Working hand in hand with your EDI 3PL provider As more and more companies distribute through a 3PL, integrating EDI with the 3PL is key to maximizing efficiency. The integration of orders with EDI 3PL systems and integration of the ASN, inventory and invoicing processes with a 3PL drives your logistics automation. These transactions need…
How to properly use one of EDIs key documents (And how to avoid charge-backs in the process) What is it about the EDI 856 that makes it so hard to wrangle? The EDI 856 Advance Ship Notice(ASN) is an EDI document that is key to the retailer’s logistics. Because of that, they liberally apply compliance…
EDI Options was born in 1992 in the 2nd bedroom of my apartment in Oceanside, NY. My partner Greg and I had come from the retail distribution world and had worked with all of the earliest EDI tools. We were just not happy with the EDI service and options offered to EDI users of the…
Types of Integrations Maximizing efficiency with a well planned EDI Integration strategy is something successful companies all have in common. There are several ways EDI Integration can be applied to your business. Bringing data directly in to your processing systems, moving data between systems and sending data out to your partners. These types of EDI…
Hello all, Update 13.1 is now live! If you have any issues please contact support@edioptions.com. Below is a list of all the changes made in this update. Contact Support Window The math question verification is no longer required to submit a ticket. We have also provided additional space for messages. Transaction Details…
One of the requirements for anyone doing D2C business (and that is just about everyone) is sending an inventory for the products on the website. Failure to send a timely and accurate inventory can results in chargebacks, low fill rate and potentially being dropped from the website. Here is everything you need to know about…
As EDI professionals for almost 30 years, EDI Options has a distinct advantage over those less experienced providers, especially with EDI compliance. We know that the volume of Holiday business creates challenges that last only those few months and companies that do not prepare well in advance have no hope to catch up mid-season. These…
The increased volume from holiday shopping is almost upon us. Your CommerceHub Direct to Customer activity, as a portion of your overall Direct-to-Customer business, is going to put pressure on your integration processes. Are you ready? Although required to use CommerceHub processes for some retailer’s Direct to Customer business, successful companies are looking at ways…
Hello all, Milestone 13 is now live! If you have any issues please contact support@edioptions.com. Below is a list of all the changes made in this milestone update. Catalog Manager Catalog now supports external image URLs. Users who have hosted their own catalog images may input their URLs into our system to be used for…
If you are already doing D2C business or just getting started, then you have likely heard about CommerceHub EDI. Mastering CommerceHub EDI is the key to getting the most out of your D2C business. Many major retailers use CommerceHub EDI and require that their vendors connect to them using CommerceHub EDI too. CommerceHub EDI works…