GS1-128 / SSCC-18 Labels: Where EDI Meets the Warehouse Dock An EDI 856 can be perfectly mapped, transmit on time, and still cause a shipment to sit in receiving limbo — because the barcode on the carton doesn’t match the data in the transaction. That single point of failure, the label on the box, is … Read More →
What Is Epicor ERP? The Basics Every EDI Practitioner Should Know If you work in EDI long enough, you’ll eventually end up mapping transactions into or out of Epicor. It’s one of the most common ERPs sitting behind manufacturers and distributors, which means understanding how it’s structured — and where EDI actually plugs in — … Read More →
Michael Kotoyan will conduct two EDI sessions at RVCF Fall Conference 2026 EDI Academy is proud to share that our founder and chief instructor, Michael Kotoyan, will be speaking at the RVCF Fall Conference, taking place November 1–4, 2026 at the Westin Kierland Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona. RVCF (the Retail Value Chain Federation) brings together … Read More →
Retailer Routing Guides vs. EDI Mapping Guides: Why Suppliers Need Both Ask most suppliers what “EDI compliant” means, and you’ll hear about transaction sets: the 850, the 856, the 810, maybe a 997. Map those correctly, pass a few tests, and you’re done — right? Not quite. Every one of those documents sits inside a … Read More →