Transcript Document
Southern California e-Business Forum
presents
of
X12 Standards
Co-Presenters
Richard Bort
Bort & Co., Inc.
(818) 892-2093
Robert Dempsey
Southern California Edison
(626) 302-5347
What is EDI?
EDI is the computer to computer exchange
of routine business transactions.
Electronic Payments
Ship Notices
Bills of Lading
Purchase Orders
Invoices
Traditional EDI Application Areas
Procurement
Payables / Receivables
Traffic and Expediting
Electronic Payments
Others
LIFE without EDI
Data
Entry
CUSTOMER
Phone
FAX
Mail
Mail
Transfer
Post Office
Mail
Invoice
Produce
Invoice
Data
Entry
SUPPLIER
LIFE with EDI
Customer
Electronic
Transactions
Electronic
Transactions
Suppliers
WHAT’S AN ASC X12 STANDARD?
DRAFT EDI STANDARD FOR TRIAL USE (1 TO 3 YEARS)
DEVELOPED BY X12 SUBCOMMITTEE
APPROVED BY ASC X12
RECOGNIZED BY MANY INDUSTRIES
SUPPORTED BY BUYERS & SUPPLIERS
THE ASC X12 STANDARDS
ASC X12
TRANSACTIONS SETS
Electronic Data Interchange
SEGMENT DICTIONARY
DATA ELEMENT DICTIONARY
DATA QUALIFIERS
TRANSMISSION CONTROLS
X12
DRAFT VERSION 3 RELEASE 3
STANDARDS
PUBLISHED DECEMBER 1992
Includes approved changes through October 1992
Accredited
Standards
Committee
X12
Electronic
Data
Interchange
http://www.disa.org/
DOCUMENT
NUMBER:
ASC X12S/92-707
WHO SETS CRITERIA FOR THE
STANDARDS SETTING PROCESS?
AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI)
– NON-PROFIT, MEMBERSHIP FUNDED
– COORDINATES DEVELOPMENT OF U.S. VOLUNTARY
NATIONAL STANDARDS
HOW DOES ANSI RELATE TO THE
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ARENA?
ANSI IS THE U.S. MEMBER BODY TO THE NONTREATY INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
BODIES SUCH AS:
ISO - INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR
STANDARDIZATION
IEC - INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
WHAT IS ANSI ?
AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE
A VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATION
INCLUDES PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR
APPROVES METHOD
CONCENSUS PROCESS
PUBLIC REVIEW
WHO ACTUALLY SETS
THE STANDARDS ?
C12
C78
X9
ACCREDITED GROUPS
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
N14
X12
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
THOSE WHO USE THE STANDARDS
Z39
X3
A117
EXAMPLES OF STANDARDS ACTIVITY
ACCREDITED STANDARDS COMMITTEES
X3 – INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
X9 - FINANCIAL SERVICES
C78 - ELECTRIC LAMPS
X12 - ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE
ONCE YOU’VE GOT STANDARDS . . .
NOW WHAT ?
YOU WILL NEED IMPLEMENTATION
ASSISTANCE !
EDI - SPECIFIC INDUSTRY GROUPS :
THE PIONEERS
AIAG - AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY ACTION GROUP
AAR - ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS
PIDX - PETROLEUM INDUSTRY DATA EXCHANGE
EDIX - ELECTRONIC DATA EXCHANGE
UIG - UTILITY INDUSTRY GROUP
UCC - UNIFORM CODE COUNCIL
INDUSTRY - SPECIFIC
IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES
SUBSET OF ASC X12 STANDARDS
IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES
BUSINESS PROCESS CHANGE
EDUCATION
PROMOTION
http://www.uig.org/
Utility Industry
Group
Implementation
Guideline
for
Electronic
Data
Interchange
SUMMARY
THERE IS A CONNECTION - USER GROUPS
‘VOLUNTARY’ STANDARDS ARE THE KEY
THOSE THAT USE THEM, SET THEM
IT ALL FITS TOGETHER