What is EDI

[Former Member]

<b>Hello Friends...I Want to know the Basics of what is EDI..Can u please help me out??</b> Jayanth

[former_member189387 · Accepted solution]

EDI is traditional meaning is the data format

(XI does not support is but EDI adapter - seeburger )

EDI in SAP can also mean sending and receiving

standard documents that do not have to use use ALE

Purchase order, sales orders etc.

and they are sent as standard IDOCs

Please See this Link

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/135b0b94-0701-0010-f6a9-86a...

Please See this links also

for more

http://www.erpgenie.com/faq/edi.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/14/80243b4a66ae0ce10000000a11402f/frameset.htm

A good discussion

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/profile?userid=3301691

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/135b0b94-0701-0010-f6a9-86a14057...

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/818a20be-0601-0010-e3b8-ac3d5f97...

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/e2aeb02c-0601-0010-d680-c9be61ff...

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/1d8ca590-0201-0010-c795-ae016eaa...

Hope this helps....

Regards.,

V.Rangarajan

[Former Member]

Hi

EDI (Electronic Document interchange)

Edi is the electronic exchange of business documents between the computer systems of business partners,using a standard format over a communication network.

Edi is also called paperless exchange.

Advantages:

Reduced Data entry errors

Reduced processing time

Availabilty of data in electonic form

Reduced paperwork

Reduced Cost

Reduced inventories and better planning

Standard means of communications

Better business process

EDI consists of two process

1. Outbound process

2. Inbound process

Let us know if you want to know more..

Thanks

[Former Member]

hi

The EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) standards were designed to be independent of communication and software technologies. EDI can be transmitted using any methodology agreed by the sender and recipient. This includes a variety of technologies, including modem (asynchronous, and bisynchronous), FTP, Email, HTTP, etc communications...

u can refer this wiki..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Data_Interchange

[Former Member]

All about EDI

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Data_Interchange

regards

kishna

[prabhu_s2]

edi is electroni data interfchange where two business partners exchanges transcational or master data with eachother thru subsystem which follows few stds like edifact, x12 etc. u can google to get more info