EDI Testing
One of the biggest hurdles in Business to Business integration with your suppliers is their natural reluctance to change existing technology and/or business processes. SPS Commerce’s EDI Testing Service provides a simple way for your EDI-capable suppliers to leverage their existing investment in technology and comply with your requirements. As an EDI service provider, SPS is experienced in assisting vendors with the unique shipping and packing requirements of many order management models to ensure the seamless flow of critical communications with your supplier community.
The hosted EDI Testing Service provides:
- Thorough Content-based EDI Testing SPS tests and certifies both the structure and content of EDI documents, including connectivity, syntax and workflow.
- Data Transport Flexibility The EDI Testing Service works with AS2 or your vendors' existing VAN services including: EasyLink, GEIS, GNX, Harbinger, IBM/Advantis, ICCnet, Kleinschmidt, Loren Data, QRS, Sterling, and others.
- Bar Code Label Testing If your organization uses bar code labels, the EDI Testing Service will validate the visual expectations and work with your vendors to ensure they meet industry standard levels for scanability.
- Vendor Support If your suppliers have questions or difficulties, SPS Commerce's customer service representatives can conserve your valuable IT resources by providing one-on-one support via phone, web, chat, or email.
- 24/7 Access During testing, your vendors have a self-service environment available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- An Affordable Option Your suppliers leverage their existing EDI investment and pay only a low, one-time fee for SPS testing service.
National Retail Federation (NRF) Color & Size Code Handbook
As a part of the outsourced EDI service, vendors have immediate access to the National Retail Federation (NRF) Color & Size Code Handbook. Vendors can use this guide to ensure that they are using the proper color and size codes for items in their catalog, before sending this information to their retail customer.
SPS Commerce catalog customers can download the NRF Color & Size Code Handbook from their service portal, or they can contact SPS Commerce Customer Support at 888-739-3232 or customersupport@spscommerce.com.
To learn more about subscribing to SPS Commerce's catalog service, please call us today at 866-245-8100 or send an email to info@spscommerce.com.
