Turn partner requirements
into a managed flow.
A planning framework for moving from brittle file translation to validated, ERP-connected, observable EDI operations.
Operational overview
850-44821Purchase order receivedAccepted856-31904Advance ship noticeValidated810-77218Invoice price varianceReviewEDI errors are business-process errors.
A missing field does not only fail a document. It can delay an order, create a chargeback, misstate inventory, or leave finance without an invoice. Readiness means designing validation, ownership, and recovery around the transaction.
Everything the flow needs to hold together.
Designed around the full process—not a single isolated task.
Catalog partners + documents
Identify trading partners, standards, transaction sets, versions, and volume.
Map ERP ownership
Clarify where customer, item, inventory, order, shipment, and invoice data lives.
Define validations
Separate structural requirements from commercial and operational business rules.
Design acknowledgements
Map the expected response, timeout, escalation, and retry behavior.
Assign exception owners
Route pricing, inventory, mapping, and transport issues to the right team.
Plan observability
Track every transaction from receipt through ERP action and outbound response.
EDI readiness guide,
made visible.
This page-specific operating view brings the workflow, its owners, and its outcomes into one clear workspace.
Turn partner requirements
A visible path from input to outcome.
Each step stays traceable, recoverable, and owned.
Receive
Authenticate, identify, parse, and acknowledge the partner document.
Validate
Check required structure, master data, pricing, inventory, and business rules.
Orchestrate
Create the ERP transaction and coordinate warehouse or shipping action.
Respond and trace
Send ASN, invoice, or acknowledgement and preserve the complete history.
Automation your team can see, trust, and improve.
Pick one process.
Build a reusable foundation.
What teams usually ask.
Clear guidance for evaluating fit, scope, ownership, and the path to production.
Which EDI standards does Zaptiva support?＋
Zaptiva’s official EDI materials reference X12 and EDIFACT.
Can EDI connect directly to ERP workflows?＋
Yes. Documents can be transformed and validated before creating or updating transactions in supported ERP systems.
How should exceptions be designed?＋
Separate transport, structure, mapping, master-data, and business-rule exceptions so each reaches the owner who can resolve it.
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Bring us one stubborn workflow. We’ll show you a practical way forward.