Amerisource EDI Solution - Simple and Affordable
Our Amerisource EDI solution is a simple way for small
and medium sized suppliers to process EDI transactions. Our EDI services are
affordable and turn-key, which means you don't have to know anything about EDI
or how it works. All you need is Internet access and email.
Our web-based solution allows you to trade EDI
documents / files with Amerisource including the ability to:
Advantages of Our Amerisource EDI Offering
The EDI Pipeline system can serve as a
stand-alone solution to meet the Amerisource requirements, or can be a single interface
to trade EDI documents with all of your customers. The following is a list
of known trading partners
that use EDI. Our system can streamline your EDI communications with
any of these partners.
The advantages of using our system include
- Plain English view of documents (purchase
orders, invoices, etc)
- Web-based system allows you to access it
from any computer
- No software installation required
- No additional staff required
- No technical skills required
- We handle all setup and technical
interaction with Amerisource
- We train you on the web-based control panel
- We handle all of the technical stuff to set
it up and keep it running
- We can provide electronic files that import
into your software systems
- We speak English, and we answer the phone
when you call us
- You can stop stressing about EDI and focus
on growing your business
- You gain our technology and experienced
support staff for a fraction of the price of one employee
Details of Our Amerisource EDI Offering
The EDI Pipeline solution for Amerisource includes
access to a web-based, password protected control panel that allows you to view
and manage all aspects of document trading. The web-based Control Panel includes
the following features:
Communication Manager
The communication manager is an easy to
understand interface that allows you to see every EDI file / document sent to
and received from Amerisource. The files can be viewed in a plain English printable
format, or in the raw EDI format. The following components are include with the
communication manager.
- Inbox -
showing all pending inbound documents (i.e. 850 Purchase Orders and 997
Functional Acknowledgements).
- Received Log
- a historical log of all inbound documents already processed.
- Outbox -
showing all pending outbound documents (i.e. 810 Invoices, 856 Advance Ship
Notices, 855 Purchase Order Acknowledgements, and 997 Functional
Acknowledgments)
- Sent Log
- a historical log of all outbound documents already processed.
- Deleted Log
- A log of all pending documents that were deleted before being processed
Order Log
The Order Log is an alternative way to view of
all documents related to a single inbound Purchase Order. When the 850 Purchase
Order is received from Amerisource, it is set up in the Order Log. In addition, all of
the corresponding documents associated with the Purchase Order (i.e. the 810
Invoice, the 997 Functional Acknowledgements, etc) are tied to it for easy
access.
How You Get Purchase Orders
Once the 850 Purchase Order is received by the
EDI Pipeline system, it is converted into a plain English (readable) format that
you can view and print. The plain English format is available in any of the
following ways:
- Via Email
- automatically sent to you email address(es)
- Via Your Control Panel
- log in a view it at any time
- Via Fax -
automatically sent to your fax number
In addition, the Purchase Order can be
converted into an electronic file that can be imported into any industry
standard or unique electronic format.
Import into Your Software Programs
The EDI Pipeline solution can optionally
include a method to electronically import Amerisource Purchase Orders into your
financial / inventory software (or any other software system), eliminating the
need to manually key in the order data. The Purchase Order is received by the
EDI Pipeline system, translated into the specific format your software needs,
and sent to your office to import. The file can be sent via any method desired;
the most popular being via email or FTP (to a specific server location).
Some of the popular financial software programs
we can import into include:
What Are the Next Steps?
While you are investigating us..
- You contact us by calling 800-266-3579 or by
completing our
contact us form
- We discuss your EDI needs and provide
specific pricing (no obligation to you)
- We show you a demo of how the EDI Pipeline
system works
If you decide to use our solution.
- We contact Amerisource directly and work out all of
the details
- We set up your EDI Pipeline system
- You take orders and send invoices via EDI -
hassle and worry free
Misc Technical Notes
You don't need to understand any of the following information. It is provided for those who care.
Our system uses Standard Exchange Format (SEF)
files to support all versions and Transaction Sets of both EDI X12 (ANSI X.12)
and UN/EDIFACT standards. This includes Version 4010, Version 4020,
Version 4030, and all other Versions of EDI.
