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technology and computing computer networkingWhat are EDI capabilities?
Also know, what does EDI do?
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) istheelectronic interchange of business information using astandardizedformat; a process which allows one company to sendinformation toanother company electronically rather than withpaper. Businessentities conducting business electronically arecalled tradingpartners.
In this regard, what is EDI and its types?
Below is an outline of the differentmethodsavailable: Direct EDI/Point-to-Point. Brought toprominenceby Walmart, direct EDI, sometimes calledpoint-to-pointEDI, establishes a single connection betweentwo businesspartners. In this approach, you connect with eachbusiness partnerindividually.
EDI has been used in the past primarilybyautomotive and retail businesses, however in the past fewyears,the format has been more widely adopted. Manufacturing,healthcare,pharmaceutical, utility and construction companies aregoodexamples of EDI clients.