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According to the principle of “we’re connecting Europe”, ecosio has established a connection to the PEPPOL network, thus rendering ecosio a PEPPOL access point provider. All ecosio clients are now automatically PEPPOL enabled and can exchange electronic messages on the PEPPOL network with authorities, public institutions and any company anywhere in Europe.

The Pan-European Public Procurement Online (PEPPOL) Initiative was created by the European Union in order to simplify and unify the communication between suppliers and contracting authorities within e-Procurement.

You may be forgiven for thinking every government announcement recently concerns Brexit and the somewhat precarious situation the country currently finds itself in. However, there is another critical government-led change that as a business or IT leader, you need to be aware of. The date of 1st April 2019 is not only a few days after the current Brexit deadline, but is also the date that Electronic VAT returns become obligatory in the UK, and if you haven’t taken steps to get ready for this, it’s crucial you begin now.

Thinking about making the jump to cloud-based EDI management, but still not sure if it’s right for you and your business? Here are four powerful reasons why it’s worth considering moving from an in-house system to an outsourced cloud-based solution.

The term Tier Supplier often comes up in conversation when discussing the complexities of the supply chain. As Tier Suppliers are particularly relevant within the automotive industry, we will explain this term and discuss an example in reference to the automotive industry.

Starting November 27th 2018, all federal ministries and constitutional bodies in Germany must be able to process electronic invoices according to the e-invoice standard XRechnung.

In today’s post we will show you how you can connect your SAP ERP system to PEPPOL, enabling you to send XRechnung documents to the authorities and other organisations.

To assess the compatibility of SAP components it is important to know the installed SAP ERP software version. Should you not be a SAP Base Administrator and have this information at hand, you may also determine the software version via the SAP GUI (Graphical User Interface).

Please see our brief instructions below.

The term Order-to-Cash is often used in connection with B2B processes. What is an Order-to-Cash process and how is this supported in an ERP system such as SAP?

Various terms and concepts will crop up when data is exchanged with a SAP ERP system, also depending on whether communication is with in-house or external systems belonging to business partners.

This article discusses the relationship between IDocs, ALE, RFC and EDI in a SAP ERP system and points out which concepts to use and where.

EDIFACT standards are rarely used in their original format due to their complexity and sheer size. To overcome these issues, in many cases a subset of this format is preferred, i.e. a limited version of the actual format.

EANCOM, is the most commonly used subset today, particularly prevalent in the consumer goods industry.

In this article we will take a closer look at EANCOM formats and review the main points.

The term Purchase-to-Pay process will often come up in connection with B2B processes. What is a Purchase-to-Pay process and how is this process supported in an ERP system such as SAP?

The Republic of Italy means from 1.1.2019 business – all invoices will have to be sent using the central FatturaPA solution.

What options do companies have when they need to send FatturaPA e-invoices to Italy? Here you will learn about these options using the Sistema di Interscambio (SdI).

ecosio’s Philipp Liegl recently hosted an EDI Webinar “Challenges in EDI and 21st Century Connectivity” with the aim of providing a real insight into the future of EDI through sharing our experiences connecting over 2,500 companies globally.

In case you could not attend the Webinar, you may watch a video of the Webinar below.

We are happy to announce a new webinar Challenges in EDI and 21st Century Connectivity as part of the ecosio webinar series.

Find out more about the topics we are going to cover below.

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