Web based EDI conducts EDI using an web browser via the Internet. Here the businesses are allowed to use any browser to transfer data to their business partners. Web based EDI is easy and convenient for small and medium organizations

(i) It is the subset of message. A segment is a three - character alphanumeric code.
(ii) These segments are listed in segment tables.
(iii) Segments may contain one, or several related user data elements

Transportation Data Communication Committee - The first industry - specific EDI standard

(i)  EDIFACT
(ii) XML
(iii)  ANSI
(iv) ASC X12

(i) In EDI, Due to the complexity, branch-specific subsets of EDIFACT have developed.
(ii) These subsets of EDIFACT indude only the functions relevant to specific user groups

(i) Direct EDI
(ii) EDI via VAN
(iii) EDI via FTPjVPN, SFTP, FTPS
(iv) Web EDI
(v) Mobile EDI

Every EDI message requires of six uppercase English Alphabets

Another name of Direct EDI is Point-to-Point EDI.

Transfer of money from one bank account to another, via computer-based systems is known as Paperless Payment.

Ed Guilbert is called as the father of EDI

Due to the complexity, branch-specific subsets of EDIFACT have developed. These subsets of EDIFACT include only the functions relevant to specific user groups.
Example: CEFIC - Chemical industry
EDIFURN - Furniture industry
EDIGAS - Gas business

The versions of EDIFACT are also called as directories. These EDIFACT directories will be revised twice a year on 1 April and 1st October to include new or update existing EDIFACT messages.
Example: D.18BD for Directory: 18 is the year; A/B is month of release.

There are four major components of EDI. They are
(i) Standard document format
(ii) Translator and Mapper
(iii) Communication software
(iv) Communication network

EDI documents the following are the major EDI types.
(i)  Direct EDI
(ii)  EDI via VAN
(iii)  EDIvia FTP/VPN, SFTP,FTPS
(iv)  Web EDI
(v)  Mobile EDI.

The Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is the exchange of business documents between one trade partner and another electronically. It is transferred through a dedicated channel or through the Internet in a predefined format without much human intervention.