When an EDI communications provider abruptly ceases operations, what are the alternatives?
There are several strategic alternatives from the clients and tools/VAR/services resellers point of view: 1. Alternative competing VANs can be contracted, with the concomitant re-mashing of Trading Partner ID’s 2. More EDI Tool-smiths and software providers will turn to Open API’s to ease the conversion and provide rapid services cut over The benefits of API-based management of EDI network functions are as follows: A) List of QID’s that are slated for expiry can be read and reassigned via software control, and immediately given new network and QID reassignments, if desired B) The routes and interconnections previously in place can be massaged through the API, with Interconnection Record References stored for redeployment C) Routes can be tested, verified, and placed into production, all from within native commerce applications. The beauty of the API component approach is entirely manifest here. In summary, Web Services API’s like ECGridOS (and soon others) allow Network Operations to b
