Supplier for a Home Based Shopping Network

This DCS Customer had a high volume Trading Partner that was sending Purchase Order (850) documents and requiring ship notices (856) and invoices (810) in return. They also needed a solution that would integrate a UPS Shipping Module, and also integrate into Gold Mine.

Solution

DCS Developed a positional flat file layout that would be read into an Access Database with a Visual Basic front end. This in turn flows into the UPS Shipping system and the GoldMine database. Outbound documents to the Trading Partner follow the opposite route (starts in GoldMine and ends up as a flat file) which are pulled into Gentran to create an EDI document.

Result

The Customer would not have been able to trade with the Trading Partner if they had not enabled themselves to handle EDI. Also, by making the upgrade to NT and moving to an FTP connection, client saved hours of connection time and VAN charges, and also eliminated "dropped data". DCS expertise with the unique fulfillment processes of home shopping retailers ensured the project was done quickly and most economically. Little support is now needed from DCS, but is quickly available as new challenges emerge.