EDI eCommerce consists of several elements.

EDI eCommerce includes a document repository, a set of tables that store data in transition during various phases of processing. Types of data included in the repository include:

See EDI eCommerce Processing.

Maintenance programs let you change all three types of repository data. However, change data with care since modifying data values in the eCommerce tables can cause data synchronization problems within the database.

See Maintaining the Document Repository.

This portion of the repository holds data at two stages of processing.

The system moves documents into and out of the repository as needed. A maintenance program lets you modify data in the exchange file data repository, if necessary.

See Exchange Data Repository.

The application data repository includes data in business-document formats:

The system moves documents into and out of the repository as needed. A maintenance program lets you modify data in the application document repository, if necessary.

See Application Document Repository.

To provide flexibility in using the document mapping functions of EDI eCommerce, you can import source files directly into the application document repository and export them without having to create business documents.

For example, you can use this feature to:

During this process, you are never required to create a sales order in the database.

See Importing Documents.

Turnaround data includes some data items being stored from transactions imported from an EC subsystem. Such data items cannot be mapped into the database as elements of a business document, but are required for related outbound documents.

You can define inbound documents from this customer to map turnaround data during gateway processing. The system marks this data as turnaround data and stores it, but does not attempt to map it to the database. The corresponding outbound implementation for this trading partner calls for the outbound gateway program to pick up these data items. The system places them in the appropriate fields on the ASN exchange file document sent to the EC subsystem.

EDI eCommerce provides a tool for modifying stored turnaround data.

See Turnaround Data.

The EDI eCommerce tool set includes a set of tables containing trading partner data, exchange file document definitions, and implementation-specific application document definitions used in the transformation process. Additionally, a set of menu programs lets you maintain these tables. Other menu programs are used to set up the system and to run the import and export functions.

Most of the programs are not intended for day-to-day use. Typically, you only require import and export programs, reprocessing programs, and a few reports and browses.

System implementers use the other programs to perform initial setup and to add trading partners and document types during system maintenance.

EDI eCommerce programs are on the 35 menu.

EDI eCommerce allows several types of documents to be exchanged with EC subsystems. Sample EDI eCommerce Document Types lists examples of the international standards typically associated with some of the document types that eCommerce supports. The following organizations define associated standards: