EDI is the automated computer-to-computer exchange of business documents such as purchase orders, invoices and payments in a standardized electronic format. These documents are typically exchanged via batch transactions and are processed daily at scheduled intervals. Document numbers are used to represent common business transactions (EX: 850 = Purchase Order).

Baldor supports the ANSI X12* standard for US and Canada as well as the EDIFACT** standard for other international trade. A wide range of documents are readily supported by Baldor.

*ANSI X12 : American National Standards Institute X12 standard for electronic commerce.
**EDIFACT : Electronic Data Interchange For Administration, Commerce, and Transport - International standard specifying data requirements for international trade.

To establish an EDI connection with Baldor, customers should complete our EDI trade profile form. After a technical review, the parties complete and sign a third party exchange agreement, which protects the privacy rights of both participants. Baldor then works closely with the customer to design, develop, test and implement the EDI connection.