Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Solutions

In today's economy, speed agility and accuracy is the name of the game!. Manual processes slow down the efficiency of the business, not to mention the challenges they pose for compliance and reconciliation. The ability to connect electronically is crucial for many global companies. As a result, many large retailers will not trade goods with suppliers they cannot communicate with electronically.

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is commonly defined as the computer-to-computer electronic exchange of business documents in a standard format in an effort to eliminate the need for paper documents and their associated costs and delays. Documents received in the EDI standard formats are  mapped using EDI software into a company's back-end Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) application to generate documents such as purchase orders, invoices, advanced shipping notices (ASN) and other documents through the regular accounting process. Similarly, documents generated in the ERP are translated into a standard EDI document using EDI software and then submitted to a trading partner via a Value-Added Network (VAN) or via real-time communication solutions like AS2.

For smaller companies, or companies that do not work with a lot of trading partners requiring EDI, there are internet options for electronic data interchange. For larger companies, there are software solutions or a complete outsourced offering.

Data Technology offers solutions for every step in the process. These flexible, scalable solutions deploy rapidly to connect you and your trading partners - whatever their size!. Whether your business only needs to connect with a few partners and you don't want to purchase a software solution, or you need a software solution as well as a VAN or real-time communication solution, or if you want to become even more efficient and outsource your electronic trading to someone else, Data Technology will be your trusted partner. We will use the best product for your ERP system developed by one of our partners to fulfill your strategic and tactical objectives.

Data Technology provides EDI solutions, consultancy and support services that are fully integrated with core ERP environments, such as SAP, BPCS, GEAC, JD Edwards, IFS and PRMS. We support leading EDI software vendors, including Inovis, Seeburger, Oracle, IBM and SAP to deliver flexible, responsive and reliable trading solutions to 100% of our customers and their trading partners. This service is delivered to our clients via a team of experienced consultants and implementers. We are recognised by our customers as "trusted advisors" who will specify, implement and support our solutions under an agreed Service Level Agreement at fixed prices.

Our services include:
• End-to-end remote monitoring of the EDI process
• Experienced EDI consultants
• Proven implementation capabilities
• Proven data mapping transfer and integration skills
• Technical skills
• Help desk offering flexible support up to 24/7
• Professional advice and consultancy
• Full outsourced EDI management solution with proactive checks
• EDI Error handling
• Management of Master Data Errors
• Partner enablement
• Database consistency checks
• Development of Validation routines