EDI billing products description
EDI billing AT&T is represented by three EDI Billing Products:
- EDI Detail Bill
- EDI Summary Bill
- EDI Bill Payment.
This post addresses the EDI Detail Bill, EDI Summary Bill, and a Customer Service Record option. EDI Bill Payment has a separate Implementation Guide, available upon request from your AT&T Account Representative.
EDI Detail Bill
EDI Detail Bill provides customers complete billing information in an electronic format. Customers who perform detailed analysis of telecommunications usage and billing are the intended subscribers. It is sent to Ameritech EDI customers using the ASC X12 811 Transaction Set.
Note: Customers subscribing to AT&T Convergent Bill product will have option of receiving The EDI 811 as a Memorandum. The account information provided is supporting Detail of the AT&T Convergent Bill product. The 811 Memorandum is not a bill.
EDI Detail Bill has three areas:
Heading: Account information, such as invoice number, invoice date, and invoice terms.
Detail: Bill section subtotals for each service provider, plus supporting detail information (such as Toll Call detail, Optional Calling Plan information, Other Charges and Credit line items, Directory Assistance information, and other billing data).
Summary: Bill balance, payment, and adjustment amounts.
In addition to basic EDI billing information, the Customer Service Record (CSR) option may be added to the EDI Detail bill. When the CSR option is selected, the optional information is included in the transaction set’s Detail area.
EDI Summary Bill
AT&T EDI Summary Bill provides customers summary level bill information in an electronic format. It is intended for our customers who perform high-level bill processing and electronic bill payment. The EDI Summary Bill is sent to EDI customers using the ASC X12 811 Transaction Set.
Note: Customers subscribing to AT&T Convergent Bill product will have option of receiving The EDI 811 as a Memorandum. The account information provided is supporting Detail of the AT&T Convergent Bill product. The 811 Memorandum is not a bill.
The AT&T EDI Summary Bill has three areas:
Heading: Account information, such as invoice number, invoice date, and payment terms.
Detail: Bill section subtotals for each service provider, with no additional detail.
Summary: Bill balance, payment, and adjustment amounts.
When the CSR option is selected, complete CSR information is included in the transaction set’s Detail area.
EDI Bill Payment
AT&T EDI Bill Payment sends payment information from EDI customers to Ameritech using the ASC X12 820 Transaction Set. EDI Bill Payment uses an EDI/EFT process, or Financial EDI, where the 820 transaction is routed through banks capable of processing EDI transactions (known as value added banks or VABs). AT&T does not charge for this service, but the customer’s bank may charge a fee for EDI/EFT transaction processing. EDI Bill Payment may be used in conjunction with EDI Detail Bill or EDI Summary Bill.
The AT&T EDI Bill Payment has three areas:
Heading: Payee and payer information, including the total payment amount.
Detail: Information on one or more invoices that are paid by this transaction.
Summary: Transaction control total information (only).
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