PeopleSoft Enterprise Inventory 9.1 PeopleBook

Processing Electronic Data Interchange Transactions in PeopleSoft Inventory

This chapter provides an overview of electronic data interchange (EDI) transactions in PeopleSoft Inventory and discusses how to:

Process outbound EDI transactions.
Process inbound EDI transactions.

Understanding EDI Transactions

PeopleSoft delivers transactions that you can convert to and from a standard EDI X.12 format. These transactions are delivered in XML as service operations. PeopleSoft generates EDI transactions using the same architecture used for all service operations in the PeopleSoft Integration Broker. The system uses the same error-handling pages for EDI transactions. All EDI transactions include file layout objects, so that you can use them as flat files.

Note. Standard X.12 transaction definitions are predefined in PeopleSoft along with examples of transformation rules for selected X.12 transactions. Individual trading partner specifications will vary so customizations are required for each transaction or trading partner variation.

Processing Outbound EDI Transactions

PeopleSoft offers the following outbound integration points to meet requirements of industry standard EDI transaction sets:

Inventory Balance Notification: Supports the requirements of the X.12 846 - Inventory Inquiry/Advice transaction set and advises a third-party of inventory balance information.
Advanced Shipping Notice: Supports the requirements of the X.12 856 - Ship Notice/Manifest transaction set and notifies customers that orders have shipped.
Interunit Expected Receipt: Supports the requirements of the X.12 943 - Warehouse Stock Transfer Advice transaction set and advises a third-party of a transfer shipment.
Shipping Order Release: Supports requirements of the X.12 940 - Authority to Ship Customer Order transaction set and transmits shipping order information to a third-party.

Processing Inbound EDI Transactions

PeopleSoft offers the following inbound EIPs to meet requirements of industry standard EDI transaction sets:

Inventory Adjustment: Supports the requirements of the X.12 947 - Warehouse Inventory Adjustment Advice transaction set and communicates a quantity or status change to inventory records.
Interunit Receipt: Supports the requirements of the X.12 944 - Warehouse Stock Transfer Receipt Advice transaction set and acknowledges that a third-party has received an interunit transfer shipment.
Shipping Notification: Supports the requirements of the X.12 945 - Warehouse Shipping Advice transaction set and acknowledges that a third-party has shipped an order.
Physical Inventory: Supports the requirements of the X.12 846 - Inventory Inquiry/Advice transaction set and receives inventory balance information from a third-party.