CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  1      Introduction

  1.1     Overview of DEC/EDI

  1.2     Overview of Preconfiguration Tasks
    1.2.1      Frequency of Transactions
    1.2.2      EDI Translation and Communication Standards
    1.2.3      Test and Implementation Plan
    1.2.4      Identifying Your Organization's EDI User-Groups
    1.2.5      Integrating Applications
    1.2.6      Trading Partner Agreements
    1.2.7      Identifying Host Nodes
    1.2.8      Prerequisite Software
    1.2.9      Maintenance and Security
    1.2.10     Identify Communication Media
    1.2.11     Licensing
    1.2.12     Legal Issues

  2      Preconfiguration Tasks

  2.1     Identifying the Node for Each DEC/EDI Service
    2.1.1      Choosing a Single-Node DEC/EDI System
    2.1.2      Choosing a Multinode DEC/EDI System

  2.2     Prerequisite Software

  2.3     Communications Media
    2.3.1      Direct Communications
    2.3.2      VAN Communications

  2.4     DEC/EDI Planning Worksheets

  2.5     Trading Partner Worksheet

  2.6     Organization Worksheet

  2.7     Transaction Worksheets

  2.8     Gateway Worksheets
    2.8.1      X.400 Worksheet
    2.8.2      OFTP Worksheet
    2.8.3      Bisync Worksheet
    2.8.4      Import/Export Worksheet

  2.9     Relationship of DEC/EDI Fields to Standard Fields

  3      Planning the Software Configuration

  3.1     Inventory Worksheet

  3.2     Specifying the Nodes of the System

  3.3     Specifying the Document Routing

  3.4     Specifying the Applications

  4      Initial System Tests

  4.1     Pilot Testing
    4.1.1      Assembling Your Implementation Team
      4.1.1.1      DEC/EDI Administrators
    4.1.2      Conducting the Pilot
      4.1.2.1      Test System Output
      4.1.2.2      Test System Input
      4.1.2.3      Local Test Acknowledgement Handling
    4.1.3      Tests with Trading Partners

  4.2     Operation
    4.2.1      Dual System Transactions
    4.2.2      Planning for Future Growth

  5      Maintenance and Security

  5.1     General Maintenance Concerns

  5.2     Routine Maintenance
    5.2.1      Availability of Nodes Running DEC/EDI
    5.2.2      DEC/EDI Software Procedures
      5.2.2.1      Operating System and DECnet Support
      5.2.2.2      Application Support
    5.2.3      Planning for System Backup
    5.2.4      Problem Solving
      5.2.4.1      Problem Isolation
      5.2.4.2      Network Analysis
    5.2.5      Security of the DEC/EDI System
      5.2.5.1      Physical Access
      5.2.5.2      User Access
      5.2.5.3      Data Security
      5.2.5.4      Encryption

  FIGURES

  1-1        Interaction of DEC/EDI Components

  2-1        Software-Internal Communication

  2-2        Software-External Communication, Single Node

  2-3        Software-External Communication, Multinode System

  2-4        Communication Options

  2-5        Trading Partner Worksheet

  2-6        Organization Worksheet

  2-7        Transaction Worksheet, 1 of 2

  2-8        Transaction Worksheet, 2 of 2

  2-9        X.400 Worksheet, 1 of 2

  2-10       X.400 Worksheet, 2 of 2

  2-11       OFTP Worksheet

  2-12       Bisync Worksheet

  2-13       Import/Export Worksheet

  3-1        Inventory Worksheet

  3-2        Nodes and Services Worksheet

  3-3        Document Routes Worksheet

  3-4        Application Sites Worksheet

  TABLES

  2-1        DEC/EDI Fields and Standard References

  2-2        Control Characters and Mnemonics for X12 and TDCC