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You need to select EDI software that meets YOUR companies requirements. If you select EDI software that is X12 compliant including variants like UCS, VICS, and others, your trading partners will be able to process your transactions as long as they also have X12 compliant translators. Ask...

SEF files are created with software that you purchase. Either you get them free from a trading partner that owns such software or you need to purchase the software. There are 3 companies that develop and sell implementation guide software for EDIFACT and X12. Those companies are GEFEG...

The VDA standard was designed to be used in Germany only. More information about the usage of VDA standards can be obtained at http://www.gefeg.com/en/standard/automotive/vda.htm and http://www.gefeg.com/en/standard/automotive/vda_4905_4927.htm If you're in the automotive industry take at look...

EDISIM is a documentation software tool from Foresight Corporation (www.foresightcorp.com) for creating implementation guides for X12 and EDIFACT. EDIFIX 5.0 is a similar documentation tool that also allows you to create data models, XML schema, implementation guides with custom designed...

You can get the free EDIFIX software at www.gefeg.com. My contact details are also available at that site. Do not hesitate to contact me with additional qustions or support requirements. Sylvia Webb

If you only have 1 program to write, you may be ok. If you have more than a few trading partners and each sends you a slightly different file, or version of X12/EDIFACT/EAN.UCC, you could be in real trouble. At a minimum, the cost of writing a custom program for each will soon exceed the...

Here are some links to get you started. http://www.edipartners.com - Education http://http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ - There is a wealth of actual user experiences as well as information on products, education, hardware, software. http://www.gefeg.com/en - Productivity software for...

You need a before rule at your parent level of flow before the first I/O rule that reads the TPID. You need to map the other ISA/GS values from the flat file to the appropriate variables in ECMap. I don't have a manual with me but I think Appendix C of the ECMap reference manual has more details.

Each version of the map needs a different map name. Each map will have different edits. All compliance maps are inbound maps even though the final direction map be inbound and outbound. Set ECGateway up to call each compliance map separately.

Also look at Edifix at www.gefeg.com. Edisim is good but not as robust.

I have used EDISIM, EDIFECS and EDIFIX. Before you make a decision about EDISIM take a serious look at EDIFIX (www.gefeg.com). I was very unhappy with EDIFECS product quality.

Detailed instructions are in your ECMap online help. The online help is a duplicate of the reference manual.

Sterling Commerce doesn't provide evaluation copies of their translator products via the internet. If you're ready to make a purchase you may be able to arrange for an eval through the SC sales rep.

Contact: Michael Mattias Tal Systems, Inc. Racine WI mmattias@talsystems.com

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