GS1 is the organization responsible for defining and maintaining the global standards for the supply chain across many industries and sectors. GS1 manages many standards for barcoding, RFID and traceability. GS1 was created by a partnership between the Uniform Code…
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EDI Invoice – 810
Acctivate can export sales invoices to your customers via EDI. This transaction is commonly referred to as the EDI 810 transaction. The file structure for the EDI Sales Invoice is listed below. Please read the EDI Transaction Files article for more information.…
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EDI Advance Ship Notice – No Pack
A less common format for the Acctivate EDI Advance Ship Notice is “No Pack”. The No Pack ASN is very simple and can be used for any shipment, regardless of the contents of cartons. This ASN format only includes the…
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EDI Advance Ship Notice – Pick and Pack
One common format for the Acctivate EDI Advance Ship Notice is “Pick and Pack”. Pick and Pack ASNs are appropriate when shipment cartons contain multiple products/SKUs. This ASN format typically requires use of the Acctivate Package Manager to specify which…
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EDI Advance Ship Notice – Standard Pack
One common format for the Acctivate EDI Advance Ship Notice is “Standard Pack”. Standard Pack ASNs are appropriate when each carton in a shipment contains a single SKU. Please read our EDI Advance Ship Notice article for an introduction to…
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EDI Advance Ship Notice – 856
Acctivate can export shipment notifications to your customers via EDI. This transaction is the Advance Ship Notice, or ASN. It may also be referred to as an EDI 856 transaction. The shipment is typically created either by the shipping workstation…
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EDI Customer Purchase Order – 850
Acctivate can import orders received from your customers (trading partners) via EDI. This transaction is commonly referred to as a Customer Purchase Order since it is initiated by your customer. However, the EDI Purchase Order will be imported as an Acctivate…
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View EDI Transaction Files
The Acctivate EDI Manager uses tab-delimited text files to exchange data with EDI service providers. The contents of the text files are viewable in standard text editors, such as Notepad. However, Microsoft Excel can provide a convenient way to review the…
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EDI Transaction Files
Acctivate has previously supported the ANSI EDI X12 standard, XML and other various file formats. These formats were difficult to troubleshoot and integrations with EDI service providers were complicated as each customer, trading partner and service provider had different requirements. Acctivate…
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