Question:
Hi ,
I want some info on EDI in laymans language.
Ajit
Answer:
It's a flat file format used to past data, information, or records from one system to another.
There are 100's of different types of EDI's to handle different task's.
810 - Invoices
850 - Purchase Order
846 - used this EDI to report stock levels at plants/warehouses
834 - Used to add or update personnal information about insurance members.
191 - Student loan claims
157 - power of attorney
261 - 266 deal with real estate
Helps this help.
Answer:
EDI = Electronic Data Interchange.
Definition:
The movement of business data electronically
between or within firms, in a structured format
that permits data to be transferred without re-keying
from a computer-supported business application in
one location to a computer-supported business
application in another location.