Re: The future of EDI and XML -- MIDRANGE-L

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Buck,

I agree to a degree.

XML tags will require their own industry specific dictionary and
thesaurus so you can differentiate "ItemCode" from "PartNumber" from
"Component" from "SubAssembly" from "RawMaterial".

XML and EDI are two totally different things.  XML is the format of the
data, although EDI does have formats, EDI is primarily in the business
of guarantied delivery of whatever information (in whatever format) you
push down the pipe.

Buck Calabro wrote:
> 
> It's easy to hear "XML will replace old EDI."  I think the more reasonable
> statement is that "People will continue to use EDI and will begin to use XML
> as their trading partners demand it."  People like us will make money only
> if we know XML...
>
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