Trading Partner EDI updates: Zulily and WYNIT

In a recent communication to suppliers and 3rd party EDI providers, Zulily has announced that it is introducing the EDI 753 and EDI 754 transaction sets for routing instructions. The following is part of Zulily’s communications:    Utilize our latest EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) messaging to save time and ensure accurate inventory information. The new messages include EDI 753 (routing request to zulily) and EDI 754 (routing instructions to your company). Simply email EDI@zulily.com to learn more and start integrating EDI 753 & EDI 754 messages. We’re working hard to provide new EDI messaging and capabilities to make working with zulily convenient and easy!

WYNITannounced a planned change to their EDI inventory feed which will facilitate the addition of their new warehouse in Memphis, TN. According to WYNIT, they would like this change to be in place by September 7^th, 2015:

The purpose of this email is to inform WYNIT EDI customers, suppliers & business partners of a planned change to our inventory feed. The reason for the change is to enable the reporting of product availability in our new warehouse. Located in Memphis TN, this new warehouse will be used to distribute a select number of our supplier’s product lines.

WYNIT’s current warehouses in Memphis, TN and Reno, NV will continue normal operation and inventory will be reported for them in the same manner. The specific change for handling the new warehouse will vary depending on your type of feed, with details below:

1. Tab delimited feed:  Total WYNIT availability will continue to be reported in field 5.  Field 6 will continue to report availability in our current Memphis warehouse.  Field 7 will now show availability in our new Memphis warehouse.  Field 8 will continue to report availability for our Reno warehouse.

The format of the file will remain unchanged.  The same number of fields will be reported.  The only change will be positive values in field 7 for any product available in the new warehouse.

1. ANSI X12 feed:  Customers who receive traditional EDI feeds will only see a change if their current feed reports availability at the warehouse level.  For those customers, an entry for warehouse ‘NY’ will exist for each item.  It will only contain non-zero quantities for items stocked in the new warehouse. 

WYNIT expects to make this change between August 17, 2015 and September 7th, 2015. 

If you are currently trading with Zulily and/or WYNIT, please contact your B2BGateway support team today to see how these changes may affect you.

If you are not currently a customer of B2BGateway but would like assistance to meet Zulily and WYNIT’s EDI requirements, please call the B2BGateway sales team on +1 401 491 9595 or email Sales@B2BGateway.Net 

B2BGateway continues global expansion with new office in China

B2BGateway, a leading cloud based EDI solution provider continues its global expansion by opening a new office in Jinan, China. The new office will further enhance B2BGateway’s EDI and automated supply chain solutions to clients and trading partners in Asia.

 

B2BGateway is a world recognized EDI solution provider since being established in Boston, USA in 1999. As EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) has become best business practice in data transfer between trading organizations, B2BGateway believes the time is right to further enhance their offerings in the Pacific and Asian regions after recently opening an office in Sydney. B2BGateway’s EDI solutions are used primarily by clients in wholesale distribution, healthcare, retail, manufacturing, automotive, government and non-profit industries.

 

B2BGateway has developed a cloud-based EDI software solution that fully integrates with most ERP or accounting software solutions including SAP, JD Edwards, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, MYOB, Brightpearl, QuickBooks, Sage and Xero to name but a few. As an international company with offices throughout North America, Europe, Australia and now China, B2BGateway can support all recognized international EDI standards and communication protocols that may be required: ANSI X12, EDIFACT, Tradacoms, Eancom, Odette, XML, VAN, FTPs, AS2, etc.. By fully integrating the solution through cloud based technology, B2BGateway is able to remove the need for the client to re-key data. This, in turn, leads to greater accuracy, increased labor efficiencies and it expedites the order-to-payment cycle for the end user.

 

The new B2BGateway Chinese office will be based in Jinan, the capital of the Shandong Province and will be led by Jordan Johnson, who has previously worked with B2BGateway in their Rhode Island, USA offices.

 

For further information on how B2BGateway can help automate and improve your supply chain please visit www.B2BGateway.Net

Saks Fifth Avenue Updating EDI Mapping Specifications

Saks Fifth Avenue has recently communicated to all suppliers and trading partners that it will require updated mapping specifications for the EDI 810 (Invoice, effective October 05, 2015) and the EDI 850 (Purchase Order, effective August 17, 2015). Here is a brief extract of the Saks Fifth Avenue communication:

To facilitate processing of Invoice Payments and to move closer to common mapping among the Hudson Bay banners, Saks Fifth Avenue is making the following changes.

-          EDI 810 (US): Effective October 5, 2015

·         BIG03 Purchase Order Date (CCYYMMDD) which is to match the BEG Segment on 850 Purchase Order

·         REF*MA Segment to include ASN / Shipment #  which is to match the BSN02 on the 856 Advance Ship Notice   

-          EDI 850 Purchase Order: Effective August 17, 2015

·         REF*VR Segment to include Vendor Number which is to match the N104 on the Invoice 

If either the BIG03 or the REF*MA segment is not present on the EDI 810 document, the system will send the 824 Application Advice detailing the error. A corrected EDI 810 must be transmitted for payment processing.

In order to make sure that your organization meets the above deadlines, please contact your B2BGateway Support Team today.

If you are not currently a B2BGateway customer but would like help with meeting the Saks Fifth Avenue EDI requirements please contact our sales team today at Sales@B2BGateway.Net or call +1-401-491-9595.

Target selects B2BGateway’s EDI solutions to help improve its communications process with 3D printer Shapeways.

Target Corporation has selected B2BGateway to provide seamless EDI communication between Target and Shapeways, a premier online 3D printing marketplace and service.

 

For sale through Target’s retail channels, Shapeways will provide a unique collection of charms, rings and ornaments – developed by Target’s design team that can be personalized by the consumer and brought to life using Shapeways’ unique 3D printing solutions. The collection will be greatly enhanced from mid-July 2015, when renowned accessory designer Eddie Borgo will offer Target customers the ability to personalize some of his collection through the Target-Shapeways 3D print collaboration.

 

In order for Target and Shapeways to deliver both an excellent product and excellent service to the consumer, they quickly realized that they needed a highly efficient and error free communications process. After looking at viable solutions in the marketplace and with a tight deadline that needed to be met, Target chose B2BGateway to develop a cost effective, efficient and error free communication process, using B2BGateway’s award winning cloud based EDI technology.

 

In a very tight timeframe (5 weeks), B2BGateway was able to develop a cloud-based, fully integrated EDI solution that allows Target and Shapeways to exchange Purchase Orders, Shipping Notices and Inventory Updates. Using B2BGateway’s EDI technology allows for seamless communication between Target and Shapeways removing the need to re-key data, thus greatly increasing efficiencies and drastically reducing errors.

 

If you would like to know more about B2BGateway’s cloud based EDI solutions please visit www.B2BGateway.Net or email Sales@B2BGateway.Net

webinar: 'EDI 101'

Webinar: 'EDI 101' Wednesday July 22 at 1pm ET. All you need to know about Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). Register here http://bit.ly/1JmCCjR

Webinar for NetSuite users in Australia/Pacific Region

Webinar: ‪‎EDI‬ for NetSuite users in The AU/Pacific region by B2BGateway. July 15 at 12pm AEST. Details and registration here http://bit.ly/1exu0P9

B2BGATEWAY EDI CONNECT APP NOW AVAILABLE FOR iOS USERS ON APPLE iTUNES STORE.

B2BGateway announces the launch of the B2BGateway EDI Connect App on the Apple iTunes store. The App is available for Apple devices running iOS 6 or later, including iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.

Apple device users can now take advantage of B2BGateway's EDI solutions and manage their trading relationships whenever and wherever they want. In today's highly mobile and dynamic world people want to access relevant information quickly and at their fingertips. Now B2BGateway Clients can enable a new B2BGateway EDI Connect application and check the latest updates related to their EDI transactions.

 App Features:

Account Information - View support engineer information, contact support engineer, and view company information. Transaction reports - View transaction report details and filter results by date, document number, and/or trading partner name. Trading Partners - View current trading partners, trading partner documents, along with trading partner and document statuses. Exception Reports - View current exceptions, which will show error type, document type, etc.

Download the B2BGateway EDI Connect App here