Electronic data interchange (EDI) is the intercompany computer-to-computer communication of data which replaces the function of a standard business document and is transmitted in a standard format.

The WISL EDI - Transportation module(EDIT) provides the framework for receiving and transmitting standard Motor Carrier EDI transaction sets. EDIT provides the required control to enable monitoring and review of the transmission process. It performs editing upon incoming EDI batches to ensure conformance with EDI standards. EDIT writes the valid transactions into the corresponding transaction hold files and generates and sends appropriate EDI response transactions.

The transactions are stored in the hold files in formats that are readily convertible to the internal format of any application utilizing the UniVerse data base management system. Standard ASCII fixed or variable length records may also be easily generated from the hold file records to be used with any open systems based application.

Webserver:

• Windows Server , Internet Information Services
• Redhat Linux, Apache

Workstation: Any device that can run a browser (Chrome, Windows Internet Explorer, Netscape or Firefox) and can access the corporate intranet or internet as required

Includes:

• Windows PC
• Mac
• Thin client

• Rocket Software’s UniVerse DBMS – provides for support of imported and generated data base files
• Rocket Software’s Middleware Web DE – provides for browser based access by workstations to the webserver
• JAVA Application Server(JRun)

Biographic information on all EDI partners must be maintained along with the specifications about how envelopes and transaction protocol are to be handled for each partner. The physical mechanism for data transfer must be established.

Below is an image of the transaction flow of WISL EDIT:

EDIT System Functions

WISL EDIT Supported EDI Transactions

• Set 104 Air Shipment Information
• Set 210 Air Freight Details and Invoice

• Set 204 Motor Carrier Shipment Information
• Set 210 Motor Carrier Freight Details and Invoice
• Set 213 Motor Carrier Shipment Status Inquiry
• Set 214 Motor Carrier Shipment Status Message
• Set 218 Motor Carrier Tariff Information
• Set 980 Functional Group Totals
• Set 997 Functional Acknowledgment