GM EDI

Gary Swisher & Jere Warner

EDI Basics

Documents Exchanged Purchase Order (850) Purchase Order Acknowledgement

(855) Advanced Shipment Notice (856/857) Invoice (810/857) Catalog (832) Sales & Inventory Data (852)

EDI Basics

Phase I Vendors Douglas Stewart, NACSCORP/Ingram

Micro Implementation & Setup Business & Tech Lead Vendor Contact Testing Ordering/Receiving/Payment

Extended Database Valuable Independent of EDI

Nor does EDI require database usage Research Create new items

Parameter Setup By Vendor, By System FTP Order Type Release Code VEDIF

Follow specifics for vendor POA Action Codes

Determine your desired outcomes Enter using suggested defaults for

starters

Ordering/LINK Process Flow POE, Release & Generate PO Orders Scheduled & Released from LINK

Transmission reports Error handling

Retrieve documents 855/857 Scheduled task or can be done manually

anytime

POA Auto-Processing Cancel or Notify Reporting

Accepted, Excepted, Cancelled Result, Reason, Action Taken

Receiving

EDI Receiving (RCV-01-09) By Carton or Shipment Log; Receive; Post Reports

Log, RCV Detail, Distribution, Specials, Problems

UPC & Qty Verification

Payment Process (AP-02-25) Reporting

What worked What didn’t (fatal and non-fatal

errors)

GM EDI Phase II EXTDB Utilities & Maintenance Determine If Distributor Criteria

Satisfied (DIDCS) Choosing Best Source

Cascading Receiving Audit/Verification vs. 857

Record accuracy & keep score PUBNET GM EDI

Implementation GM EDI in Production at Cornell

Still finding a few kinks Included in 7.7 Release

Functionality VEDIF Parameters by Vendor Vendor Contacts

GM SAN or DUNS

The Future of GM… Quick Wins RUG Wish List

Comparative Order Processing PCD Enhancements

Time, purge, line item correction, cancellation SAVE-LIST Processing (trf, orders, returns)

Pack, MOQ Translation on PO Automated Replenishment Rethinking Common Input Screens

Transfer, POE, POC, Returns Quick entry—sku/x-ref & qty