Richard Bort Robert Dempsey

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Southern California e-Business Forum presents
Co-Presenters
Richard Bort Robert Dempsey Bort Co., Inc.
Southern California Edison [phone] (626)
302-5347
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What is EDI?
EDI is the computer to computer exchange of
routine business transactions.
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Traditional EDI Application Areas

• Procurement
• Payables / Receivables
• Traffic and Expediting
• Electronic Payments
• Others

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LIFE without EDI
Post Office
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LIFE with EDI
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WHATS AN ASC X12 STANDARD?

• DRAFT EDI STANDARD FOR TRIAL USE (1 TO 3 YEARS)
• DEVELOPED BY X12 SUBCOMMITTEE
• APPROVED BY ASC X12
• RECOGNIZED BY MANY INDUSTRIES
• SUPPORTED BY BUYERS SUPPLIERS

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THE ASC X12 STANDARDS

• TRANSACTIONS SETS
• SEGMENT DICTIONARY
• DATA ELEMENT DICTIONARY
• DATA QUALIFIERS
• TRANSMISSION CONTROLS
• http//www.disa.org/

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WHO SETS CRITERIA FOR THE STANDARDS SETTING
PROCESS?

• AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI)
• NON-PROFIT, MEMBERSHIP FUNDED
• COORDINATES DEVELOPMENT OF U.S. VOLUNTARY
• NATIONAL STANDARDS

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HOW DOES ANSI RELATE TO THE INTERNATIONAL
STANDARDS ARENA?

• ANSI IS THE U.S. MEMBER BODY TO THE NON-
• TREATY INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
• BODIES SUCH AS
• ISO - INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR
• STANDARDIZATION
• IEC - INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL
• COMMISSION

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WHAT IS ANSI ?

• AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE
• A VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATION
• INCLUDES PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR
• APPROVES METHOD
• CONCENSUS PROCESS
• PUBLIC REVIEW

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WHO ACTUALLY SETS THE STANDARDS ?

• ACCREDITED GROUPS
• INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
• PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
• THOSE WHO USE THE STANDARDS

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EXAMPLES OF STANDARDS ACTIVITY

• ACCREDITED STANDARDS COMMITTEES
• X3 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
• X9 - FINANCIAL SERVICES
• C78 - ELECTRIC LAMPS
• X12 - ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE

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ONCE YOUVE GOT STANDARDS . . . NOW WHAT ?
YOU WILL NEED IMPLEMENTATION ASSISTANCE !
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EDI - SPECIFIC INDUSTRY GROUPS THE PIONEERS

• AIAG - AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY ACTION GROUP
• AAR - ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS
• PIDX - PETROLEUM INDUSTRY DATA EXCHANGE
• EDIX - ELECTRONIC DATA EXCHANGE
• UIG - UTILITY INDUSTRY GROUP
• UCC - UNIFORM CODE COUNCIL

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INDUSTRY - SPECIFIC IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES

• SUBSET OF ASC X12 STANDARDS
• IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES
• BUSINESS PROCESS CHANGE
• EDUCATION
• PROMOTION
• http//www.uig.org/

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S U M M A R Y

• THERE IS A CONNECTION - USER GROUPS
• VOLUNTARY STANDARDS ARE THE KEY
• THOSE THAT USE THEM, SET THEM
• IT ALL FITS TOGETHER