Common Question about E-business

What is EDI?
It's Alive and Kicking!
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is the computer-to-computer exchange of business data in standard formats. In EDI, information is organized according to a specified format set by both parties, allowing a "hands-off" computer transaction that requires no human intervention or rekeying on either end. All information contained in an EDI transaction set is, for the most part, the same as on a conventionally printed document.
Organizations have adopted EDI for the same reasons they have embraced much of today's modern technology-enhanced efficiency and increased profits. Benefits of EDI include:

• Reduced cycle time
• Better inventory management
• Increased productivity
• Reduced costs
• Improved accuracy
• Improved business relationships
• Enhanced customer service
• Increased sales
• Minimized paper use and storage
• Increased cash flow

The EDI standards are developed and maintained by the Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X12. The standards are designed to work across industry and company boundaries. Changes and updates to the standards are made by consensus, reflecting the needs of the entire base of standards users, rather than those of a single organization or business sector. Today, more than 300,000 organizations use the 300+ EDI transaction sets to conduct business.



What is XML?
It's Working in Concert with EDI!
XML, or Extensible Markup Language, is a new high-powered Web language developed for e-business. Unlike HTML that displays text and images now found on Web pages, XML enables the exchange of structured data over the Web.
Uniting EDI with XML provides win-win, affordable and easy-to-use business solutions for all organizations. By enhancing EDI processes, ASC X12 can evolve the current infrastructure into something more universally accessible. XML, with EDI as the foundation, provides ubiquitous connectivity and interoperability. Developing cross-industry XML specifications represents a huge standardization effort that includes:

• Exchanging transactional data
• Developing messaging and protocol infrastructure
• Creating code-value dictionaries
• Devising trading partner agreements
• Defining business processes performed in conjunction with business-to-business exchanges

This great integrator-XML-broadens the scope of interest to include such applications as trading partner agreements so that e-business communities and their information supply chains are fully integrated. Any XML-based infrastructure can establish a dynamic trading network instead of a few key connections. By establishing uniform XML standards, organizations can accelerate the intro-duction of new products and reduce costs.
ASC X12 is working diligently to enhance communications around the world by collaborating on Electronic Business XML (ebXML) initiative-a worldwide effort to develop a common framework for XML business messages. The XML standards proposed by X12, based on over twenty years of rich business semantic development, will be fully compliant with ebXML recommendations. X12 membership dues support this cross-industry XML standards development effort. Through ASC X12 membership, your company can be an active participant and supporter of this e-business standards development process



What is CICA?
CICA (Context Inspired Component Architecture)

CICA (Context Inspired Component Architecture) is a business message architecture that provides a single approach to business message development that facilitates a common reusable vocabulary across multiple industries.
It also creates an environment for convergence with other standards organizations, industry associations or data content committees. The CICA architectural framework serves as the foundation that protects your investment in business content development by creating a reusable common structure that can be expressed in a variety of syntaxes, for example, XML schema, industry specific implementation guides, ASC X12 EDI transaction sets or future markup languages. The CICA architecture and the ASC X12 organization provide a mature environment to protect and enhance your company's investment in electronic business-to-business data exchange.


How are the X12 standards developed?
The members of ASC X12 come together three times each year to develop, maintain and build on uniform standards for EDI, known as X12 standards. This process is open, involves discussion and consensus, and results in ballot, approval and standard registration with ANSI.


How is DISA involved with the X12 standards?
In 1987, in response to the rapidly growing number of industries employing X12 standards, DISA was chartered by ASC X12 to serve as their Secretariat for the X12 standards development process. DISA publishes, and is the only official source for, X12 standards

What is ASC X12?
In 1979, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) chartered the Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X12 to develop uniform standards for interindustry electronic exchange of business transactions-electronic data interchange (EDI).


What is a release and/or subrelease?
A complete set of X12 standards is called a release. Twice a year, following the February and June ASC X12 meetings, the X12 standards are republished in a "subrelease," which contains changes made since the previous release. Each release and subrelease represents a "snapshot" of the X12 standards database that is continually evolving.

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