Re: BISYNC vs ASYNCH programming

Eric,

The purpose of most EDI packages is not just to get data from point A to
point B, but to verify that the data was delivered and done so
accurately.

At it's simplest, bisync is handled by a pair of programs (one at each
end) that does a batch transmission of a file.  This can be replaced
with FTP and appropriate byte count and check digit controls to provide
a degree of confidence in delivery.

What this vendor may have is the EDI mapping within the bisync
communications program and performs their translation and verification
on a record by record or order by order basis.

Now that's a different story.

(thinking out loud) Instead of having the EDI communications running,
one could create an umbrella loop that uses FTP to send an order,
verify, process, feedback.  Sort of like producing a report by opening
and closing the spool file on each page (one page = one order) while the
spool writer chugs away at what it's received.  There is a performance
penalty.

IMHO, by now, with the current technology, they should have figured this
out, on their own dime.  Is there a trading partner issue that must be
addressed?  Like available communications protocols?

Ooops, I just heard the end of week, no thinking out loud buzzer go off.
;)


Eric Kempter wrote:
> 
> Is there a great deal of difference in the programming of Bisynchronous
> communications vs Asynchronous communications.  We purchased an EDI package
> that uses Bisynch comms.  We asked the vendor for a quote on how much it
> would cost to modify his package to support asynch comms.  He said it would
> take him weeks to come up with a quote and then it would probably take
> months to program.  Does this sound realistic.  TIA
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