Introduction TRADACOMS stands for Trading Data Communications Standard is an early EDI standard that was originally introduced in 1982 and was primarily used in the UK retail sector. It was maintained and extended by the UK Article Numbering Association, now called GS1 UK. Slowly this standard became less obsolescent as its development effectively ceased in […]

Introduction ANSI stands for American National Standard Institute founded by the Accredited Standards Committee (ANSI) in 1979 to develop uniform standards for the inter-industry electronic exchange of business transactions, namely electronic data interchange (EDI). ANSI ASC X12 standards are a set of standards and rules that determine a specific syntax for structuring and transferring business […]

Define EDI Standards EDI communication standards are the requirements for the format and composition of EDI documents. EDI standards delineate the correct order and location of units of data in each EDI document.  Because EDI documents must be processed by computers rather than humans, a standard format must be used so that the computer will be […]

Define EDI Compliance EDI compliance refers to a business’s capacity to accurately send and receive EDI transactions according to the requirements of its EDI trading partners. Each document must adhere to a specific EDI format to ensure the successful exchange of EDI documents. Why Do Businesses Need to be EDI Compliant?  Today, you would be […]