B2B/EDI Integration Solutions
Automate data transfers from EDI documents to your ERP system for more efficient B2B communication.
B2B/EDI integration improves productivity and creates better experiences.
For your business to run smoothly, you need efficient operations. EDI (electronic data interchange) integration makes that happen by enabling you to automate data exchange workflows between your partners and ERP, and back-end applications. This eliminates manual processes, improves trading partner relationships, and reduces strain on team members, so they can spend more time providing a better customer experience.
90%
Potential cost reduction when converting from manual to automatic order processing.
Seamlessly Integrate With More Than 1,000 Trading Partners
Set up, test, manage, and monitor trading partners, EDI documents, and workflows in one place.
What can B2B/EDI Integration do for you?
Your relationship with trading partners depends on speed, accuracy, and adherence to their guidelines. With an efficient EDI-ERP system integration solution, you can:
- Automate the exchange of EDI documents, such as purchase orders, invoices, and shipping notices
- Facilitate communication and collaboration with your trading partners to meet compliance
- Achieve faster transaction processing times and improved accuracy in data exchange
Automate EDI workflows
Get clarity on what’s happening in every transaction, as well as visibility of EDI data in your ERP system without the need for data entry.
Eliminate manual processes
Reduce manual data entry when transferring EDI data from documents to your ERP system.
Improve Trading Partner Communications
Auto populate EDI data from documents to your ERP system and vice versa to acknowledge POs and other requests faster and with more accuracy.
Reduce Errors and Silos
Eliminate toggling between multiple systems and waiting on cumbersome processes to fulfill orders faster and more accurately with fewer resources.
Improve Scalability
Manage and govern integration workflows between EDI and any number of applications in one place.
EDI to ERP System Integration
EDI to ERP integration provides visibility across your supply chain, enhances data accuracy, and ensures adherence to trading partner regulatory standards, ultimately improving business efficiency and partner relationships.
Why Choose Jitterbit for B2B/EDI Integration?
Centralize Trading Partner Management
Our Harmony EDI solution provides an easy-to-use interface where you can setup, manage, and configure trading partners such as Amazon, Bass Pro Shops, Home Depot, and more in one location.
Streamline Data Between EDI and Your ERP
Fully integrated into the Harmony platform, Harmony EDI leverages automation to streamline data flows between trading partners and your ERP systems eliminating manual processes and increasing data accuracy.
Integrate EDI and Your Tech Stack with an iPaaS Platform
Harmony EDI solution is fully integrated into our Harmony iPaaS platform so businesses can manage EDI, ERP, CRM, and app data and automate workflows between systems – all in one location.
Advanced EDI Capabilities
Connect with any trading partner, 3PL, or vendor using their preferred communication including AS2, FTP, VAN, X12, EDI, EDIFACT, HL7, and more.
Reliability and Performance
Jitterbit maintains the highest level of performance and reliability, handling production environments that process over 120 million records per day without performance related issues.
Customer Support You Can Depend On
Backed by seasoned EDI professionals with decades of experience, Jitterbit provides unparalleled support with guaranteed rapid response times.
EDI Document Types
If you have any specific questions about integrating your EDI with your ERP, CRM, and accounting systems, please reach out. Click below for more information regarding EDI document types and some of the most common documents you will use to engage with trading partners.
Build and Integrate
Manage your supply chain with Harmony EDI
Automate EDI transactions between trading partners and your ERP to gain visibility of communications and documents.
Connect Apps with Harmony
Connect SaaS, on-premise and legacy applications with a single iPaaS solution. Automate workflows with an intuitive visual interface. Create and publish developer-friendly APIs.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is EDI integration and how does it work?
EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) is a standardized method that enables businesses to exchange and process documents electronically between different businesses replacing traditional paper-based documents like invoices and purchase orders. It allows for an accurate, secure, and reliable transmission of data between your systems and with your trading partners so you meet their guidelines. EDI integration is the transfer, mapping, and translation of EDI data to and from business applications, and is an important piece of how businesses gain better visibility of data and automate
EDI is a critical piece in driving the supply chain across a multitude of verticals including, but not limited to retail, manufacturing, healthcare, insurance, logistics, distribution, automotive, financial services, and government. There are a number of EDI standards and protocols supported to help you with your B2B/EDI integration and we continue to add more.
Data Formats
X12, EDIFACT, TRADACOMS
Transport Protocols
AS2, FTP/SFTP/FTPS
Platforms
Cloud, Windows, Linux, Solaris
Enterprise Applications
SAP, Microsoft Dynamics (CRM, AX, GP, NAV, SL) PeopleSoft, Oracle, JD Edwards, and more…
Databases
Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, MySQL, Sybase, Teradata, and more…
Existing SOA Platforms
webMethods, Tibco, IBM WebSphere, BEA WebLogic, and more…
3rd Party Applications
QAD, Infor, Vertical Response, Interwoven, AMS Advantage, Microsoft SharePoint, Documentum, Amazon.com, and more…
SaaS Applications
Salesforce, NetSuite, Workday, RightNow!, Siebel On-Demand, and more…
Other Systems
Web Services, XML, Flat and Hierarchical Structures, Legacy, Active Directory, LDAP, and more…
What are some of the top EDI use cases?
The use of EDI technology depends on business functions and team responsibilities ranging from purchasing and accounting, to warehousing and logistics. Specific EDI use cases also exist for healthcare, government, real estate, and other vertical markets. Common business functions automated via B2B/EDI integration include:
- Sales & Purchasing: Purchase Orders (PO), PO Acknowledgements / Changes / Adjustments, Order Status Reports / Inquiries
- Finance & Accounting: Invoices, Payment Remittance / Advice, Payment ,Acceptance/Rejection, Tax Reporting, Credit / Debit Memos
- Logistics: Advance Ship Notices/Status Messages, Freight Details, Bills of Lading, Prepayment Adjustment Advice
- Marketing: Requests for Quote, Sales Catalog/Pricing, Price Authorization, Product Activity, Sales Tracing
- Inventory: Inventory Adjustments, Planning Schedules, Inventory Advice, Product Transfers/Resales
- Manufacturing: Product Specifications, Test Results, Planning Schedules
- Insurance: Claim Submittal, Claims Tracing, Benefits Enrollment, Eligibility Inquiries
What are some examples of EDI business transactions?
The EDI standard supports hundreds of different business transactions. The most common EDI transaction types for EDI integration include:
Purchase Orders (850)
Terms of sale
Invoices (810)
Request of payment with details
Purchase Order Acknowledgement (855)
Confirmation of the purchase order
Advance Shipment Notices (856)
Goods shipped/packed estimated time
Product Catalog (832)
List of product and services
Remittance Advance (820)
Payment has been made
Why do businesses use EDI?
EDI is the preferred transaction method of B2B transactions for a majority of businesses and it has been adopted by over 80% of large companies, in part due to its long track record of security, reliability, and scalability in high-volume, transactional environments.
Compared to manual transaction processing, B2B/EDI software integration has the following advantages:
- EDI is essential for conducting business with major retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers, including Amazon, Costco, Home Depot, and Walmart
- Manual data entry is inefficient and prone to errors, which hampers order fulfillment and other critical business operations
- EDI integration helps businesses optimize cash flow, lower costs, and reallocate resources towards other strategic initiatives
- Automating routine business tasks speeds up the cash-to-order cycle and boosts ROI
- EDI integration can slash the costs of processing business transactions by over 90%
Why choose Jitterbit for EDI integration?
Ready-Built Connectors
As an Integration Platform as a Service (IPaaS) solution, Jitterbit has ready-built connectors for virtually all major business software packages and ERP systems. Our robust API support allows for the rapid integration of new applications or custom enterprise systems.
Integrate Any Workflow
Unlike other EDI processors that simply dump transactions into a single system, Jitterbit can seamlessly integrate EDI data into even the most complicated business workflow. Data can be instantly managed and synchronized with multiple business applications throughout your enterprise.
Intuitive EDI Tools
Utilize out-of-the-box tools to build out your EDI integration and easily set up, test, and manage your trading partners in one place. Quickly streamline the flow of your EDI data with features such as EDI mapping, EDI Dashboard, EDI Acknowledgement, EDI Splitter, and EDI Validator.
Future-Proof Solutions
By eliminating the requirement for custom coding, Jitterbit’s EDI integration platform maintains an unprecedented level of forward compatibility. The impact of future systems upgrades and software migrations is minimized, allowing for near-zero downtime during changes to your IT infrastructure.
Reliability and Performance
Jitterbit maintains the highest level of performance and reliability. Jitterbit can easily handle production environments that process over 120 million records per day without performance related issues. Jitterbit can split, manage, and process EDI files containing thousands of individual transactions without error.
Legendary Support
Our seasoned EDI professionals have decades of experience, and we provide unparalleled support with rapid response times. This level of support, coupled with Jitterbit’s commitment to quality, brings proven performance and peace of mind to B2B integration services.