What advantages does eFIDS have over other timber trading standards?
• It comprises a single, flexible schema to transact multiple message types rather than separate schema for each message type such as invoice, despatch note, stock status, stock adjust, order, call-off, etc… • It is mature and proven – unchanged for over two years – and flexible to the extent that new implementations or use cases will be very unlikely to require schema changes even in unusual circumstances. • It has enhanced error-trapping – code lists are used wherever possible to provide and restrict data values, ensuring consistent, error-free population of data elements and easy validation at the receiving end using the same lists. • It is easy to implement, employing generic rather than inflexible “hardcoded” data elements wherever possible. For example, it has one repeatable “measurement” element rather than separate elements for “thickness”, “width” and “length”. Thus, without modification, it can accommodate feather-edged sawn material (with two thickness, one width and one l
