by geemox
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Hey folks!, does anyone of you know about EDI( Electronic Data Interchange)?. I want to know how to use it for a business. Please share your ideas.
Thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author dad2four
    What do you want to know?

    Businesses use it for various reasons. An example would be, I manufacture rc car parts, you are an affiliate of mine and you have a website. I send you a feed nightly to update you on inventory levels so that you don't sell product that I don't have in inventory.

    I create a data feed nightly with the inventory data in it.

    I provide the feed in some format, there are many many formats.

    You can parse the data feed yourself and load your database with it.

    Or you can hire a company that specializes in the many formats available. They parse it and hand it to you how you want it, or they do the insert into your database.

    Or you can purchase software that handles the many different types of feeds and is compatible with your database.

    It all depends on what you want to use EDI for as to what you want to know.

    I'm sure wikipedia has a great write up on it if you seek more detail. And there are many companies out there that offere their "translation" service for a fee.
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    • Profile picture of the author geemox
      Thanks dad2four. I want to know how EDI can be used to make money transactions between two companies. I already read the wikipedia article. Thanks
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