| An overview of BEMIS |  |
| Iin the Electronic Commerce package, users can define business documents of various external EDI standards, such as VDA, UN/ EDIFACT, Odette, ANSI, and so on. Baan Electronic Message Interchange System (BEMIS) is the internal ERP LN standard to which external standards are converted. Conversion of the internal standard to an external standard and vice versa is carried out by an EDI translator. As a result, BEMIS reduces maintenance costs and reuses data. Example The following business documents/EDI messages contain forecast information on schedules: VDA 4905 Odette DELINS UN/EDIFACT DELFOR ANSI X12 830 All of these documents are supported by the BEMIS business document BEMIS MRL001 (Material Release). Business documents can also be used internally in a multisite environment. In this case, BEMIS messages need not be converted to an external standard. BEMIS elements The following elements are used for BEMIS: Business document EDI message Conversion setup Data segment Data element A business document contains one or more EDI messages. An EDI message contains one or multiple data segments that consist of one or multiple data elements. Business document A business document describes a business process between trading partners. BEMIS supports the following business documents: Order Schedule Delivery Freight Invoice Error Handling EDI message EDI messages are the messages that are communicated between trading partners within a specific business document. BEMIS supports the following EDI messages: Order (ORD) Order Acknowledgement/Response (ORS) Order Change (ORC) Order Change Acknowledgement/Response (OCA) Material Release (MRL) Shipping Schedule (SHP) Sequence Shipping Schedule (SEQ) Advance Shipment Notification (ASN) Receipt Discrepancy Notification (RDN) Invoice (INV) Remittance Advice (RAD) Load Information to Carrier (FML) Carrier Status Information (FMS) Error Notification (ERN) Message Status (STATUS) Note The Message Status (STATUS) can be used to update the status of previously generated EDI messages. Only an incoming conversion setup exists for this message. Conversion setup The conversion setup is related to the format of an EDI message within a specific service/feature pack. Data segment A data segment is the intermediate unit of information in an EDI message. A data segment consists of a predefined set of functionally related data elements that are identified by their sequential positions within the set. Data element A data element is the smallest named item in the BEMIS standard. It can represent a qualifier, a value, or a text, such as a description. Related topics BEMIS - Design Principles BEMIS - Content Electronic Data Interchange Using external EDI Using internal EDI |