EDIFACT Explained

Collaborating with trading partners allows you to expand your reach across different regions, locally and worldwide. An enterprise-grade EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) platform makes this process more efficient by facilitating standardised messages which are easily exchanged between organisations. EDIFACT is prominent in Europe, and many large businesses mandate EDI compliance using the EDIFACT standard to their trading partners.

Watch our webinar to discover how your business can utilise EDIFACT EDI to accelerate Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) across the supply chain.

What You’ll Learn in This Webinar

To help navigate the EDIFACT standard and how it’s used for EDI, we have curated a webinar to cover all you need to know. Our webinar will cover:

• Understanding EDIFACT: Explore some of the most common messages that businesses are asked to exchange.
• Multi-Standard Compliance: Learn what other EDI standards are used and how your business can comply with trading partner requests
• Streamlining B2B Integration: Discover how a fully managed EDI provider simplifies trading partner management, eliminates manual data entry, and scales with your business.

Who Should Watch?

This session is designed for operations directors, IT managers, and supply chain coordinators looking to:

• Decode EDI Basics: Master the core transaction sets, codes, and EDI translation processes driving modern supply chains.
• Achieving 100% Trading Partner Compliance: Meet strict retailer and vendor mandates quickly to avoid costly compliance chargebacks and delays.
• Automate Supply Chain Workflows: Drive end-to-end supply chain visibility by connecting your EDI solution directly into your ERP software.
• Eliminate Manual Errors: Replace manual order processing with automated purchase orders to improve data accuracy and speed up order fulfilment.

What is EDIFACT?

EDIFACT, which stands for Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce, and Transport. Introduced in the late 1980s by UN/CEFACT, EDIFACT became the universal language for international trade, replacing traditional paper-based communication between companies.

As global trade flourished, businesses needed a standardized format to communicate with international partners. EDIFACT emerged as the solution, gradually replacing paper with electronic data exchange. Over time, EDIFACT evolved to accommodate the diverse needs of businesses, giving rise to subsets (such as GS1 EANCOM ) with mandatory and industry-specific fields.

EDIFACT is the go-to EDI standard across European industries, including retail, manufacturing, healthcare, and many other industries. Large global enterprises frequently mandate EDIFACT compliance to ensure seamless supply chain visibility and trading partner integration.

Ready to streamline partner communication? Watch our EDIFACT EDI webinar to learn how to exchange key EDI transactions with your customers and suppliers.