EDI - Electronic Data Interchange

Solarsoft has broad experience in industries with tightly integrated supply chains. EDI and XML support is core to the design of our systems.  We maintain a library of over 4,000 EDI mappings, including all major automotive OEMs, major retail chains, distributors, and manufacturers as well as custom sets. Solarsoft provides a complete solution to meet the strict demands placed on our customers to meet tough supply chain requirements. EDI/Order Releasing, Shipping Management and Vendor Releasing are all components handled in our Release Accounting modules. The multitude of transaction sets are completely integrated into the core ERP systems, which eliminates the time-consuming task of manually re-keying orders and provides for quicker file uploads and efficient transfer of information throughout the supply chain.

Honda of America, Inc. Approved

Solarsoft's iVP ERP system is approved by Honda of America (HAM) as an Integrated EDI/Bar Code solution.  Only software solutions that earn this approval may be included in the HAM EDI & Bar Code Specification Manual and used by Honda suppliers to communicate with HAM via EDI. This specification includes all required EDI templates, all required label creation and creation of ASNs to verify software installation and supplier capability.

Trading Partners:

• Extension of the Customer and Vendor Master files for EDI related activities.
• Transaction set details are defined to the trading partner specifications.
• Customer and vendor specific part number definitions are managed and mapped.
• All inbound and outbound transactions supported and related to the specific Trading Partner Master file(s)
• Exception error reports and inquiries which includes raw data analysis

Vendor Releasing:

• Automatically create material releases and shipping schedules from demand (MRP) and send to suppliers via EDI, e-mail, fax or post to web portal (XML format)
• Summarize net and cumulative position, as release progresses
• Distribute demand quantities based on vendor capacities
• Define release intervals (daily, weekly, biweekly, daily/weekly, etc.)

Material Releases and Shipping Schedules:

• Download and process EDI documents from an electronic mailbox
• Includes JIT and Kanban number) by customer, location, and part
• Maintain premium shipments and create/maintain shipping documents
• Generate reports for material releases and shipping schedules
• Cum matching / error recognition
• Kanbans / Order Number processing
• Net Change / Comparison Inquiries/Transaction histories
• Material and Fabrication Authorizations
• Advance Shipping Notices (ASN):

Auto-creation and auto-receipt of ASN

• Option to send and receive serial (or master serial) numbers on ASN
• Functional Acknowledgement Reports
• User defined ASN templates (to prevent incorrect or incomplete ASNs from being translated)
• Special Charges, Returnable Containers, Seals
• ASN error list advices

Inline Vehicle Sequencing (ILVS):

• Varied loading functions for specific customer requirements
• Report production activity of ILVS parts using shop-floor reporting events and auto-generation of  ILVS specific labels
• Direct reporting to sequencing containers and accurate labeling