Outbound EDI X12 856 (Automating Shipment Notifications with EDI 856)
🤔 Problem Statement:
Use Case:
XYZ Retailers have recently decided to enhance their supply chain operations by implementing Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). One critical document they aim to automate is the EDI 856 (Advance Ship Notice/Manifest), which provides detailed information about the contents of a shipment.
📑 Pre-requisites:
XYZ Retailers and ABC Suppliers must have an EDI agreement in place.
Both parties need to use compatible EDI software that supports EDI 856.
EDI network setup is completed and tested.
Item, packaging, and shipment data must be accurately maintained in both parties' systems.
Create a Network for which you are creating a transaction.
Create a Partner for the data exchange.
📄 Solution Architecture:
Design a Transaction using an EDI Outbound Pre-built template.
Create Source Schema- EDI856
Create Target Schema - Advance positional
Create a File Event activity
Create Target folder Location (LAN)
Create Mapping activity
EDI Configuration
🔍 Solution:
Design : Create transaction in Adeptia Connect to convert data
Configure : Define Transition
To Create a Outbound Transition Click Transactions > Templates.
On the Templates screen, navigate to the Outbound Template
To Define Transaction Provide the name and description of the Transaction.
Select Network and Partner
Select and configure the EDI Standard X12, EDI Standard Version 004010, transition Set Code to 856
On EDI Configuration step, do the following:
Type the last used transaction control number in the Last used Transaction Control No text box.
Expand Group Envelope Properties and define the properties.
Expand ISA Envelope Properties and define ISA Envelope.
2, Define Source: Select the File source application
Select the Source type as LAN and click next to configure File Event
Define Layout: Click Next to select the File Event from drop-down list.
Select Source Layout
3.Set Destination
Define the Destination application account.
Click Next to define the file generation policy details.
Select data Encoding: UTF-8
On File Generation Policy step, type the extension of the file in the File Extension text box
Click Next to define the encryption. Select Want to encrypt target file? check box if you want to encrypt the destination file
4.Create Mapping
Create Data Mapping >>Load Source and Target Schema
Check for the data input.
Steps to Turn on the Transaction
After you have Saved and Exit the Transaction page. You will be asked to Turn on the transaction
Viewing execution details
Go to the Dashboard to view execution details. The Status column shows execution status of the transaction.
Click the execution icon under Action to view the detailed information about transaction.
Click the information icon under the respective Icons to know details of execution at a that step.
Click More arrow under Action menu to know further details of the transaction.
EDI Dashboard and EDI X12 Interchange logs
Logs provide runtime details about the inbound and outbound transactions.
Users can search logs with Partner ID, Sender/Receiver ID, Transaction Control Number and with any other data field.
Acknowledgement : EDI OUTBOUND
Define transaction name and description this transaction will generate the Inbound Reconcile.
Select the Network and Partner
Configure EDI
Set Source