Different format of EDI

[Former Member]

Hi,

Can I know what is the difference between EDI formats like ANSIX2, EDIFACT, --etc.

Only change in element and segment seperator or any thing else what is need of different things.

[Former Member]

These are the standards of EDI.

EDIFACT has a hierarchical structure where the top level is referred to as an interchange, and lower levels contain multiple messages which consist of segments, which in turn consist of composites.

The message Looks like

UNBIATB:16XPPCLHPPC940101:0950+1'

UNH1PAORES:93:1:IA'

MSG+1:45'

.....

UNT131'

UNZ11'

' is a segment terminator

+ is a data element separator

: is a component data element separator

? is a release character

X12 was designed primarily as the standard for EDI transactions in North America. In 1997, a global EDI standard emerged out of X12, called EDIFACT.

Both of them have equvilaent messages like

X12 denotes a purchase order as 850 which is ORDERS in EDIFACT

similarly 856 represents shipment notice which is DESADV in EDIFACT standard

+-[ISA] INTERCHANGE CONTROL HEADER

+---[GS] FUNCTION GROUP HEADER

+-----[ST] TRANSACTION SET HEADER

+------- (...)

+-----[SE] TRANSACTION SET TRAILER

+---[GE] FUNCTION GROUP TRAILER

+-[IEA] INTERCHANGE CONTROL TRAILER

[Former Member]

Hi,

What parts of the business cycle can be supported by EDI?

Any business documents that are currently exchanged using paper can be converted to an EDI. Standards. Standards include ANSI X12 and XML/EDI are primarily used in the United States, while EDIFACT is used in Europe and Asia.

http://www.erpgenie.com/sapedi/ansi.htm

Refer

http://www.erpgenie.com/sapedi/index.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/72/c18ee5546a11d182cc0000e829fbfe/frameset.htm

https://www.2020software.com/products/Fourth_Shift_Edition_for_SAP_Business_One_Electronic_Data_Inte...

http://downloads-zdnet.com.com/SoftwareandWebDevelopment/SoftwareDevelopmentTools/ElectronicData+Interchange/

http://www.erpgenie.com/sapedi/index.htm

http://www.kostal.com/english/downloads/EDI_AGB_eng.pdfd

Blog

/people/srinivas.vanamala2/blog/2006/12/11/edi-basics

Thanks

Vikranth

[GabrielSagaya]

EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) is a widely used collection of standards for exchanging information electronically between information systems. There are several EDI standards in use today, the most prevalent being ANSI X12 and UN/EDIFACT. ANSI (American National Standards Institute) X12 has become the de facto EDI standard in the United States as well as much of North America, while UN/EDIFACT (United Nations Electronic Data Interchange for Administration Commerce and Transport) is the most prevalent international EDI standard.

[Former Member]

Hey,

Check this too..

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

Thanks,

Vijaya.

[Former Member]

Hi,

The differences between the two standards are considered to be minor by the X12/North American EDIFACT secretariat. There is very little difference between the two syntaxes in the overall design of the transaction set/message. There are however some differences in the way segments and data elements are structured so that a message developed using X12 syntax cannot be deciphered by a system based on the EDIFACT syntax. Work is currently underway to align the two syntaxes so that software using the UN/EDIFACT formats will also be able to communicate with X12 based systems (Malhotra, 1991). Another solution is to develop a common data dictionary that could be used by software developers and system integrators (Olson, 1992). This approach would result in EDI software that supports both the EDIFACT and X12 data formats.

The Segment Names will differ and signals codes will differ.

Thanks,

RamuV

[Former Member]

Hi,

some differences between these two formats are..

EDIFACT uses composite data elements

looping and nesting procedures are different

6 data elements types are defined in ANSI X12 while only three are defined in EDIFACT

there is no provision in EDIFACT for optional fields

EDIFACT allows for two levels of syntax.

Very good link.It would be helpful.

http://www.ifla.org/VI/5/reports/rep4/42.htm

Thanks,

Vijaya