We have just stepped into doors of EDI implementation.
Myself as a newbie has lots of inquisitive and curious questions from you all genuine experts.
Truly speaking, at present i am not even aware of exact scenario for our case so i take a hypothetical scenario.
Company XYZ is a leading FMCG with numerous sale outlets in domestic and has a tremendous expansion in retail business throughout the globe.
Particularly for international business (retail),the company is willing to put up EDI considering huge number of growing orders.
Process :Company XYZ in country Singapore has six retail malls where they sell products. Unique process common to all expected is
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1.Purchase order generated at mall.
2.Source A , destination B points established with secured AS2 protocol for file transfer to ensure encryption and security
for file transport
3.File received in decrypted format as we have digital certificate exchange between partners for decryption/encryption in destination.
4.Middleware XI used to read this file and post as a sale order referring details of PO.
5.Acknowledgement would go to customer. Using public key encryption of acknowledgement would happen.
My doubts revolve around these 5 basic points.
Point 1 is clear and has no scope of doubt.
Point 2 : Is it possible that we get information of purchase in idoc format and not file format and new information for saleorder is derived from idoc itself ?.ie can it be idoc-idoc scenario and not file-idoc because file should ideally be used if supplier uses third party databases in my opinion.
Taking possibility that if we get file using ANSI or X.12 ie american standard or even any hybrid format then in order to convert same we would need some XI addon as adapter to read such format which we need to purchase
AS2 also we need to purchase which i think is a costly affair.
Point 3: no doubt.
Point 4: How we will do mapping of product codes. Will other company share their product code and information with us or keep it confidential by involving any other trusted middleware service. Our product code will be different and mall product code will be different.
If say it comes to do business with 60 customers then how so much mapping will be possible.
Point 5:Acknowledgement send will be of file or sale order wrt to purchase order. How will that be achieved. Is it mandatory to involve XI.
I hope by know you are aware so many things have come to my mind so i will be highly thankful and obliged if some one can actually elaborate on
how they manage vast business using EDI. Kindly give a detailed response. Full points guaranteed.
I will be also thankful if someone could advise to post my doubts in more relevant area either of this website or any other.
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