ERP Integrated EDI
Discover the power of integrating EDI with your ERP systems
Descartes offers robust integrated Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) solutions that enhance connectivity, automate data exchange, and optimize business operations
Comprehensive EDI integration with your ERP system tailored to your needs
The Descartes EDI solution seamlessly integrates with ERP systems, offering standardized document exchange, data translation, compliance management, and 24/7 support for uninterrupted business communication.
Key Features of the Descartes Integrated EDI Solution
Integration
Our best-in-class Activations Team helps you integrate EDI into your ERP, WMS or back-office system. We will support you from the moment you sign up, through establishing the connection between your in-house systems and the Descartes Global Logistics Network (Descartes GLN™), to ultimately getting into production.
Secure Platform
With Descartes Integrated EDI we offer our clients a fast, reliable and secure EDI platform with easy access to the message overview to provide increased visibility and transparency for our customers. Find out more about the way we process your data in our Data Processing Agreement.
Service Desk
Following Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) principles, the Descartes Service Desk Portal helps our customers manage their service needs 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Communication protocols
The EDI solution supports various communication protocols such as X400, HTTP(S), AS2, sFTP, FTPs, Webservices, OFTP, and others.
Message formats
Descartes uses a standardized integration model that supports a wide range of message formats like EDIFACT, ANSI X12, XML, and partner-specific formats.
Connectivity
With a network of over 200,000 connected partners, we offer unmatched connectivity. Our extensive interchange agreements and connections with other EDI providers empower you to easily connect customers on both sides.
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Descartes Integrated EDI Solution
Benefits of integrating EDI with your ERP
Whether you are a local enterprise or a global corporation, our solutions ensure seamless integration and efficient data management.
Increased efficiency
Cost savings
Data accuracy
Customer satisfaction
Sustainability
Descartes is the market leader for EDI integration solutions
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Our EDI solutions are compatible with almost all ERP systems
Descartes offers a standardized integration approach for your ERP systems. We take care of the technical complexity so that you can concentrate on your business activities.
Our customers achieve remarkable successes
"One of the goals was to take the traceability of EDI messages to a higher level. But also integrating with a modern API and sending and receiving at least 125,000 messages every month without errors. In addition, we need functionality to archive supplier invoices for up to several years.”
Pieter Datema, Application Manager
"Since we have EDI, here at Pistor, we were able to automate our processes to a significant extent, from the order at the supplier to the delivery to the client. This means that we were able to eliminate media interruptions and that we have an end-to-end digital process, which is automated and supported. With a high level of good data quality, we have become faster and better on all fronts."
Rita Hochstrasser, System Integrations
Action Guide
Six steps for a successful EDI Implementation
The secret of success lies in going through the various steps in order to ultimately use all the benefits of EDI in your day-to-day business. Based on our experience with customers, we have established the six steps for a successful EDI implementation.
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Companies can save time and costs by no longer having to retype data, thus avoiding errors. An optimal EDI connection will help improve customer service. Suppliers who use EDI have a stronger competitive position compared to peers who have not yet adopted EDI. Finally, the use of paper can be greatly reduced or even eliminated.
An EDI service provider is a service provider that sells the software and tools to exchange EDI, but also offers additional EDI services such as mapping or translation services to get messages into the right formats; or archiving of the messages. In addition, the EDI service provider also provides the platform or network on used to exchange EDI messages and will monitor the smooth exchange of messages 24/7.
The communication protocol is going to determine the way the connection is set up to exchange EDI messages. The most commonly used protocols are AS2, SFTP, HTTPS and APIs.
EDI solutions are available in different types depending on a company's EDI adoption rate. For companies that were not yet doing EDI and want to start with it, WebEDI is an ideal entry-level solution. Companies that exchange a lot of EDI are more likely to choose an integrated solution with their ERP, whether or not fully outsourced to an EDI service provider.
Many industries have their own standards, which were agreed upon and accepted internationally. For example, in retail and in Healthcare the GS1 standard is used, in the automotive industry the standard is determined by ODETTE, in air cargo it is IATA.
Once you have determined the standard you will use, you need to check if your system can handle this standard. If not, you can use message mappings to ensure the standard will work with your internal systems.
EDI can be used in all industries. We see that in some industries the use of EDI has been given an extra boost by standardization organizations, for example GS1 in retail and IATA in the air industry. Sometimes companies will also require their suppliers to engage in EDI. In addition, there are quite a few government agencies such as customs and port authorities that require declarations to be sent electronically via EDI.
Industries where there is a high EDI adoption rate include retail, eCommerce, manufacturing and distribution, logistics, etc.
API stands for Application Programming Interface and is the collection of ways a computer program can communicate with another program. It is a powerful tool for synchronizing web and Cloud SaaS applications, which adds new capabilities and possibilities to the traditional electronic data interchange.
Real-time synchronous connections can handle data transfer in less than a second and take care of multiple requests in both directions at the same time. By enabling this level of automation companies can increase their efficiency and improve response time to customers, resulting in more sales and better customer service.
Descartes can help set up your API connectivity so you can integrate with marketplaces such as Amazon and bol.com: Connecting to online marketplaces via API allows companies to automatically exchange data on listings, orders, payments, reports, and more in real-time.
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