Yup, everyday someone figures out a new way to screw up the product code,
or determines some more vital info that must be caputured from a free-form NTE
segment
that may, or may not occur, depending on the high tide at transmission time...
EDI, not always fun, but never the same!
Greg Knowles
(203) 866-5958
(203) 984-5920 (Cell)
----- Original Message -----
From: Rebecca/Beverly <
Date: Thursday, June 15, 2006 5:01 pm
Subject: [
EDI-L] Re: Determined! :)
> I have to agree with all the positive statements...I have been
> doing
> solely EDI for 4 years and I am not bored yet (which is saying a
> lot). First of all it is always challenging and everyday offers
> something new. Another plus is the constant growth of IT and how
> EDI
> can tap into that. It can also be very lucrative. The sense of
> accomplishment you get when you search for the needle in the
> haystack and actually find it is almost as good as...well, you
> know.
> Anyway good luck to you; and this fabulous group of EDI Guru's is
> a
> tremendous help and you couldn't ask for a better support team.
>
> Rebecca Gaudette
>
>
>
> -- In "Pete Austin" <paustin@...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I was hired by the very first company to produce an off-the-
> shelf
> EDI
> > translator, EDI Inc (makers of TELINK) back in 1984. Between
> working
> > for various organizations, and being a consultant for the last 8
> years,
> > I've implemented EDI systems for maybe 30 different
> organizations. It
> > is an enormous amount of fun. And I would challenge anyone to
> find an
> > occupation that is as deep, as broad, or as rich.
> >
> > After all, EDI is really about the:
> >
> > -
Purchase Orders and Invoices - I mean, it is all about buying
> and
> > selling. You get to know the folks from ordering, and
> receivables. You
> > get to know the entire business process, frequently better than the
> > folks that are responsible for it. Right? Well, not really.
> It
> is
> > really all about the
> >
> > - Trading partners - Without them, you have nothing. So you
> get
> to
> > know many of your most powerful customers and vendors, and you are
> > largely responsible for the relationship. Well, actually, EDI
> is
> about
> >
> > - Communications - You KNOW that it is all about
> communications.
> FTP,
> > BBS, HTTPs, AS1/2. But you cannot forget the
> >
> > - Translation - Nobody knows the data better than you.
> >
> > And finally, you get to know the senior management at a very
> intimate
> > level. If you personally don't, screw up the production system
> > just.one.time.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [mailto: On
> Behalf Of
> > Michael Mattias
> > Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 3:29 PM
> > To:
> > Subject: Re: [EDI-L] Re: Determined! :)
> >
> > 6/15/06
> >
> > I've stayed in the EDI field all these years (about 12 as
> independent
> > consultant) for one main reason: It's hard.
> >
> > "It's hard" just makes it all that much sweeter when I get
> that "thank
> > you" from a client.
> >
> > MCM
> >
> >
> >
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