Understanding EDI Invoice Mapping

The EDI invoice is comprised of a header, detail lines and the trailer sections. The header contains general information about the invoice such as the invoice number, invoice date and purchase order number. The invoice also specifies the Currency used in the transaction. Other sections are parties involved in the transaction, customer information, such as the Bill-to address and the remit to information.

Item details include the item information (SKU and UPC/EAN) as well as the quantities billed and shipped.

The summary section of an invoice includes the total amount billed, the discounts allowed and the charges and allowances applied. As in all EDI transactions the invoice includes a Transaction Totals segment that contains control numbers to ensure there were no records lost in transformation from Internal (IDoc) format to EDI.


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