Re: EDI outsourcing Was: EDI translation/mapping packages

Yes.

We are at (don't hit me:-)) V4R5 and are using MAPICS XAR6.

To upgrade Inovis we would have to upgrade to at least V5R1 and our CFO 
does not want to do this.  It would kill us with licensing with MAPICS, 
for one thing.

The only long term cost we will have is the monthly fee to the outsourcing 
company.  No VAN, no inhouse EDI package, etc...  The only inhouse cost 
would be my cost for modifing the programs that I have written for the 
interface.  This would probably be for just adding new customers.  This 
would be a very small project to do, to add more customers.  This way, our 
EDI solution will be always using the most up to date version of EDI for 
our Customers.  And, I don't have to change a thing, which I like.

I've written programs that will handle 810, 850, 830 and 856 transactions. 
 I also get feedback from the outsource company when they receive 997s 
from our Customers.


Nick

Nick Radich
Sr. Programmer/Analyst
EPC Molding, Inc.
Direct  (320) 679-6683
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So basically you ARE feeding it into, and retrieving data out of, your ERP 

or other back end software?
So the cost savings are:
- Maintenance of the EDI package (and some of those tiered prices are 
pretty steep)
- Paying any VAN fees.
- Labor costs in maintaining certificates for SFTP, etc.
You still have the costs of integrating the data into your back end 
software.

Is that, conceptually, about it?

Rob Berendt