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Page Content BizTalk Server EDI Integration
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is one of the most prevalent means by which businesses exchange data electronically. EDI usage entails message syntax and standards (including ANSI X12 and UN/EDIFACT), messaging protocols, and transports. BizTalk Server 2006 R2 processes EDI messages using receive and send pipelines specific to EDI that can parse and serialize EDI messages. BizTalk Server performs the following:
Receive functionality: Parses the EDI interchange, processing batched transaction if configured. Supports multiple interchanges per inbound file. Performs HIPAA document splitting if configured. Validates the message. Generates the acknowledgment or acknowledgments. Reassembles the interchange if the batch is to be preserved.
Send functionality: Serializes the EDI interchange, generating the envelope based on party settings. Validates the message to be sent. Processes a received acknowledgment or acknowledgments to the message.
Batching functionality: Accumulates transactions for batching based on party-specific filters. Creates and validates a batched interchange. Releases a batched interchange for transmission based on party-specific release criteria. Provides comprehensive status of in-flight batches through Batch Status reporting.
Other functionality: Provides the capability to set processing properties for parties engaging in EDI document exchange. Provides more than 8,000 schemas supporting X12 (versions 2040 through 5030), EDIFACT (versions D93A through D05B), HIPAA version 4010A1, and EANCOM (versions EAN94, EAN97, EAN02 syntax versions 3 and 4). Provides a comprehensive status of EDI document exchange transactions through a list of EDI interchanges and their correlated acknowledgments. Provides the capability to validate schemas and maps, validate instances, and generate instances at design time. Provides support for migration from BizTalk Server 2006 Base EDI, HIPAA Accelerator 3.0, and HIPAA Accelerator 3.3 through schema and port migration utility. |
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