To initiate the EDI process, you must subscribe to a value added network (VAN) and establish the interchange information for your company.
The Eclipse EDI system supports transmissions with a VAN via standard FTP. We recommend the Epicor TDX VAN. Contact EDI Support for more information.
ISA and GS segments are data envelopes created by the EDI software. The segments contain information used to identify and route EDI documents, as follows:
ISA segments contain the qualifier and interchange ID.
GS segments contain a group ID used to identify a group or division within your company.
Interchange information is displayed in the following format:
Qualifier-ISAID-GSID
Where the first set of characters represents the qualifier, the second set represents the interchange ID, and the third set represents the group ID.
The qualifier informs the network of the type of interchange ID that follows.
The following table describes the typical qualifiers:
Qualifier |
The interchange ID that follows is... |
ZZ |
mutually defined. |
01 |
the Dun & Bradstreet ID number for your company. |
12 |
a telephone number. |
The interchange ID is a unique identifier for your company. It can come from different sources. For example, if your company has a Dun & Bradstreet number, your VAN can use that number as the interchange ID.
In most cases, the interchange ID is assigned by the selected VAN.
The group ID can be used to identify multiple branches within your company. We recommend that the group ID be the same as the interchange ID.
See Also:
EDI Setup Overview