How can a trading partner keep up with all these implementation conventions (ICs) and revisions in X12 and EDIFACT?
The US government is trying to standardize electronic communications internally and with it’s 300,000 plus suppliers. This requires standardization of the standards process and cross communication between programs. The IMPDEF message and the NIST Federal IC Registry will place electronic versions of all its ICs on the Registry – both full federal ICs and individual agency ICs – so that any trading partner can download and use them. In combination with message data compliance checking as well, smaller firms should be able to get into EDI and start benefitting both themselves and the government.
