EDI is the computer-to-computer exchange of business data in standard formats. In EDI, information is organized according to a specified format set by both parties, allowing a “hands off” computer transaction that requires no human intervention or rekeying on either end. The information contained in an EDI transaction set is, for the most part, the same as on a conventionally printed document.
Generally speaking, EDI is considered to be a technical representation of a business conversation between two entities, either internal or external. Note, there is a perception that "EDI" consists of the entire electronic data interchange paradigm, including the transmission, message flow, document format, and software used to interpret the documents. EDI is considered to describe the rigorously standardized format of electronic documents

FTG has following expertise in EDI

• EDIINT/AS2 Implementation
• Inter-Application Communication Automation
• Installation of Gentran Integration Suite, applying patches, adding users and administering the application. On UNIX operating System.
• Upgraded the application from GIS version 3.1 to Version 4.0 and later to 4.1.1
• Work with release management team to implement procedures for code import into Gentran
• Worked with STAR Team (Source/Version Control) Administrators to automate the promotion of GIS objects between the SDLC environments.
• Work on GIS tuning, archiving, DR and other admin related tasks
• Work with Vendor on resolving issues with the application
• Document the processes and procedures within GIS
• Created interface for integrating GIS events with Enterprise Server
• Designing, Development, testing and Implementation of Business Processes to support File transfers for the Asset Management division.
• Integrate the application for Encryption and Decryption of data using PGP
• Designed and created the Data Model for hosting the information for file transfer (FTP, SFTP) (Source, Destination, Encryption, Scripting and other information)
• Created XML interface for automating the process of Adding a new transfer, modifying existing transfer, activating/disabling a transfer, change host information (Username, IP/DNS etc)
• ANSIX12 300,304,315,856,850,997,214 EDIFACT- IFTMIN, IFTSAI, CONTROL, APERAK, IFTMBF, IFTMBC

• Created Stored Procedures for use with the MFT Application to overcome GIS restrictions with JDBC
• Mentor other resources on use of GIS
• Provide support for the application after implementation
• Document Extraction Automation

Advantages of implementing EDI

EDI and other similar technologies save a company money by providing an alternative to, or replacing information flows that require a great deal of human interaction and materials such as paper documents, meetings, faxes, etc. Even when paper documents are maintained in parallel with EDI exchange, e.g. printed shipping manifests, electronic exchange and the use of data from that exchange reduces the handling costs of sorting, distributing, organizing, and searching paper documents. EDI and similar technologies allow a company to take advantage of the benefits of storing and manipulating data electronically without the cost of manual entry. Another advantage of EDI is reduced errors, such as shipping and billing errors, because EDI eliminates the need to rekey documents on the destination side. One very important advantage of EDI over paper documents is the speed in which the trading partner receives and incorporates the information into their system thus greatly reducing cycle times. For this reason, EDI can be an important component of just-in-time production systems.