EDI Implementation and Integration 2

Question 1

Which EDI testing phase verifies that transaction sets are syntactically correct before live trading partner exchange?

Accepted Answer

Compliance testing

Answer

Compliance testing checks that EDI documents conform to the applicable standard's syntax rules and segment requirements.

Question 2

What is the purpose of an ISA acknowledgment in an EDI implementation?

Accepted Answer

Confirms interchange envelope receipt at the transport level

Answer

The ISA-level TA1 acknowledgment confirms that the interchange envelope was received and structurally valid at the transport layer.

Question 3

In an AS2 EDI connection, what does the MDN (Message Disposition Notification) confirm?

Accepted Answer

The receiver successfully received and decrypted the message

Answer

An AS2 MDN is a receipt that confirms the message was received, integrity-checked, and optionally decrypted by the recipient.

Question 4

When integrating EDI with an ERP system, what is the role of the EDI middleware or translator?

Accepted Answer

It converts EDI flat files into ERP-native formats and vice versa

Answer

The EDI translator maps between EDI standard formats and the internal data formats used by the ERP or back-end system.

Question 5

Which document type is commonly used in EDI retail supply chain integration to authorize a supplier to ship goods?

Accepted Answer

EDI 850

Answer

The EDI 850 is the Purchase Order transaction set, which authorizes a supplier to fulfill and ship an order.

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