Electronic Data Interface ( EDI ) in English Version :

IES 31080 SE
Ir. M.Dachyar M.sc

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 (Electronic Data Interchange) The electronic communication of business transactions, such as orders, confirmations and invoices, between organizations. Third parties provide EDI services that enable organizations with different equipment to connect. EDI implies direct computer-to-computer transactions into vendors' databases and ordering systems. The Internet gave EDI quite a boost. However, rather than using privately owned networks and the traditional EDI data formats (X12, EDIFACT and TRADACOMS), many business transactions are formatted in XML and transported over the Internet using the HTTP Web protocol.
 The EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) standards were designed to be independent of communication and software technologies. EDI can be transmitted using any methodology agreed to by the sender and recipient. This includes a variety of technologies, including modem (asynchronous, and bisynchronous), FTP, Email, HTTP, AS1, AS2, WebSphere MQ, etc. It is important to differentiate between the EDI documents and the methods for transmitting them. While comparing the bisynchronous protocol 2400 bit/s modems, CLEO devices, and value-added networks used to transmit EDI documents to transmitting via the Internet, some people equated the non-Internet technologies with EDI and predicted erroneously that EDI itself would be replaced along with the non-Internet technologies.
 Program Benefits
The DOR has developed an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) program for the electronic filing of Motor Fuel Tax Returns. This has been done for the mutual benefit of the DOR and its taxpayers. There are many advantages for participating in the DOR’s EDI and EFT Program. Some of the reasons include:
 Eliminate the cost and time to generate, sign and mail returns and checks.
 Allow for rapid and secure movement and processing of motor fuel tax return data.
 Create a comprehensive audit trail for both returns and payments.
 Eliminate postal delays resulting in possible late filing/payment fees.
 Reduce red tape and frustration through a single point of contact for electronic filing.
 Provide assurance that tax return data has been received via electronic acknowledgment.
 Allow for easier and less costly implementation by use of a consistent standard format.
 Enable the Department to detect motor fuel tax fraud, thereby reducing fuel tax evasion and preventing the undercutting of the honest fuel marketers.