RE: EDI Requirements

Paul ---- If you really only have one trading partner you may want to
consider using a third party service to do the EDI transactions for you.
Last year we got a contract with Sears and had to use EDI for all business
documents starting immediately.   Sears has a very strict EDI testing
program and while we were getting things set up and tested we used Clark
International Corp to do the EDI with Sears.    They take in electronic
documents from the partner and change them to paper which get faxed to you.
You fax paper documents to Clark and they change them into EDI.    Clark is
already approved for many of the major trading partners.   The cost is no
more than VAN charges.    
 
We installed EC and Premenos about 4 years ago.    It works fine but would
be difficult to use in shops that have no programming resources.   To get
the desired results user exit programs are needed.   I would not attempt to
install and use EC without attending the training class from MAPICS (Custom
Systems Corp).
 
Greg Wenzloff
Beck Manufacturing
717-762-9141x246 
 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Aultman [mailto:Paul.Aultman@hoshizaki.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 8:28 AM
To: 'MAPICS-L@midrange.com'
Subject: EDI Requirements


Our company has a requirement to setup an EDI interface to one (or more) of
our customers.  I have been exploring some of the Mapics documentation on
their EC product, as well as discussing the requierements with our local
Mapics affiliate.  It looks like we have a number of options and I wanted to
know what are some of the more successful EDI implementations out there.
What solutions did you use for the mapping, translation, network, etc?
 
Thanks in advance for your help!
 
Paul
 
 
Paul Aultman
Manager - Information Technologies
Hoshizaki America, Inc.
(770) 487-2331 x319
 

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