Monday, 24 March 2025

Comprehensive List of EDI Abbreviations & Their Meanings

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) involves numerous standards, protocols, transaction sets, and technologies

Below is a categorized list of commonly used EDI abbreviations.


EDI Standards & Frameworks

Abbreviation

Meaning

EDI

Electronic Data Interchange

ANSI X12

American National Standards Institute X12

EDIFACT

Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce, and Transport

VDA

Verband der Automobilindustrie (German Automotive EDI Standard)

TRADACOMS

Trading Data Communications (UK EDI Standard)

PEPPOL

Pan-European Public Procurement Online

GS1 EDI

Global Standards 1 for EDI (Retail & Supply Chain)

RosettaNet

B2B Standard for High-Tech & Electronics Industries

ebXML

Electronic Business using eXtensible Markup Language


EDI Communication Protocols

Abbreviation

Meaning

AS1

Applicability Statement 1 (SMTP-based EDI)

AS2

Applicability Statement 2 (Secure HTTP-based EDI)

AS3

Applicability Statement 3 (FTP-based EDI)

AS4

Applicability Statement 4 (Web Services-based EDI)

OFTP

Odette File Transfer Protocol (Automotive Industry)

OFTP2

Secure Version of OFTP (Used in European Automotive)

FTP

File Transfer Protocol

FTPS

File Transfer Protocol Secure (FTP with SSL/TLS)

SFTP

Secure File Transfer Protocol (FTP over SSH)

HTTP

Hypertext Transfer Protocol

HTTPS

Secure HTTP (Used for API & Web-based EDI)

MQ

Message Queue (IBM WebSphere MQ)

VAN

Value-Added Network (Third-party EDI Network Provider)

SMTP

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (Email-based EDI)

X.400

ITU-T Standard for Secure Email-based EDI


EDI Transaction Types (ANSI X12 & EDIFACT)

Abbreviation

Meaning

Standard

850

Purchase Order

X12

810

Invoice

X12

856

Advance Ship Notice (ASN)

X12

997

Functional Acknowledgment

X12

846

Inventory Inquiry/Advice

X12

855

Purchase Order Acknowledgment

X12

820

Payment Order/Remittance Advice

X12

ORDERS

Purchase Order

EDIFACT

INVOIC

Invoice

EDIFACT

DESADV

Dispatch Advice (ASN)

EDIFACT

CONTRL

Functional Acknowledgment

EDIFACT

IFTMIN

Transport Instruction

EDIFACT


Web & API-based EDI Technologies

Abbreviation

Meaning

API

Application Programming Interface

REST API

Representational State Transfer API

SOAP API

Simple Object Access Protocol API

JSON

JavaScript Object Notation (Modern Data Format)

XML

eXtensible Markup Language (Traditional Data Format)

OAuth2

Open Authorization 2.0 (Used for API Security)

MFT

Managed File Transfer (Secure File Exchange)


EDI Implementation & Integration Terms

Abbreviation

Meaning

ERP

Enterprise Resource Planning

SAP IDoc

SAP Intermediate Document (SAP’s EDI Format)

TP

Trading Partner

TMS

Transportation Management System

WMS

Warehouse Management System

P2P

Procure-to-Pay

O2C

Order-to-Cash

B2B

Business-to-Business

B2C

Business-to-Consumer

SCM

Supply Chain Management


EDI Security & Compliance

Abbreviation

Meaning

PGP

Pretty Good Privacy (Encryption for EDI)

SSL/TLS

Secure Sockets Layer / Transport Layer Security

HIPAA

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (Healthcare EDI)

GDPR

General Data Protection Regulation

DUNS

Data Universal Numbering System (EDI Partner Identification)

 

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