Digitize Your B2B Business Processes
Electronic data interchange (EDI), in compliance with the latest standards, integrates with all ERP systems, connecting all business partners without the need for additional software.
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B2B/EDI integration transfers business documents such as orders, delivery notes and invoices from your ERP system to your business partners’ systems, using agreed data structures and secure connection protocols.
As a need is selected, the architecture diagram shows which system communicates with whom and over which channel.
| Criteria | EDI | API | Web EDI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suited for | For regular and standardised intercompany document flows. | For applications to directly share specific data or transactions. | For the business partner to participate in processes via the browser. |
| Counterpart | Partner system | Application service | Browser user |
| Determined in scope | Document types, data standard, partner and system scope | Access, data model, security and error behaviour | User roles, document flow and notifications |
EDI transfers business documents, from order to invoice, directly between your systems and your trading partners' systems, without re-entering data. Its benefits are not confined to one department; they are felt throughout the process, from purchasing to accounting.
Orders (ORDERS), despatch advices (DESADV) and invoices (INVOIC) share the same core data. Information in one document is not entered again in the next; once a document is created in your ERP, it is transferred to your trading partner's system.
The need to key orders received by email or through portals into your ERP decreases. Your team spends its time on exceptions and customers rather than routine data entry.
Because data is transferred directly from the source system, typing and copying errors and missing fields decrease. Each document is validated against the agreed message specification before it is sent.
Acknowledgement messages show whether a document was sent, received or rejected. A problem in the order flow is followed up at the stage where it occurs.
Documents are created and stored digitally. The need for printing, courier and physical archives decreases, and the document you need is easy to find.
No integration is built from scratch for every new buyer or supplier; the partner is set up on the existing EDI connection. MAP's EDI VAN currently serves more than 1,800 trading partners.
Documents travel over encrypted protocols such as AS2 and SFTP. MAP has been ISO 27001 certified since 2014, and the infrastructure is audited every year.
Retail chains and automotive manufacturers ask their suppliers for documents using EDIFACT, VDA or ODETTE specifications. EDI lets you send and receive documents to these specifications.
EDI shows up differently in every team. The same document flow makes each department's work easier from its own side.
Orders are transferred to the partner's system, and confirmations come back through the same channel.
ORDERSIncoming orders reach the ERP without manual entry, and delivery date information can be shared earlier.
ORDERSThe despatch advice reaches the buyer before the goods leave; goods receipt becomes easier.
DESADVThe invoice is based on the same data as the order and the despatch advice; reconciliation becomes easier.
INVOICOptimize the interaction between the internal IT systems in your company; increase the speed of data exchange and reduce operating costs.
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Replace your manual workflow with digital information exchange; communicate quickly with your trading partners and manage all data from a single system.
Discover →Business partners, systems and document flows are determined.
Data fields and mapping requirements are defined.
Scenarios and acceptance criteria are prepared.
Data exchange with the parties is tested.
Transition and initial monitoring are planned.
Errors, changes and new partner requests are managed.
A sound scope analysis considers not only the name of the system to be connected, but also the end-to-end workflow.
Let's assess the scope together →Data is securely protected in accordance with TUV-approved standards for ISO 27001
MAP, the exclusive business and technology partner of OpenText | GXS and Epicor, manages an EDI VAN (Value Added Network) serving more than 1800 trading partners in Boğaziçi University Technopark in addition to its products developed in accordance with quality standards.
Electronic data interchange (EDI) enables the transfer of intercompany business documents such as orders, delivery notes and invoices between systems using agreed data structures. MAP's B2B/EDI integration, in compliance with the latest standards, integrates with all ERP systems, connecting business partners without the need for additional software.
EDI is used for regular and standardised intercompany document flows. API is for applications to directly share specific data or transactions. Web EDI enables the business partner to participate in processes through a browser. The hybrid structure brings together partners with different technical capacities in the same ecosystem.
EDI standards: EDIFACT, VDA, ODETTE, ANSI, TRADACOMS, TXT, CSV, IDOC and XML. Connection protocols: FTP, SFTP, AS2, Web Servis, OFTP2, OFTP, ENX, ISDN and X400.
Integration can be done with all ERP systems; common examples are SAP, Logo, Mikro and Netsis.
The process proceeds in six steps: determining the scope, clarifying the mapping, designing the test, verifying the connection, going live and managing operations. The scope analysis addresses source and target systems, document and data types, the technical capacity of business partners, mapping and validation, testing, monitoring, error management and operational responsibilities.
Digital archiving of documents reduces paper waste, human errors from manual data entry decrease, and planned work becomes sustainable.
As the exclusive business and technology partner of OpenText | GXS and Epicor, MAP manages an EDI VAN serving more than 1800 trading partners. Data is securely protected in accordance with ISO 27001 standards.
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