Business Error Notifications – RVCF Supply Chain Guidelines An EDI transaction can successfully pass through an EDI translator, receive an “Accepted” FA, and still fail in the receiver’s application if there are fatal errors in the data itself. For example, the GTIN was provided in the ASN, but it doesn’t match the GTIN in the … Read More →
RVCF Guidelines: Technical Error Notification The EDI 997 Functional Acknowledgement (FA) communicates technical errors in EDI syntax, but not those identified when the data is processed by the receiver’s business application. In discussion with RVCF members, it finds that in retail, FA’s are fairly well understood, commonly used and successful. EDI 997 Functional Acknowledgements are mandatory … Read More →
RVCF Retail Survey Summary: ASN Error Notifications Error notifications can either be “push” or “pull”. Push notifications include EDI transactions and email notifications sent from the retailer to the supplier. Pull notifications include data that can be found on the retailer’s portal such as scorecards. Vendor scorecard information can include non-compliance information related to ASN … Read More →
RVCF Business Process Guidelines: The EDI 856 Ship Notice / Manifest (ASN) The EDI 856 Ship Notice / Manifest (ASN) is the EDI transaction used by a supplier to convey the ship-to address, PO information, packaging and carrier information and the contents of a shipment. The transaction is also known as an Advance Ship … Read More →