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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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