Eliminate Chargebacks & Automate EDI for Sterns

Sterns EDI Integration
& Compliance

Sterns holds its vendor network to the standards of a leading retail player—and their routing guide proves it: certified AS2 connectivity, tightly sequenced 850/810/856 workflows, GS1-128 barcode labeling, and branded packing slips on DSV orders, all enforced to the letter. Miss a ship-confirm window or mis-map a single segment, and the chargebacks arrive before your invoice does. Cogential IT flips that equation. Our fully managed cloud EDI platform demands zero IT overhead, arrives pre-configured with Sterns' complex segment mapping, and runs every document through a proprietary real-time Validation Engine that catches errors before transmission. The outcome is unambiguous: EDI 856 ASNs that ship clean, invoices that pay fast, and EDI compliance so airtight that chargebacks become a memory—not a monthly line item.

• AS2 Connectivity, Live in Days

  We establish a certified, encrypted AS2 channel with Sterns from day one—certificates, MDN acknowledgments, and failover handling managed entirely by our integration team, so your first purchase order flows without a single firewall headache.
• Purchase Orders That Sync Themselves

  Sterns' EDI 850 purchase orders land directly in your ERP or order management system—pre-mapped, validated, and converted into actionable sales orders in seconds. No rekeying, no transcription errors, no lost line items.
• ASNs Built for Their Barcode Rules

  Every EDI 856 ASN we generate carries GS1-128 (UCC-128) labels and carton-level detail exactly as Sterns' routing guide demands—securing dock-door acceptance and eliminating the single biggest source of retail chargebacks.
• Invoices That Get Paid Faster

  Our EDI 810 invoices mirror Sterns' PO data to the cent, with pricing, allowances, and payment terms validated pre-transmission—compressing their remittance cycle and keeping your cash flow predictable.