Single-User EDiForm Configuration

All aspects of DD250 creation and EDI exchange can be performed by a single user on any Windows PC. Each shipment starts either as a DD250 created by DD-FormStation and DD-Master, or as data imported from an ERP, MRP or other such system. DD250s can also be created in XML format. EDiForm translates DD250s into shipping notices (856s) and invoices (810s) and submits them electronically. In this configuration, EDiForm can also serve as a centralized EDI-processor, accepting into its In-Box DD250s created by one or more other FormStation and/or DD-Master users.

Invoicing Using a Separate EDiForm

In this configuration, electronic shippers (856s) are created by one or more EDiForm users, then passed to a separate EDiForm user to be invoiced. Upon approval, DD250s (shipping advices) can be automatically forwarded to the invoicing user, who performs the invoice translation and submits the 810s electronically for payment.

Invoicing with Existing Systems

Companies with existing EDI invoicing capabilities can still use EDiForm to generate electronic shippers and utilize the shipping data for invoicing. Approved DD250s can be forwarded to the invoicing system as either a paper copy, or in one of several electronic formats, referred to generically as a Shipping Advice.

Shipping Advices can be provided in several formats:

• FormStation Document File
• ASCII Delimited Text File
• XML
• ASCII Flat-File
• X12-856 Shipping Notice
• X12-810 Electronic Invoice