Electronic Data Interchange Online Training

EDI Training Content:

Introduction to EDI

List of Topics:
Why do EDI?
EDI origin and history
Difference between X12, EDIFACT and XML
Basic components and technology needed to perform EDI
Communications software, VAN's and interconnects
How EDI transactions are transmitted, received, translated/processed and
tracked between trading partners
Understanding standards manuals
Understanding EDI trading partner implementation guides
What is EDI data mapping?

Intermediate Data Mapping Curriculum

File definitions
Application data types (fixed length, delimited, named records, etc.)
Application data vs. EDI data
Map Editor and Mapping
Data conversion
Variables
Conditional / logical expressions
Common mapping hurdles
Troubleshooting and debugging techniques
Inbound 850 Map
Administering Maps
Outbound 810 Map
Mapping Best Practices

 What is Business Process?

Discuss Business Process Modeling
Understand how to create a business process using the Graphical Process
Modeler

Intermediate BP Curriculum

Inbound Business Processes

Viewing Business Process Result
Outbound Business Processes
What is Sterling B2B Integrator?

How to set up a trading partner

Acknowledgements

Intermediate SI Curriculum

Discuss the basics of Sterling B2B Integrator

Be Familiar with Sterling B2B Integrator User Interfaces
Explain the Components of Sterling B2B Integrator
Understand how to install the Graphical Process Modeler
Understand how to execute and track a Business Process
Explain how Sterling B2B Integrator uses BPML and XPath
Understand how to Configure Services
Understand how to Install the Map Editor

Introduction to Property Files

Understanding data processing flows

Reporting tools (ex. FA report)
Logs and error reports
Troubleshooting
FAQ

EDI Best Practices Class Curriculum:

Getting started
Business rules/Process flow
Communications protocols - difference among and benefits of various protocols
Mapping best practices
Object Version Management
Archiving
Implementation