FAQs

There are three main steps in the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) process – preparation and organisation of data, translation to the agreed EDI format, and the transmission of the EDI documents.
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AP automation enables all your suppliers (not just the largest ones) to send you electronic invoices.
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PDF invoice processing converts PDF invoices received from suppliers into a standard digital format and processes them in the same way electronic invoices received via EDI are processed.
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PDF invoice processing is the conversion of PDF invoices received from suppliers into a standard digital format which can in turn be processed in the same way as electronic invoices received via EDI.
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EDI transactions, documents and files refer to the EDI messages that are exchanged between trading partners.
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Choosing the best EDI provider for your business can be a difficult task, especially if you're not sure what the critical factors of a successful solution are.
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There are a number of important factors that should be considered when reviewing your EDI solution, many of these can have a serious impact on business critical processes within your business. With this in mind, it's important you choose the best solution for your organisation.
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EDI via the XML open standard differs greatly to other standards-based EDI, because XML is made up of information gathered into tags rather than having set positions for the data like the EDIFACT and X12 standard.
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Developed in 1987, EANCOM was created as a subset of the EDIFACT standard.
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ANSI X12 stands for American National Standards Institute X12 and refers to the American EDI standard developed in 1979.
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Tradacoms is an EDI standard introduced in 1982 as a precursor to EDIFACT and subsequently maintained and extended by GS1 UK. The development of Tradacoms ended in 1995 in favour of the EDIFACT EANCOM subsets.
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