WebEDI Services description

More info about WebEDI

WebEDI online is an outsource service designed to help companies to embrace the Business-to-Business approch, using Classical EDI standards, like UN/EDIFACT and X.12/VICS, and XML.
Subscribed user can fill out its Electronic Document, using easy self explained forms, sending it to Trading Partner. It can also receive incoming EDI Messages, converting them from EDI to Printout and FlatFile format. User can read, download or ask WebEDI to deliver them to user personal eMail.
The Tutorial can show you all functionalities.

How to use it?

WebEDI online is an interactive form based web application plus a set of server side services for EDI back convertion and automatic activities.
WebEDI has the screen splitted in two parts: upper with command buttons and menues, central available for the interactive activities. The buttons are structured in 3 fundamental areas:

The Transmission with all activity to create and deliver an Electronic Document;

The Reception, to manage incoming Electronic Documents;

The Control Panel, to manage user setup and options.

Summary of Functionalities

Services with Subscription
Transmission
Available Messages	INVOICE 90.1 PURCHASE ORDER 90.1 (INVOIC, 850 AND XML) PO CONFIRM 90.1
Sent Documents archive	All sent documents can be saved, if this option is selected, when they are transmitted. Then, saved document can be reloaded, like a template, when you have to send another document. All sent documents are automatically deleteded at end of transmission phase if this option is not selected. User saved document are removed 6 months after after subscription end.
Activity log	Transmission and Reception activities are registred in Audit log to have a trace of user activity. Audit records are removed 6 months after subscription end.
Copy of sent message can be delivered to user personal mailbox	This feature adds user personal mailbox as Bcc (Blind Carbon Copy address) to the sending message. User will receive exatly the same message WebEDI sent to Trading Partner but without any trace in eMail headers.
Sent EDI message can include document printout	This feature adds the printout format to sending message. Trading partner will receive a message with 2 attachments: EDI (EDIFACT, X.12 or XML) message and printout.
Reception
Available Messages	INVOICE 90.1 PURCHASE ORDER EDIFACT 90.1 PO CONFIRM EDIFACT 90.1
Mailbox for incoming messages	Incoming EDI messages processing requires one dedicated mailbox. User will have it's private mailbox on our mail Server.
Incoming EDI Message Processing	WebEDI reads incoming messages from dedicated mailbox, then it decodes the content extracting MIME parts with EDI content. All messages without EDI content will be deleted or forwarded to user eMail. EDI parts will be analyzed, detecting the type of EDI convertion it needs, running EDI Converter SIT-Maker for creating FlatFile and Printout formats. EDI Community manager can ask us to include custom messages to his users.
Received EDI Message printout view and download	User can view and/or download printout format of received messages. It's the output of EDI message convertion performed at reception time. Each EDI message has its printout format designed to have all message data visible and the codes translated in readable form.
Received EDI Message FlatFile download	User can download FlatFile format of received EDI messages. It's the output of EDI message convertion performed at reception time. Each EDI message has its FlatFile format, description is available in Documentation download area as PDF file.
Received EDI Message FlatFile send-back	WebEDI server will poll, if enabled, user EDI Mailbox for incoming new messages. When a new message is available, WebEDI will process it and, if no errors occur, it send to your eMail a message with 2 attachs: incoming message FlatFile and Text printout.
Incoming message Archive	Incoming EDI messages are saved in server archive. Service will hold messages during subscription period and for 6 months after subscription end.