RE: EDI 834 question

We still use one of those "expensive" translators... but we have thousands of documents/trading partners. Most are AS2.

I can't imagine trying to recreate the EDI data for each document.

How are you going to handle the EDI envelopes? Especially if you need to retransmit.

In any case, Mendelson has an open source AS2 solution. We use that when we can. It's a way better option that trying to use SFTP or something like that.

(soapbox warning)
Big retailers are trying to move away from EDI (driving me nuts)... first they outsourced their EDI, then fired their staff, and now the service companies are asking for more money. So they want to do APIs instead - which is great for them, because they dictate how each-and-every every document is structured. Meanwhile, as a manufacturer, we have to create a separate API interface for each-and-every retailer (approaching a thousand for us).

What a nightmare.

With the EDI translator, we can setup a new partner and all the documents in a few hours.

(off my soapbox)

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From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of K Crawford
Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2024 11:40 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: EDI 834 question

Thanks for the replies.
Art that 'line of code' is sort of what I was thinking. I will probably do that.
Charles, as for the communications I think we are okay. they said in one of the documents "Select your data transmission method: SFTP w/ PGP or HTTPS File Upload".
I think the biggest challenge is getting the correct data on the correct line, ISA vs INF vs REF etc.
I do have a contact that I will request the EDI document and a sample TXT.

On Thu, Oct 17, 2024 at 8:24 AM Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Rolling your own translation for a single doc to a single vendor is
doable...

But make sure you understand how it's to be transmitted. Back when I
was doing EDI, we were sending via a Value Added Network (VAN);
originally dial-up and then via the Internet.

I know there's been a few new internet specific communication
protocols defined, such as AS2.
It's possible your vendor uses SFTP or HTTPS directly, but if they
want it via AS2 or via VAN. You might need tooling.

Lastly, when you start getting into multiple documents, with multiple
versions, to multiple partners. Tooling helps.

Charles

On Wed, Oct 16, 2024 at 2:19 PM K Crawford <kscx3ksc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I have been asked to create an EDI 834 file. I just started my
research (google and vendor) and see that it could get complicated
if I let it. I am going to try not to let it get complicated. I do
recall many many

years

ago co-workers using some tools to create them. At my current job
we do not have any tools, I don't expect any $ to get any tools.

Any recommendations on free tools (I don't expect this) or good
documentation on how to?
TIA

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