EDI Tools

Question 1

What is Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)?

Answer 1

Electronic Data Interchange is the exchange of files, goods, and documents from one system or organization to another in a standardized format without human interaction.

Question 2

What is another name for EDI?

Answer 2

EDI is also called a B2B tool.

Question 3

What is the difference between transfer and exchange in EDI?

Answer 3

Transfer is one-way, while exchange is two-way.

Question 4

How does EDI differ from email?

Answer 4

EDI is formal and only used for business, can send huge volumes of data, and has much security, while email can be both formal and informal, cannot handle huge volumes of data, and has no security.

Question 5

What is the purpose of a map editor in EDI?

Answer 5

The map editor, such as version 8.0.3, is used to define how data is mapped and translated between different formats.

Question 6

Name some versions of the EDI map editor.

Answer 6

8.0, 8.0.1, 8.0.2, 8.0.3.

Question 7

What EDI server was used between 1969 and 1980?

Answer 7

The Gentran Integration Suite server.

Question 8

Which company managed EDI from 1980 to 2000?

Answer 8

Sterling Commerce Company with its ‘SI’ suite.

Question 9

What is the latest EDI server mentioned and its versions?

Answer 9

The IBM Sterling Integrator with versions 5.2.6 or 6.0.

Question 10

Name earlier versions of the IBM Sterling Integrator.

Answer 10

5.1, 5.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.2.

Question 11

List some domains where EDI is used.

Answer 11

Banking, Retail, Logistics/Transportation, Healthcare, Sales, Finance.

Question 12

What are some EDI standards?

Answer 12

ANSI X12, EDIFACT, ROSSATTANET, VDA, TRADACOM, HIPPAA.

Question 13

What are the different map translation formats in EDI?

Answer 13

EDI, CSV, IDOC, XML and positional.