Speak your trading partners' language
If a big-box retailer, distributor, or 3PL wants to do business with you, they often require EDI — standardized documents like the 850 purchase order, 810 invoice, and 856 advance ship notice, exchanged over specific protocols. It's non-negotiable for many supply chains.
We build the connection between your systems and your partners' EDI so those documents flow automatically instead of someone re-keying orders from a portal.
- Common X12 transaction sets: 850 (PO), 810 (invoice), 856 (ASN), 855 (PO ack)
- 997 functional acknowledgments so both sides confirm receipt
- Transport over AS2, SFTP, or a VAN, matching what each partner mandates
- EDIFACT support where international partners use it instead of X12
- Mapping between EDI documents and your order/ERP data model
Meet the spec — and the chargebacks that come with it
EDI is unforgiving: each partner publishes its own implementation guide, and a document that doesn't match can trigger rejections or chargeback penalties. Getting the mapping and validation exactly right is the whole job.
We work from your partner's spec, validate documents before they go out, and set up acknowledgments so nothing silently fails to arrive.
- Build to each partner's specific implementation guide, not a generic template
- Validation before send to reduce rejections and compliance chargebacks
- ASN and label requirements handled to match retailer routing guides
- Acknowledgment tracking so a missing 997 raises a flag
- Testing against the partner's certification process before going live
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Frequently asked questions
Do we need a VAN, or can we connect directly?
It depends on the partner. Some mandate a Value Added Network, others accept direct AS2 or SFTP connections. Many businesses use a mix. We work with whatever each of your partners requires rather than forcing one approach across all of them.
Can EDI connect to our existing ERP or order system?
That's usually the point — to turn an incoming 850 into an order in your system automatically, and to generate an 810 or 856 from it. How clean that is depends on what your ERP exposes. We review that early so there are no surprises.
How is EDI different from just using an API?
EDI is an older but still dominant standard in retail and supply chain, with fixed document formats and strict partner-specific rules, often over AS2 or a VAN rather than modern web APIs. If your partner requires EDI, an API won't satisfy them — you need documents in their exact format.