Glossary

 

What does that one term even mean? What is it? How do I use it again? In the overview below we have explained the most common terms on our website and related to our techniques. Our list is regularly supplemented and updated.
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A2A
Application to Application

ANSI
American National Standards Institute, see also X12

APERAK
Application Error and Acknowledgement, a type of EDIFACT message

API
Application Programming Interface

AS2
Specification describing how to securely transport data over the internet

CEFACT
United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business

CMS
Content Management System, for building and maintaining a website

CONTRL
Functional acknowledgment, type of EDIFACT message

CRM
Customer Relationship Management. Customer relationship management or sales management system

DESADV
DESpatch ADVice. The electronic variant of the paper packing slip, a type EDIFACT Message

EAI
Enterprise Application Integration. Technology to make business applications work together

EAN
Europees Artikel Number. The series of numbers under the barcode on a product, see also GTIN or SKU

EDI
Electronic Data Interchange. Term for the electronic exchange of certain corporate documents

EDIFACT
Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport. International standard for electronic data exchange

ERP
Enterprise Resource Planning. Computer program within organizations to support all processes within the company

FTP
File Transfer Protocol. Protocol that facilitates the exchange of files between computers

GTIN
Global Trade Item Number. Trade item identifier, standard for worldwide barcodes and product numbering. See also EAN or SKU

HL7
International standard for electronic exchange of medical, financial and administrative data between healthcare information systems

HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol. Protocol for communication between a web client and a web server

HTTPS
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure. An extension to the HTTP protocol for the purpose of securely exchanging data

IFCSUM
Forwarding and Consolidation Summary Message, type of EDIFACT message

IFTMAN
Arrival Notice Message, type of EDIFACT message

IFTMIN
Transport Instruction, type of EDIFACT message

IMAP
Internet Message Access Protocol. Email Synchronization Protocol

INVRPT
Inventory Report Message, type of EDIFACT message

ISO
Internationale Organisatie voor Standaardisatie. Establishes standards (document with recognized agreements, specifications or criteria about a product, service or method)

JAVA
Java is an object-oriented, platform-independent, syntax based largely on the C++ programming language

JMS
Java Message Service. Java API (part of) J2EE, a messaging system abstraction for creating messaging middleware

JSON
JavaScript Object Notation. Standardized data format that uses plaintext in the form of data objects

MDN
Mozilla Developer Network. Learning platform for Web technologies and the software that makes the Internet possible

ODETTE
Organization for Data Exchange by Tele Transmission in Europe. Organization representing the interests of the European automotive industry

ORDERS
Purchase Order Response Message, type of EDIFACT message

ORDRSP
Order Response, type of EDIFACT message

POP3
Post Office Protocol. Protocol for retrieving mail from a mail server

REST
Representational State Transfer. Software architecture for distributed media systems such as the worldwide web

SFTP
SSH File Transfer Protocol. Internet protocol that allows secure file transfer between different computers

SKU
Stock Keeping Unit. Term to indicate unique products in a product range, see also EAN or GTIN

SMTPS
Method to secure SMTP with transport layer security through authentication with data integrity and confidentiality

SOAP
SOAP is a computer protocol used for communication between different components

SSCC
Serial Shipping Container Code. Standardized international shipping code that suppliers can barcode on logistic units

Syntax
The grammar of a programming language or the rules of writing the code for a programming language

TCP
Transmission Control Protocol. Connection-oriented protocol widely used for data transmission over network connections on the Internet and computer networks

TMS
Transport Management Systeem. Software system that supports procurement of transport services, calculation of the optimal routes and registration and execution of transport plans

VDA
Verband Der Automobilindustrie. Association of German car manufacturers and their suppliers

WMS
Warehouse Management Systeem. Manages, among other things, the location layout in a racking warehouse, handles the order flow in the correct planning sequence and goods flows

X12
Message Standard for EDI from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

XML
Standard of the World Wide Web Consortium for the syntax of formal markup languages that allow data to be represented as plain text

XSLT
Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations. Standard for converting information in an XML document to another format such as XHTML, WML and PDF

Outsource EDI with Managed EDI

How to integrate and implement EDI is still a challenge for many organizations.
At Copernicus we have a lot of experience with EDI. With Niklas, our own integration platform or Enterprise Service Bus, we design and implement all communication between different applications and systems ourselves.

For organizations where EDI is not yet a core competency, Copernicus also offers ‘EDI as a service’: Managed EDI, based on Niklas.
Managed EDI is available in a customized subscription form and suitable for both large and small organizations.

If you would like to know more about the possibilities of Managed EDI for your company, you can always contact us.