EDI and ERP Integration
Automate data transfers from EDI documents to your ERP system to increase order processing efficiency and to streamline trading partner communications.
EDI-ERP integration increases efficiency and creates better experiences
Your relationship with trading partners depends on speed, accuracy, and adhering to their guidelines. Integrating EDI with ERP systems allows seamless, real-time exchange of business documents such as purchase orders, invoices, and shipping notices. This reduces manual data entry, minimizes errors, and accelerates transaction processing.
Potential cost reduction when converting from manual to automatic order processing.
Reduction in transactional errors.
Connect 1000s of EDI trading partners with leading ERP systems
Automate data transfers between EDI and ERP systems to improve accuracy and trading partner communications.
Benefits of Integrating EDI and ERP Systems
Integrating EDI with ERP systems offers opportunities to enhance business operations across a variety of industries. By connecting these two essential systems, organizations can:
- Automate data transfers between EDI and ERP systems
- Improve supply chain efficiency
- Eliminate process silos and manual data entry
- Adhere to retailer and partner regulations and protocols
- Ensure critical data is sent accurately and on time
Automate EDI workflows
Get clarity on what’s happening in every transaction, with complete visibility of EDI data in your ERP system; no manual data entry required.
Increase Efficiency
Automate data transfers between EDI documents and your ERP to reduce manual data entry and accelerate transaction processing.
Enhance Trading Partner Communications
Auto-populate EDI data into your ERP system to acknowledge POs and trading partner requests faster.
Improve Accuracy and Data Quality
Automate data flows between systems to eliminate typos, duplication, or other human errors.
Scale Easily
Manage and govern integration workflows between EDI and any number of your applications in one place.
Seamlessly connect with top ERPs
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 is an ERP system?
An Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is a software platform that integrates and manages business processes and functions across a business. ERP systems are essential for businesses to manage data across teams such as finance, accounting, human resources, supply chain and inventory teams, manufacturing, sales, and marketing. With an ERP system businesses can access and share data to improve forecasting, collaboration, efficiency, and decision-making. Integrating ERP systems with other applications enhances operational performance and strategic planning.
What is EDI and ERP integration?
EDI to ERP integration involves connecting EDI with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, such as NetSuite and Microsoft Dynamics, to facilitate the exchange of data between trading partners. This integration ensures that crucial business documents, like purchase orders and invoices, flow smoothly between the EDI system and the ERP system.
For example, in the case of NetSuite, EDI integration allows for the automatic transfer of sales orders received via EDI directly into NetSuite’s order management system, eliminating manual data entry and reducing errors. This automation reduces the likelihood of errors between the ERP system and external trading partners.
Leveraging iPaaS (Integration Platform as a Service) for EDI to ERP integration simplifies the integration process, reduces costs, and improves operational efficiency, while keeping the relationship and communications between trading partners seamless and without errors.
Why is EDI and ERP integration important?
Marketplaces such as Amazon, Walmart, and Costco use EDI to exchange data because it ensures adherence to their guidelines and protocols. With EDI integration, businesses can automate order, shipping, product, and inventory data from EDI to their ERP systems to eliminate errors caused by manual processes and data entry which ensures accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.
What solutions does Jitterbit offer for EDI and ERP integration?
Jitterbit’s integration platform, Harmony, offers several benefits for businesses transacting with trading partners:
- Gain Visibility: Harmony provides a single source of truth for managing trading partners and EDI transactions, enabling real-time tracking and proactive transaction error identification.
- Scale Easily: Using an integration platform, like Harmony, businesses can add new applications and workflows within their tech stack easily by leveraging pre-built connectors and data mapping tools. This eliminates application disparity when new systems are added to the business.
- Accelerate Integrations: Pre-built connectors for leading ERP systems and CRMs, along with access to thousands of trading partners, enable rapid integration of new applications.
- Automate Workflows: Workflow automation streamlines document exchange, automates tasks, and ensures seamless data flows between trading partners, reducing errors.
- Get Support: Backed by EDI professionals with decades of industry experience, Jitterbit offers high-quality support with rapid response times, ensuring proven performance and peace of mind in B2B integration.