If you are in the process of setting up EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) or taking a look under the hood of your existing B2B connectivity and EDI landscape to optimise processes, you may come up against the term “VAN” aka Value Added Network. This blog post addresses what VAN means and the importance of many-to-many networks to better facilitate commerce between companies with the explosion of information, connections and demand for visibility, intelligence and self service from IT leaders.
What is a GTIN number used for and how is it structured? What is the relationship between a GTIN and a GLN number? In the following post we examine the most important facts around a GTIN.
Today, many companies use SAP PI to enable data exchange between a given SAP ERP system and its connecting systems. These systems can be internal or external systems. When implementing EDI connectors to external business partners, the use of SAP PI must be evaluated precisely.
Which factors need to be taken into account when considering a total cost of ownership, and which options other than SAP PI are available?
Sales and Distribution (SD) is one of the core modules of SAP systems. As part of SD, SAP supports the exchange of different IDoc types to send or receive electronic messages to or from clients.
In today’s article, we will present you the most important IDoc reference processes for SD.
The exchange of electronic invoices when using an SAP ERP system is done using the INVOIC IDoc message type. In this article we demonstrate the structure of an INVOIC IDoc and take a closer look at the specifics, especially how the invoice data is represented in an IDoc.
Retail businesses today, are facing very particular logistics challenges. In the retail industry consumers are demanding a larger assortment of products and for these to always be available. This demand drives to various logistical difficulties. To cope with these, retailers rely heavily on DESADV in connection with SSCC.
For suppliers in the retail trade this means that DESADV and SSCC must accompany each delivery. The goal of today’s blog post is to introduce you to the background of both DESADV and SSCC. At first we will explain why DESADV is used in conjunction with SSCC, then we will show the structure and implementation of SSCC labels and how they are used together with DESADV messages.
3M – like any other large cooperation – heavily relies on the use of electronic data interchange to automate its supply chain processes. In the following article, we briefly outline the most important facts around EDI with 3M and help you get started with the technical foundations.
In order to keep up with the changing digital world, Turkey aims to bring into existence more ways to help businesses trading within the country and outside of it to ensure they process financial transactions properly. To understand this transformation better, we take you through the platform, section by section, explaining how they work and what benefits they have to businesses selling to, and within the country’s industries.
Since the European e-invoicing norm EN 16931-1 came into play, the term CIUS (Core Invoice Usage Specification) is heard more and more often. What does CIUS mean and what is the idea behind the concept of a Core Invoice Usage Specification?
Despite the fact that Turkey is attempting to become a member of the European Union, there are a number of differences with regards to the way business is conducted and the rules and regulations that are in place. E-invoicing is a prime example of this. Since September 1st 2014, it became mandatory for specific companies to e-invoice. There are a number of different knock-on regulations associated with this. For example, there is the requirement for e-invoicing service providers to be formally approved. The trouble is that a lot of businesses have not implemented this approach correctly when it was mandated five years ago. If this applies to you, you need to make some changes, and quickly! In this guide, we will shed further light on this.
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.
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