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What is EDI?EDI, Electronic Data Interchange, is the electronic communication of business transactions (or documents) between organizations in a published, standardized format. Definition of Common EDI TermsANSI (American National Standards Institute) - A body that coordinates and provides information on national and international standards . Document - An electronic business transaction composed of a collection of segments. Also known as a Transaction Set. EDIFACT (EDI for Administration, Commerce, and Transport ) - This term identifies the Standards developed within Working Party 4 (WP4) . EDIFACT is a widely accepted international standard. Element - Individual item or "piece" of information within a standard document. In database terms, it is comparable to a field. Groups of elements form data segments. Segment - A predefined set of functionally related data elements. In database terms, it is comparable to a record. TDCC - Transportation Data Coordinating Committee . Trading Partner - Term that refers to companies sending and receiving documents via EDI. A business (customer, supplier, carrier, bank, etc.) that trades electronic documents. VAN (Value Added Network) - A third-party service provider; can be viewed as a data clearinghouse. |
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