| The basic problem: every company has a slightly different way of
doing business. So every business relationship exhibits a unique set of data
exchange requirements. - Traditional EDI solution
- Standardize the union set of all possibly required data
structures needed for anyone's version of a given transaction type
- For each trading relationship, define the subset that
fits the requirements of particular trading partners using
"implementation guidelines"
- This works, but everyone agrees there has to be a better
solution
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