Why Attend EDI Training?
EDI education is not as widely available as it should be. Most companies that implement EDI use staff who are self-taught, or who attend their software vendor’s training sessions. This may seem sufficient for day-to-day EDI operations but in truth it’s probably not adequate. Personnel that are not effectively trained with EDI may not realize just how much power EDI offers their workplace. In the end, the EDI user who has not taken an EDI class is not going to be able to reap all the benefits that EDI has to offer. To emphasize this point, let’s consider a hypothetical but likely EDI implementation scenario. Let’s say a company has decided to implement EDI for the first time, and they decide to try EDI invoicing first. The company will contract out for an EDI solution product or service (a hosted online solution, perhaps, or an in-house translator). Then, they’ll ask their IT staff to install the solution on the Accounts Payable clerk’s computer. The Accounts Payable clerk and the IT st
