EDI Glossary: every term that matters

All essential EDI terms used in retail, automotive and logistics, explained in plain English.

ORDERS

The electronic EDI purchase order (Purchase Order) sent by the buyer to the supplier.

The order confirmation (Order Response) sent by the supplier back to the buyer.

The electronic dispatch advice (Despatch Advice / ASN).

The receiving advice issued by the buyer after unloading.

The electronic EDI invoice (EDIFACT INVOIC).

The international UN/EDIFACT standard for electronic document exchange.

EDIFACT subset specialized for retail, maintained by GS1.

The European EDI standard for the automotive industry (Organisation for Data Exchange by Tele Transmission in Europe).

The EDI standard of the German automotive industry association (Verband der Automobilindustrie).

The global organization that issues identification standards (GTIN, GLN, SSCC).

Global Location Number: 13-digit unique GS1 code identifying a location.

Global Trade Item Number, unique GS1 product code (EAN-13, UPC, ITF-14).

Serial Shipping Container Code, 18-digit unique GS1 code for logistic units (pallet, parcel).

Romania's national e-Invoicing system, mandatory for B2B and B2G via ANAF SPV.

Romania's national system for monitoring transports of high-fiscal-risk goods.

European standardized network for exchanging B2B and B2G electronic documents.

Applicability Statement 2, secure EDI transport protocol over HTTPS.

Value Added Network, managed EDI network that intermediates the exchange between partners.

Odette File Transfer Protocol v2: standard EDI protocol in the automotive industry.

SSH File Transfer Protocol, simple and secure protocol for EDI file exchange.

ANAF Private Virtual Space: the electronic portal for submitting fiscal documents.

Just-in-Time and Just-in-Sequence, deliveries synchronized with the automotive production line.

A browser-based EDI portal, no local software install; the fastest path for small suppliers to go electronic.