EDI as a service solution
There are two basic types of EDI as a service: Fax to EDI and Managed File Transfer. With Fax to EDI the service will translate actual paper documents into EDI messages and will send them to your trading partner. It can also receive EDI messages from your trading partner and translate them to faxes. With Managed File Transfer you can send your information to the service provider in a file (for example, Excel, csv, text) and the service will translate your file content into EDI messages and send them to your trading partner. The service will also translate EDI messages from your trading partner and return them back to you in the file format you prefer.
EDI as a Service is good for companies just getting started with EDI because you don’t have to invest a lot of money to begin using it. No software is needed, getting started is quick and you don’t need any EDI expertise to use it. It’s also easy to migrate to an integrated solution later. However, it’s only practical for low volumes of EDI transactions, and the cost per transaction is higher than an integrated solution. EDI standards are reglated by GS1 US.
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