How to Onboard a New EDI Trading Partner (Step-by-Step)

🚀🤝 How to Onboard a New EDI Partner | EDI Simplified

In this video, we walk through the end-to-end process of onboarding a new EDI trading partner, from initial setup to go-live and monitoring.

This episode focuses on practical steps, roles, and best practices used in real EDI programs.

🎓 What you’ll learn:

The goals and outcomes of EDI partner onboarding

What prerequisites both sides must prepare

How EDI connectivity is set up (AS2, AS4, VAN, SFTP)

How mapping, validation, and testing work

What a clean and safe EDI go-live looks like

📦 Topics covered:

Partner identifiers and contacts (GLN, DUNS, vendor IDs)

Document scope (PO, ASN, Invoice) and SLAs

Canonical mapping and business validations

Testing phases and certification

Monitoring, support, and change management after go-live

📌 Who this video is for:

EDI beginners

EDI and Integration teams

Supply Chain & Operations professionals

Anyone involved in EDI onboarding projects

➡️ Next episode: Reusable EDI Partner Onboarding Checklist & Templates

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00:00 - INTRO
00:06 - HOW TO ONBOARDA EDI PARTNERS
00:20 - OVERVIEW
00:40 - PREREQUISITES
01:01 - CONNECTIVITY SETUP
01:20 - MAPPING & VALIDATION
01:38 - TESTING PLAN
02:00 - GO-LIVE CHECKLIST
02:16 - MONITORING & SUPPORT
02:34 - COMMON PITFALLS
02:51 - Marker 11
03:15 - OUTRO

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