, consignee and carrier records, with EDI ID and location codes on consignees, then exchange EDI with each partner on a schedule over FTP, email, shared folders or a network provider.

Can we map EDI segments to our own data for each transaction set?

Yes. Inbound and outbound segments and elements are mapped to your data for each transaction set.

Can we see which acknowledgements were received and sent?

Yes. A report lists the functional acknowledgements received and sent.

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