EDI
Electronic Data Interchange
Electronic data exchange with suppliers
EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) refers to the electronic exchange of data between application systems of different companies. Some formats, such as the GAEB format or the Ö-Norm format, are certainly well known.
EDI speeds up data transfer many times over, as the data is immediately available to the recipient for further processing in the system. The elimination of manual data entry not only removes a significant source of error, but also the need to check it, which streamlines processes and saves working time and costs.
Many paper documents, particularly those used in procurement (orders, order confirmations, invoices and delivery notes), will become redundant in future and be replaced by electronic
Documents replaced by EDI. The ZUGFeRD format presented in our last PLUSPUNKTe also falls under the term EDI. The ZUGFeRD format is a standard for the transmission of electronic invoices between companies. This format will be expanded in 2018 by European standardisation. In Germany, the XRechnung format will be used for public administration in the future.
Electronic invoices can be processed more efficiently in E·R·PLUS© if they are based on an outgoing order in E·R·PLUS©. To ensure that these processes can also be mapped electronically in future, T.A.Project has been working with various manufacturers (Esco, Hilti, Hueck, Reynaers, Schüco, VBH, Würth, etc.) in the industry for some time to establish the OpenTrans standard as the data exchange format.