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Sage MAS ERPTM EDI Expertise Promptly Available
DCS has in-depth experience with MAS90 ERPTM, MAS 200 ERPTM, and MAS 500 ERPTM, working exclusively with
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| eBridge Software’s eBridgeTM We can link your existing EDI system to MAS 90, MAS 200, or MAS 500 so you don't have to purchase a new EDI system. Using the EDI and AS2 systems with which you are familiar speeds EDI automation. We can integrate to Sterling Commerce's Gentran:DirectorTM, Inovis' TrustedLinkTMfor WindowsTM, and GXS' Desk Top EDITM)
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The eBridge SOFTWARE web site says "eBridge uses an Application Adapter that is an application-specific component governing interactions between e-commerce applications and the accounting application database. The Application Adapter deals with accounting application-specific issues such as database connectivity and type, table formats and field names." This means your connection to Best's MAS90TM, MAS 200TM is completely integrated, your Customer Service, Purchasing, and Shipping Department will not need access your EDI system.
- DCS has experience with most of the 300 U.S. companies conducting EDI conforming to the X12, EDIFACT, or 1SYNC (UCCnet or RosettaNet) standards.
- Popular transaction sets such as Inbound PO's (850), Outbound ASN's (856), Outbound Invoices (810), Inbound Releases (830),and Outbound PO Acknowledgements (855) have been implemented at many of our customers.
- Connections using EDI INT AS2 (HTTPS in batch mode) reduce cost by elimination of Value Added Networks.
Overview
Integration with MAS is straightforward but not trivial. Since access to the underlying tables is restricted, the use of a bridge is necessary. It permits access to the appropriate tables and contains hundreds of business rules. The challenge then is activating the several dozen correct fields among the hundreds available for each document and direction.
EDI too often is an afterthought during the MAS upgrade or comes up as an “on demand” project requested by a key customer that needs to be completed yesterday. In both scenarios you are forced to piece together a workable solution. This is something that you want to avoid because when developing a foundation project, you want to be able to ensure best business practices are being followed.
Here are the necessary deliverables you must provide:
- Identify key resources and opportunities in your environment.
- Develop the project plan with all of its appropriate components (including training).
- Create a generic map for each key Transaction Set
- Customize the generic map for each trading partner
- Help set-up and test communications between the translator and the interface.
- Trading partner set-up and transmission testing: setting AS2 or FTP over your VPN to your Trading Partners test mailbox. This is done while working closely with the firewall manager.
- Set-up your development and test EDI systems.
- Set-up the tables required to receive/send (Port setup, Partner cross-references, Partner Profiles, etc.).
- Train users (Customer Service, Accounts Receivable, and more).
- Train I.T. (daily operations and mapping).
- Archive off the old EDI system and data.
- Have help available for production down support and system monitoring.
Conclusion
Let DCS help you with your first few trading partners. Setting the bridge is straight forward but not trivial, we recommend DCS’ Next Level™ development service. Your mapping will be thorough, quick, and economical due to our many years of MAS experience. Having DCS set the first few Trading Partners and communication parameters lowers the cost of implementation and hastens payback. Your first step is easy, email DCS for your free assessment.
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