Module for EDI 9.12 | Understanding EDI Concepts | Processing Inbound EDI Documents | Processing Inbound EDI Documents with Trading Networks | Defining Trading Partner Information | Comparing Standard vs Non-Standard Processing
 
Comparing Standard vs Non-Standard Processing
The table below lists the advantages and disadvantages of using standard and non-standard processing:
Processing Type
Advantages
Disadvantages
Standard Processing
Information you define is in profiles and EDITPAs, so management of all information can be done through My webMethods.
Note:
This approach is recommended.
You must define profiles for all partners (senders/receivers) at both the interchange and group level.
Non-Standard Processing
You only need to define profiles for partners (senders/receivers) at the group level through My webMethods. You do not need to define profiles for partners at the interchange level; therefore, there are fewer profiles to set up and maintain.
*You must maintain information for interchange level sender/receiver pairs through the Module for EDI home page, as well as maintain EDITPAs through My webMethods.
*You must maintain information about the sender/receiver pairs at the group level that are associated with each interchange level. This information is maintained through the Module for EDI home page.
*When you save a copy of the interchange-level document in the Trading Networks database, the document will be saved with the sender and receiver set to unknown. Because you do not create profiles for senders and receivers at the interchange level, Trading Networks is unable to determine the sender and receiver.
*You cannot use the batching feature of Module for EDI.
For more information about defining trading partner information, see webMethods Module for EDI Installation and User’s Guide.