EDI

Identifies fault, accounting, configuration, security, and performance management.

A company that maintains a network and offers its services and capabilities to others for a fee.

A transaction set that advises of the delivery schedule and provides a description of the shipment.

Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards. A not-for-profit global consortium that drives the development, convergence and adoption of e-business standards.

Any entity about which we store data and the operations to manipulate that data.

Organization for Data Exchange Through Teletransmission in Europe. Refers to both the European automotive industry body and the EDIFACT EDI standard subset for that industry.

ODETTE File Transfer Protocol. The messaging protocol for the European automotive industry.

An update on the OFTP protocol which has been designed from the outset to be used over the internet. OFTP v2.0 offers a number of benefits over OFTP including data compression, exchange of digital certificates and large file transmission between business partners.

A network with which outside parties can communicate.

Open Systems Interconnect. Structure based on seven-layer model developed by ISO, which will allow different computer manufacturers’ machines to communicate with one another.

The documents that have been traditionally used to convey information in a business transaction.

Also called Terms of Sale. Refers to the agreement of payment of invoice between supply-side business partner and demand-side business partner, e.g., Net 30 indicates that the invoice is to be paid within 30 days.

XML document schema used in the Energy industry.

The process of testing a part of the final system as a gauge to determine the viability of a concept prior to implementing the system for full production.

A project conducted between two or more EDI business partners to test the viability of a proposed EDI System.

Partner Interface Processes. RosettaNet PIPs define business processes between business partners via XML-based dialogs.

A business model that specifies how Partner Roles (buyer, seller, assembler, catalogue publisher, etc.) interactively perform interface activities that collaboratively achieve a business objective. The PIP Blueprint document includes narrative and diagrams.

The exchange sequence of Partner Interface Process messages specified using Business Process Specification Schema.

A structured process that describes the work and steps required to create a PIP Specification based upon requirements as detailed in the Specification Requirement Document.

Two business partners using a RosettaNet Partner Interface Process as the business process interface for a live transaction (not in pilot or testing).

The structure of the exchanged information between business partners in a specific context; content structure described using either Unified Modelling Language or Extensible Markup Language schemas.

Technical interface diagrams that visually describe and define the PIP Blueprint.

Detailed document that provides a definitive description of a system for the purpose of developing or validating the system

The type of computer system being used.

Refers to a type of communication whereby messages are sent directly from one business partner to another without the use of a VAN.

An industry company-specific system that allows a supplier to provide order entry capabilities to its customers.

An industry/company-specific data format developed by a company for transmission of data to and from its business partners. Proprietary formats do not comply with the ASC X12 series of standards.

Communication standards that determine message content and format, enabling uniformity of transmissions.

The process of enabling two systems with different protocols to communicate.

A document issued by a buyer to a seller that details the terms of sale under which the buyer will purchase the seller’s goods.