SUPPLIER ONBOARDING ï¿½ SYSTEM INTEGRATION

For Suppliers: Attain Compliance and Connect Your Systems

Cogential IT connects your ERP or WMS directly to any retail trading partner ï¿½ mapping data, testing transactions, and certifying compliance across AS2, SFTP, VAN, and API connections, so you're onboarded and shipping without a stack of rejected documents.

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Proven EDI Compliance

CONNECTIVITY

System Connectivity

Connect your ERP or WMS over AS2, SFTP, VAN, or API without rebuilding your existing infrastructure.

ONBOARDING

Guided Onboarding

Follow a step-by-step mapping and testing process built around each trading partner's exact routing guide.

VALIDATION

Real-Time Validation

Catch formatting and mapping errors in test transactions before they ever reach a live trading partner.

CERTIFICATION

Compliance Certification

Get formally certified against each partner's requirements, then stay certified with ongoing monitoring.

Onboarding Life Cycle

Getting from a signed vendor agreement to a certified, live connection requires coordinated steps across data mapping, protocol setup, testing, and certification.

SYSTEM MAPPING Understand Your Data

Maps your ERP or WMS fields against the trading partner's required document structure.

PROTOCOL SETUP Establish the Connection

Configures AS2, SFTP, VAN, or API connectivity to match the partner's exact specification.

TEST TRANSACTIONS Validate Before Go-Live

Runs sample 850, 856, and 810 transactions through the partner's test environment.

CERTIFICATION Get Formally Approved

Secures sign-off from the trading partner confirming your connection is compliant.

GO LIVE Ship With Confidence

Moves you to production with monitoring in place to catch drift before it causes a rejection.

Supplier Connectivity Framework

What Is Supplier EDI Onboarding?

Supplier EDI onboarding is the process of connecting your internal systems, ERP, WMS, or order management, directly to a retail trading partner's EDI environment, then proving that connection works. It covers choosing a connection method such as AS2, SFTP, or a VAN, mapping your data to the partner's required transaction sets, and passing a round of test transactions before the partner certifies you to go live.

AS2 / SFTP / VAN / API Connectivity

Trading Partner Test Suite

Ongoing Compliance Monitoring

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Connection Compliance

Get certified once, stay certified going forward

Avoid rejected transactions and onboarding delays with guided mapping and pre-flight testing.
Reuse the same connection framework as you add new trading partners over time.
Get alerted automatically if a partner changes their spec, before it breaks a live connection.

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Response Target

EDI

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Custom Coded APIs & Flat File

Bespoke programmatic integration for any ERP, CSV, XML, or database without rigid pre-built software constraints.

Dual-Mode Xref Architecture

Self managed web portal or turnkey managed SKU and address cross-referencing to eliminate compliance chargebacks.

24-Hour SLA & Rapid Hotfixes

Direct access to senior integration architects. Complex issues resolved within 24 hours; critical production fixes in 1-2 hours.

Predictable Low-Cost Model

Transparent pricing with minimal setup overhead and zero per-kilocharacter VAN fees for growing suppliers.