Blue Cherry Consulting

Blue Cherry Consulting

Blue Cherry Consulting rates too high?  You want one Blue Cherry resource allocated to your business?  The Data Integration Specialists Group will assign one, committed resource and the rates will be 20%-30% less than your $225/hr rate.  This Blue Cherry Consulting Group also recognizes that providing a consistent Blue Cherry ERP veteran to your system is advantageous as opposed to being at the mercy of entry level CGS employees who are not familiar with your business processes.  Because of the high rate and the fact that you are being told that there is only one option for Blue Cherry consultants, you are at the mercy of CGS. The DIS Blue Cherry Consulting Group offers a fair cost structure and will allocate one consistent expert with no less than 15+ years of experience with Blue Cherry implementations into apparel business environments.

Apparel Industry background

DIS offers leaders in the apparel industry that have backgrounds in business process improvement, business operations, EDI/WMS, Order to Cash management workflow, project management, warehouse operations, change management, inventory management, Blue Cherry production support, and more.  Our resources also have years of experience in apparel companies directly writing technical specs, report writing, creating test scripts, technical analysis, API development, designing, testing implementations of BlueCherry developments, ensuring compliance to existing and development of required data/reporting standards. As well, our textile experienced PMs spearhead projects to keep them on time and on budget and our BAs ensure that data points are consistent with internal and external business requirements.

Blue Cherry Core Module expertise

Data Integration Specialists has many techno functional Blue Cherry consultants who are experienced in all core modules for all CGS products. Often we are asked to determine which central logistics functions should be used together with core modules and then to define those processes. Data Integration Specialists Functional consultants assist in the setup and configuration of any CGS module. Often, there are requirements for simple configuration changes to data points or structures within Blue Cherry that are needed to complete an internal or external project.

Process Flow Documentation Process flow diagrams are created for all critical Blue Cherry ERP business processes. The process flow diagrams have step-by-step instructions that indicate the Blue Cherry program user and field-level steps.  This is helpful supplemental material to allow users to self-train and create SOP documents. Data Imports
SQL queries are written to extract data from existing business systems (or Excel) and they are converted to the Blue Cherry import formats.  The SQL queries can be executed as needed to extract the latest information from the existing systems. This allows for quicker refreshing of the TEST database for CRP’s and will shorten the  time to load data at go live.

Regarding getting across the finish line to Production Go Live!  Sometimes EDI testing is slowing it down!
Data Integration Specialists, LLC has 24 + years of extensive knowledge of EDI  and can assist in testing to ensure EDI transactions flowing through the Blue Cherry TEST system align with the EDI transactions flowing through the current production system. Data Integration Specialists, LLC also has experience creating/modifying ERP EDI maps.

Blue Cherry EDI Consulting responsibilities

  • Full Blue Cherry EDI integration map sets finalized and available
  • EDI Consulting Blue Cherry Integration Mapping/re-mapping and integration on ERP implementations / upgrades, i.e., and mapping conversion projects  -Map/Unit and end to end Testing
  • Production Support and EDI Admin
  • Total EDI Upgrade Project Management
  • EDI analysis / EDI mapping services / testing / implementation
  • Community management and rapid on-boarding
  • Gap analysis, API development and optimization
  • EDI upgrade planning / installation / configuration
  • VAN scripting, connectivity, communications
  • AS2 / EDIINT implementation
  • Remote EDI Managed Services
  • Pre / post process development
  • System health checks
  • Project audits

Remote Blue Cherry EDI Administration

Data Integration Specialists can assist you with  your EDI Support  and can help you with trading partner setups, EDI mapping services, connectivity to VANs, automated scheduling, error handling, and acknowledgement reconciliation.

Our Remote EDI Administration allows for complete Blue Cherry EDI Support and a service that provides for  outsourcing of all your EDI management, mapping and testing activities.  From monitoring the entire system, debugging maps, fixing errors, EDI mapping services,  business process building to being the direct contact with all your eBusiness trading partners, our 20+ years of EDI experience will help you maintain the health and growth of your trading partner relationships.

Industries/Domains

Automotive, Computers/Electronics, Defense, Government, Healthcare, Insurance, Manufacturing, Petroleum/Chemicals, Transportation/Logistics, and Supply-Chain (financial, consignment, replenishment, distribution, etc.)

Standards

ANSI X12, VICS, UCS, EDIFACT, TRADACOMS, and ROSETTANET.

How Do I Start?

Let’s allow for YOU to dictate when you migrate, not someone else.  There are many powerful, functional and scalable Ecommerce EDI solutions that allow for quick onset of EDI trading partner communities, ease of use with mapping processes and an unattended, automated solution that keeps your errors to a minimum and your overhead costs lows.

To take advantage of the Data Integration Specialists Blue Cherry Consulting resources:

Call 612-840-6753  email EDIhelp@dis-llc.com  ERPhelp@dis-llc.com

Gentran EDI Support

STERLING GENTRAN EDI SUPPORT 

While your EDI system has been running fine and it’s not in your budget to research and migrate to a new EDI platform, IBM Sterling has moved forward with ending your Gentran EDI Support.  Gentran EDI Support is a requirement for maintaining consistent and healthy EDI processes with your customers and suppliers.  The Data Integration Specialists’ Gentran EDI Support group helps you to remain on Gentran, ensure your EDI trading partner relationships remain healthy and your budget stays intact to be allocated toward other projects.  This decision should be made on your terms and, when the appropriate time comes, we can help migrate you from Gentran to any other EDI software application.

For 23+ years, Data Integration Specialists has been providing top tier IBM Senior Level Sterling Gentran Support and EDI Consulting whose single focus is maintaining the health of your EDI trading partner base. Our Sterling Gentran EDI Support group has extensive experience with all Sterling EDI toolsets and our knowledge base with the Gentran and Sterling Integrator family of products  provides our customers with the comfort that their Ecommerce agenda and EDI platform is secure and growing.  And, because of our low overhead costs, our Sterling EDI Consulting group has a cost model that cannot be beat!

Sterling Gentran EDI Consulting responsibilities:

  • Gentran Support and EDI Admin
  • Total Gentran or Sterling Integrator Upgrade Project Management
  • EDI analysis / EDI mapping services / testing / implementation
  • Community management and rapid on-boarding
  • Gap analysis, API development and optimization
  • Gentran or Sterling Integrator upgrade planning / installation / configuration
  • Map/Unit and end to end Testing
  • Sterling Integrator  or Gentran EDI Consulting Mapping/re-mapping and integration on ERP implementations / upgrades, i.e., and mapping conversion projects
  • ERP support (SAP, Oracle, Acumatica, MS Dynamics, Blue Cherry, etc.)
  • VAN scripting, connectivity, communications
  • AS2 / EDIINT implementation
  • Remote EDI Managed Services
  • Pre / post process development
  • System health checks
  • Project audits

Remote EDI Administration

Data Integration Specialists can assist you with  your Sterling Gentran Support  and can help you with trading partner setups, EDI mapping services, connectivity to VANs, automated scheduling, error handling, and acknowledgement reconciliation.

Our Remote EDI Administration allows for complete Gentran EDI Support and a service that provides for  outsourcing of all your EDI management, mapping and testing activities.  From monitoring the entire system, debugging maps, fixing errors, EDI mapping services,  business process building to being the direct contact with all your eBusiness trading partners, our 20+ years of EDI experience will help you maintain the health and growth of your trading partner relationships.

The EDI software applications we support:

  • Sterling Integrator –SI (Gentran Integration Suite) Gentran Server, Gentran Director
  • OpenText BizManager, BizMapper, BizLink, etc.
  • OpenText Application Integrator
  • MS Biztalk Server
  • TIE Kinetix eVision, SmartBridge
  • WebMethods
  • Inovis Trusted Link Enterprise
  • Inovis TLE AS400, MVS
  • NetFish
  • …many more

Industries/Domains

Automotive, Computers/Electronics, Defense, Government, Healthcare, Insurance, Manufacturing, Petroleum/Chemicals, Transportation/Logistics, and Supply-Chain (financial, consignment, replenishment, distribution, etc.)

Standards

ANSI X12, VICS, UCS, EDIFACT, TRADACOMS, and ROSETTANET.

How Do I Start?

Let’s allow for YOU to dictate when you migrate, not someone else.  Sterling Gentran is a powerful, functional and scalable Ecommerce EDI solution.  Sterling Gentran allows for quick onset of EDI trading partner communities, ease of use with mapping processes and an unattended, automated solution that keeps your errors to a minimum and your overhead costs lows.  It works….let’s keep it that way!

To take advantage of the Data Integration Specialists Sterling Gentran EDI Consulting resources:

Call 612-840-6753 or email EDIhelp@dis-llc.com

EDI option for BlueCherry

Another EDI option for BlueCherry

What if you wanted another EDI option for BlueCherry Apparel and Clothing software?  What if you feel that $225/hr and the 6-8 weeks to add just one new partner is unacceptable?  What if you feel you only have ONE EDI option for BlueCherry?  Well, there is another EDI option for BlueCherry and getting all of your trading partners live in production and 100% integrated to BlueCherry….Data Integration Specialists’ BlueCherry EDI Consulting Group.

Up until now, there was only one option when it came to EDI?  The outrageous consulting rate of $225/hr is exorbitant and adding new Trading Partners with just a simple 850 PO, 810 Invoice and/or the 856 Adv Ship Notice should not be a long , arduous process.  The DIS BlueCherry EDI Consulting Group offers rates over 20% less and will guarantee a trading partner is live and in production in 1-2 weeks.

What about integration to BlueCherry?  Well, as is testament to the multiple BlueCherry clients who have switched from CGS to DIS BlueCherry EDI Consulting, we have built the schemas for all of the major retail/distribution/3pl transactions and EDI production data is flowing without the high costs and long timeframes.  In addition, our BlueCherry EDI resources have a minimum of 18+ years of EDI experience and many have even worked at CGS.

For 20+ years, Data Integration Specialists has been providing top tier EDI and ERP Senior Level resources whose single focus is maintaining the health of your EDI trading partner base. Our BlueCherry EDI Consulting Group has extensive experience with all EDI toolsets and our knowledge base within the core integration points to BlueCherry  provides our customers with the comfort that their Ecommerce agenda and EDI platform is secure and growing. When you work with the Data Integration Specialists’ BlueCherry EDI Consulting group, you will experience top tier talent who are experts on all EDI applications. Whether acting as your remote Gentran or Sterling Integrator  EDI Administrator, upgrading to SI from Gentran (or any other application) or migrating your legacy EDI processes to IBM Sterling Integrator, our BlueCherry EDI Consulting Services Group, including our long time BlueCherry Support consultants, provide a comprehensive and focused EDI migration and BlueCherry integration path.  And, because of our low overhead costs, we have a cost model that cannot be beat!

BlueCherry EDI Consulting responsibilities

  • Full BlueCherry EDI integration map sets finalized and available
  • EDI Consulting BlueCherry Integration Mapping/re-mapping and integration on ERP implementations / upgrades, i.e., and mapping conversion projects  -Map/Unit and end to end Testing
  • Production Support and EDI Admin
  • Total EDI Upgrade Project Management
  • EDI analysis / EDI mapping services / testing / implementation
  • Community management and rapid on-boarding
  • Gap analysis, API development and optimization
  • EDI upgrade planning / installation / configuration
  • VAN scripting, connectivity, communications
  • AS2 / EDIINT implementation
  • Remote EDI Managed Services
  • Pre / post process development
  • System health checks
  • Project audits

Communications

  • This service includes an analysis of the data transmission volume and number of trading partners in order to decide which method of communication will be most effective.
  • Data Integration Specialists has support for all methods including direct connections, such as AS2 and FTP, and the traditional Value Added Networks (VANS).
  • In addition, during this phase, an analysis of the volume and utilization pattern is performed to determine the best method and/or VAN to utilize and the best plan to suit each customer’s needs.
  • After a particular method has been selected, a senior level EDI consultant proceeds with the setup and configuration of the EDI mailboxes and/or direct connections, and the completion of the corresponding communications testing.

Remote BlueCherry EDI Administration

Data Integration Specialists can assist you with  your EDI Support  and can help you with trading partner setups, EDI mapping services, connectivity to VANs, automated scheduling, error handling, and acknowledgement reconciliation.

Our Remote EDI Administration allows for complete BlueCherry EDI Support and a service that provides for  outsourcing of all your EDI management, mapping and testing activities.  From monitoring the entire system, debugging maps, fixing errors, EDI mapping services,  business process building to being the direct contact with all your eBusiness trading partners, our 20+ years of EDI experience will help you maintain the health and growth of your trading partner relationships.

Industries/Domains

Automotive, Computers/Electronics, Defense, Government, Healthcare, Insurance, Manufacturing, Petroleum/Chemicals, Transportation/Logistics, and Supply-Chain (financial, consignment, replenishment, distribution, etc.)

Standards

ANSI X12, VICS, UCS, EDIFACT, TRADACOMS, and ROSETTANET.

How Do I Start?

Let’s allow for YOU to dictate when you migrate, not someone else.  Sterling Gentran is a powerful, functional and scalable Ecommerce EDI solution.  Sterling Gentran allows for quick onset of EDI trading partner communities, ease of use with mapping processes and an unattended, automated solution that keeps your errors to a minimum and your overhead costs lows.  It works….let’s keep it that way!

To take advantage of the Data Integration Specialists BlueCherry EDI Consulting resources:

Call 612-840-6753 or email EDIhelp@dis-llc.com

BlueCherry EDI Consulting

BlueCherry EDI Consulting

Has CGS put you into an EDI corner that you cannot get out of?   Is your budget taking a hit with CGS’ high $225/hr rates and the 6-8 weeks to add just one new partner?  Do you know that there is another option for your EDI processes with the Data Integration Specialists’ BlueCherry EDI Consulting Group?

The DIS BlueCherry EDI Consulting recognizes that CGS has produced an excellent BlueCherry Apparel/Textile application for your ERP business processes but why is there only one option when it comes to EDI?  The outrageous consulting rate of $225/hr is exorbitant and adding new Trading Partners with just a simple 850 PO, 810 Invoice and/or the 856 Adv Ship Notice should not be a long , arduous process.  The DIS BlueCherry EDI Consulting Group offers rates over 20% less and will guarantee a trading partner is live and in production in 1-2 weeks.

What about integration to BlueCherry?  Well, as is testament to the multiple BlueCherry clients who have switched from CGS to DIS BlueCherry EDI Consulting, we have built the schemas for all of the major retail/distribution/3pl transactions and EDI production data is flowing without the high costs and long timeframes.  In addition, our BlueCherry EDI resources have a minimum of 18+ years of EDI experience and many have even worked at CGS.

For 20+ years, Data Integration Specialists has been providing top tier EDI and ERP Senior Level resources whose single focus is maintaining the health of your EDI trading partner base. Our BlueCherry EDI Consulting Group has extensive experience with all EDI toolsets and our knowledge base within the core integration points to BlueCherry  provides our customers with the comfort that their Ecommerce agenda and EDI platform is secure and growing. When you work with the Data Integration Specialists’ BlueCherry EDI Consulting group, you will experience top tier talent who are experts on all EDI applications. Whether acting as your remote Gentran or Sterling Integrator  EDI Administrator, upgrading to SI from Gentran (or any other application) or migrating your legacy EDI processes to IBM Sterling Integrator, our BlueCherry EDI Consulting Services Group, including our long time BlueCherry Support consultants, provide a comprehensive and focused EDI migration and BlueCherry integration path.  And, because of our low overhead costs, we have a cost model that cannot be beat!

BlueCherry EDI Consulting responsibilities

  • Full BlueCherry EDI integration map sets finalized and available
  • EDI Consulting BlueCherry Integration Mapping/re-mapping and integration on ERP implementations / upgrades, i.e., and mapping conversion projects  -Map/Unit and end to end Testing
  • Production Support and EDI Admin
  • Total EDI Upgrade Project Management
  • EDI analysis / EDI mapping services / testing / implementation
  • Community management and rapid on-boarding
  • Gap analysis, API development and optimization
  • EDI upgrade planning / installation / configuration
  • VAN scripting, connectivity, communications
  • AS2 / EDIINT implementation
  • Remote EDI Managed Services
  • Pre / post process development
  • System health checks
  • Project audits

Communications

  • This service includes an analysis of the data transmission volume and number of trading partners in order to decide which method of communication will be most effective.
  • Data Integration Specialists has support for all methods including direct connections, such as AS2 and FTP, and the traditional Value Added Networks (VANS).
  • In addition, during this phase, an analysis of the volume and utilization pattern is performed to determine the best method and/or VAN to utilize and the best plan to suit each customer’s needs.
  • After a particular method has been selected, a senior level EDI consultant proceeds with the setup and configuration of the EDI mailboxes and/or direct connections, and the completion of the corresponding communications testing.

Remote BlueCherry EDI Administration

Data Integration Specialists can assist you with  your EDI Support  and can help you with trading partner setups, EDI mapping services, connectivity to VANs, automated scheduling, error handling, and acknowledgement reconciliation.

Our Remote EDI Administration allows for complete BlueCherry EDI Support and a service that provides for  outsourcing of all your EDI management, mapping and testing activities.  From monitoring the entire system, debugging maps, fixing errors, EDI mapping services,  business process building to being the direct contact with all your eBusiness trading partners, our 20+ years of EDI experience will help you maintain the health and growth of your trading partner relationships.

 

Industries/Domains

Automotive, Computers/Electronics, Defense, Government, Healthcare, Insurance, Manufacturing, Petroleum/Chemicals, Transportation/Logistics, and Supply-Chain (financial, consignment, replenishment, distribution, etc.)

Standards

ANSI X12, VICS, UCS, EDIFACT, TRADACOMS, and ROSETTANET.

How Do I Start?

Let’s allow for YOU to dictate when you migrate, not someone else.  Sterling Gentran is a powerful, functional and scalable Ecommerce EDI solution.  Sterling Gentran allows for quick onset of EDI trading partner communities, ease of use with mapping processes and an unattended, automated solution that keeps your errors to a minimum and your overhead costs lows.  It works….let’s keep it that way!

To take advantage of the Data Integration Specialists BlueCherry EDI Consulting resources:

Call 612-840-6753 or email EDIhelp@dis-llc.com

EDI Consulting Services for Retail

EDI CONSULTING SERVICES FOR RETAIL

If your business is selling product into industries like Retail/CPG, you likely are in need of some sort of EDI Consulting Services for retail within your ECommerce program.  Or, in many situations, you may have a full time EDI resource and, therefore, EDI Consulting Services may not be required.  However, scenarios may come up where there may be an abrupt departure or vacation/leave of absence.  In that case some sort of EDI Consulting Services for retail processes or initiatives arrangement may be in order and there are many companies at your disposal.

EDI Consulting Services companies normally have a stable of junior and senior level EDI consultants that will come both onsite and be remote.  Your company will want to make sure that the consultant has broad experience and background with your particular EDI software application.  It will be important that they have expertise in gathering specifications, building map matrices, developing maps, building business processes and testing end to end.  It will also be imperative that your EDI consultant is very communicative with prospective trading partners so that directing them down the path to production data is straightforward and quick.  Often times, there are changes or delays as companies get closer to testing so the initial test case scenarios may have to be updated or changed all together.  In this case, an EDI consultant for retail production processes will need to reach out and communicate directly with the trading partner so there are no surprises.  A happy trading partner means one link in the chain is healthy and working….sometimes half the battle and excellent communication is key.

Since 2002, Data Integration Specialists has offered this combination of Senior level EDI Consultants (and ERP Consultants).  Whether it be implementation, integration, development, project management or EDI support services, DIS has Senior level consultants for all EDI applications in all industries. We are not a mammoth consulting organization who charge exorbitant fees to cover overhead costs but we are a midsize group of Senior Level integration experts who formed a company with a singular goal of ensuring the stability of your Ecommerce processes and the health and growth of your EDI trading partner relationships….and at rates normally at least 20% less than the larger consulting companies!

Whether it be complementing your existing EDI resource remotely or by placing an onsite expert at your office, Data Integration Specialists will respond with an immediate Senior Level EDI expert in your application.

For more information contact DIS:
E-mail: edihelp@dis-llc.com or erphelp@dis-llc.com
Phone: 612-840-6753
Web: www.dataintegrationspecialists.com

EDI Software & Services to stay competitive

What are EDI Software & Services?
The revolution of EDI Software & Services to stay competitive is critical to the health of your Ecommerce initiative.  These tools have made the transactions between your business partners easy and seamless. EDI Software & Services are a crucial component and, by having the right EDI tools for your system, it provides high-quality which can be accessed anywhere at any given time without the hassle of translating the data. These modern EDI tools are highly crucial to get you through the digital and fast-paced business networks into a highly profitable business.
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However, there’s a massive difference between the tools provided by different EDI tool providers. Finding the right EDI provider for your business is always necessary to make human work more manageable and not slow down the process. The below mentioned are the top 5 EDI tools providers that offer various functionalities to their customers. Kindly take a look at each one of them to choose which is best suited for your business.

Dell Boomi

Are you looking for an agile technology that is fast, easy to use, profitable, and saves a lot of time? Then Dell Boomi is the right solution for you.

It provides a free trial for 30 days. Its features include integration with different applications, data and files, EDI development, drag and drop interface, automatic updates, active monitoring, and many more. It’s apt for any enterprise and business. It also provides tools for cloud-connected healthcare systems.

Features

  • Big data analytics

  • API design & management

  • Configuration & connectivity management

  • ETL & third party integration

  • Version control & web services

True Commerce EDI

True commerce EDI provides a sleek and chic user interface that is easy to navigate, provides accessibility to log from a computer or a phone across multiple supply chains, integrations with ERP systems, and digital marketplace. TC EDI has a free version available.

It provides cloud-based, SaaS, web-based deployment, compatible with Mac and windows, mobile IOS, and Android. It adds business value to any SMBs, B2B gateways, fulfills your business needs, provides a seamless interface with Sage 100, and plays a vital part in healthcare systems. You name it; TC has it all.

Features

  • Database support

  • EDI mapping support

  • Reporting analytics

  • Third-party integrations

Mulesoft Anypoint platform

Mulesoft Anypoint platform is yet another EDI platform covers a blanket of functionalities, including designing, deploying, testing, maintaining, monitoring API’s, runtime manager, security, and management system with perfect documentation to help anyone who’s beginning to use an EDI system for their business.

Mulesoft provides an integrated Anypoint MQ(Message queue) solution for its users. It provides its users an excellent exchange interface with secure and robust API gateways and other security management systems. It’s perfect for SMBs, Healthcare, and large-scale businesses.

Features

  • Collaboration tools & CI/CD

  • Cloud data integration

  • API design & management

  • Data & connectivity management

  • Compatibility testing & application development

  • Data modeling & Big data analytics

  • Web app development & Web services

SAAS SOLUTIONS – Forgesys

Cleo Integration Cloud(CIC)

Cleo Integration cloud increases your business value and productivity by providing highly secure data protection, a high-speed processing system, Automate reuse patterns, EDI, and APIs, which can be integrated on a large scale with minimum time, thus maximizing the output.

CIC can be used in Logistics & transportation, wholesale distribution, integrated applications, manufacturing, and dynamic end-to-end business process and Any to any data transformation with EDI.

Features

  • Exceptions management

  • Database, Email & phone support

  • Archiving & retention

  • Workflow Scheduler

  • Analytics & third party integrations

SPS commerce fulfillment EDI

If you’re a small-scale or a start-up business, keeping up with the order management and workload could drag hours of hard work. But with SPS, your orders will get transferred to the system in a few minutes regardless of the number of orders you have. Not just order fulfillment, but SPS also provides reliable EDI solutions, smooth integrations, top-notch customer service available 24/7 to resolve any issues.

SPS is highly used in SMBs, logistics, manufacturing, e-commerce, and healthcare systems.

Features

  • Cloud, SAAS based integration

  • API design & management

  • Third-party integrations

  • Risk & exceptions management

  • Database support

  • EDI mapping support

  • Workflow scheduler & alerts/ notifications

 

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Blue Cherry EDI Consultant

What is a Blue Cherry EDI Consultant? 
When implementing the Blue Cherry ERP application, companies need a Blue Cherry EDI Consultant to provide direction regarding how existing and new EDI trading partners will be integrated.  A Data Integration Specialists Blue Cherry EDI Consultant offers a  low cost alternative to direct CGS services and other ERP/EDI consulting groups.  The Blue Cherry EDI Consultant will ensure EDI production data visibility within their EDI application allowing companies to gain greater control of their supply chain and Ecommerce activities. Apparel and textile companies improve strategic decision-making when the Blue Cherry EDI Consultant and the DIS services are implemented which will then help organizations become more agile/able to streamline the delivery of products through all sales channels.
A Data Integration Blue Cherry EDI Consultant helps to onboard new trading partners as well as remote or onsite monitoring of existing EDI production data operations within the overall ERP Ecommerce infrastructure.  Blue Cherry apparel ERP software is used by leading fashion and footwear brands across the globe and is used to plan, manage, synchronize and optimize supply chain and distribution activities.  The integration of Blue Cherry and EDI by Data Integration Specialists ensures a happy, healthy and growing trading partner environment.
Blue Cherry EDI Consultant Capabilities include:
  • Existing EDI production data monitoring
  • Map fixing, testing, production placement
  • Error resolution
  • EDI trading partner community direct contact/communication
  • Mapping/Integration to Blue Cherry Schema, datasets
  • Map/Trading partner testing
  • Post go-live EDI production support
  • EDI/ERP Project Management

With a comprehensive range of capabilities, a Data Integration Specialists’ Blue Cherry EDI Consultant will empower your business to streamline processes, gain greater visibility, increase productivity and operational efficiency, reduce costs and enhance competitiveness.

What are the advantages of Blue Cherry EDI Consultants? 
Engaging a Blue Cherry EDI Consultant will allow flexibility, control and cost savings when compared with a full time employee.  In addition, because our Consultants are on average 25% less in hourly cost compared to companies like CGS, budgets are predictable and bottom line profits are increased.  An outside Blue Cherry EDI Consultant can provide both a remote option as well as an onsite presence.   How to choose the best BlueCherry ERP Consulting group?  If you want the best Blue Cherry Consulting group, just search for Blue Cherry  Consulting Services. You should never forget to check the reviews and rating of these websites in order to choose the best.   Data Integration Specialists has its own Blue Cherry ERP Integration Group and can be reached by visiting their website at www.dis-llc.com or by calling 612-840-6753.

BlueCherry Consultants

What are BlueCherry Consultants? 
 Data Integration Specialists’ BlueCherry Consultants offer low cost alternative to direct CGS services and other ERP consulting groups.  The BlueCherry Consultants  will ensure real-time enterprise visibility allowing companies to gain greater control of their supply chain. Apparel companies improve strategic decision-making when the Blue Cherry Consultants and the DIS services are implemented which will then help organizations become more agile/able to streamline the delivery of products through all sales channels.
BlueCherry ERP is the most widely deployed and feature-rich apparel ERP solution available.  BlueCherry apparel ERP software is used by leading fashion and footwear brands across the globe and is used to plan, manage, synchronize and optimize supply chain and distribution activities.
Market-leading Capabilities Include:
  • Order-to-Cash Management
  • Financial Management
  • Credit/Factor Management
  • Purchasing and Receiving
  • Production/Import Management
  • Predictive and Actual Costing
  • Robust Reporting

With a comprehensive range of capabilities, BlueCherry Consulting services will empower companies to streamline processes, gain greater visibility, increase productivity and operational efficiency, reduce costs and enhance competitiveness.

What are the advantages of BlueCherry Consulting?Engaging a BlueCherry ERP Consultant will allow flexibility, control and cost savings when compared with a full time employee.  A BlueCherry ERP consultant can access your system to provide configuration to assist in the setup of any BlueCherry module.  Another advantage would be where the consultant provides Process Flow Documentation, data import services, testing, EDI onboarding and report development.  An outside BlueCherry ERP consultant can provide both a remote option as well as an onsite presence.  ERP Integration and automation are also critical to eliminating manual processes and providing an efficient operational infrastructure.  When companies eliminate manual processes, errors and exceptions go away which provides a more succinct and smooth ERP environment.  How to choose the best BlueCherry ERP Consulting group?  If you want the best BlueCherry Consulting group, just search for BlueCherry  Consulting Services. You should never forget to check the reviews and rating of these websites in order to choose the best.   Data Integration Specialists has its own BlueCherry ERP Integration Group and can be reached by visiting their website at www.dis-llc.com or by calling 612-840-6753.

Gentran EDI Consulting with a Path to Sterling Integrator provides Security

GENTRAN EDI CONSULTING

As part of a Gentran EDI Consulting platform, regardless of IBM announcing their sunset of the Gentran product, companies can remain calm.  Gentran EDI Consulting resources from Data Integration Specialists can buy some time for your company and allow the health of your EDI production data to flow.  Beccause IBM has announced that Gentran support has lapsed and they will no longer field support calls or maintain the product, many companies are faced with a decision; either hang on to the product and risk the prospect of requiring support, or look at options for migrating to the IBM Sterling Integrator flagship solution.

Because the other factor is that companies do not have this in their budget, it becomes a financial decision and not just a technology determination.  To that end, Data Integration Specialists and their IBM Gentran EDI Consulting group has made the bold decision to offer both the Support of the Gentran product in addition to providing a path to migrate all production EDI data to the new platform.  This provides the customer with some time so that they can remain on the Gentran solution while reviewing options for the future.  As well, it then affords them the opportunity to accurately budget for the migration and implementation of the new platform.

GENTRAN MIGRATION PATH TO STERLING INTEGRATOR

Because IBM has announced a sunset of their Gentran Support for their EDI product, it begs the question as to what path options are available for a Gentran upgrade?  The answer is: there many options as you look to Gentran  upgrade paths which include some top tier and powerful EDI platforms.  Enterprises, manufacturers  and other growing organizations work with a wide variety of business partners around the world to meet the needs of their customers and there have been thousands of upgrades already.  Once the process of the Gentran upgrade is finished, B2B processes and the high volume of B2B transactions will be optimized for efficiency and scale.

Many EDI solutions by provide secure, reliable integration of all B2B processes and integrations through a single gateway. As a result, organizations become better organized, more efficient, and their scalable B2B relationships are improved.

These enterprise EDI solutions connect your ECommerce to your other B2B integrations – simplifying supply chain operations, securing communication networks, automating Ecommerce tasks and improving scalability.  The Gentran upgrade processes place organizations into a best of breed application that ensures Ecommerce processes run efficient and your EDI trading partner relationships are healthy and growing.

Enterprise level EDI software applications:

Sterling Integrator, OpenText BizManager, TIE Kinetix SmartBridge, ECS Delta / Liasion, WebMethods and more.

Some Enterprise level EDI features:

  • Business Process Management –  All enterprise products approach to integration centers around business process management. A business process is a goal-driven, ordered flow of activities that accomplishes a business objective.
  • Core Transaction Engine – The Engine orchestrates all processes including your message exchange, routing, translation, and other important business processes.
  • Business Process Visibility – During the execution of a business process, at every step, these platforms maintainsthe status of the process and the current version of the business data associated with the process step.
  • Process Automation – Do your employees have to re-enter data from one system or process into another?  All EDI platforms will help you streamline and automate routine tasks, thereby eliminating redundant manual data entry and the inevitable costly errors it introduces to your business processes.  The platform architecture is intended to run identified processes in a scheduled, automated fashion.  Workflows can be set up to run in unattended mode and in the background which lessens manual tasks, decreases errors and reduces time that your EDI Admin has to monitor production data flow.
  • Intelligent On boarding– Uses partner self-provisioning to simplify trading partner on boarding process. With built-in templates to standardize the on boarding process, and the ability to create customized and reusable business processes,  the platforms can help you connect with partners and automate business processes with them more quickly, regardless of partner size, importance or type.  These solutions will also significantly reduce the burden on your staff by automating much of the on boarding process.
  • Web Extensions – you can create and customize pages that users can access over the Internet to interact with data. The browser-based technology works hand-in-hand with other components.
  • Flexible support for B2B data formats and protocols– All platforms support multi-gigabyte file handling, policy-based file transfer, web services (SOAP), HTTP, HTTPS, S/FTP/S client and server, AS1, AS2, AS3, SMTP, RosettaNet, Zengin TCP/IP, WebDAV, and IBM Sterling Connect:Direct.
  • Any-to-any data mapping/translation– Includes a multi-purpose data transformation engine and graphical data mapping tool to support all common EDI standards, XML standards, and Internet standards for B2B data transactions.
  • Document automation processing– Creates end-to-end process automation through document conversion, routing, delivery, exception handling, and business rule validation.
  • Over 300 adapters– Most applications include adapters for enterprise solutions like SAP, Oracle, JDEdwards and more.

Gentran Support

STERLING GENTRAN SUPPORT AND EDI CONSULTING SERVICES

IBM has made the decision to push you to Sterling Integrator and cease Gentran Support.  Many Gentran users say, “Our EDI system works fine and this is not in the budget!”  The Data Integration Specialists Gentran Support group helps you to remain on Gentran, ensure your EDI trading partner relationships remain healthy and your budget stays intact to be allocated toward other projects.  This decision should be made on your terms and, when the appropriate time comes, we can help migrate you from Gentran to any other EDI software application.

For 20+ years, Data Integration Specialists has been providing top tier IBM Senior Level Sterling Gentran Support and EDI Consulting whose single focus is maintaining the health of your EDI trading partner base. Our Sterling Gentran Support group has extensive experience with all Sterling EDI toolsets and our knowledge base with the Gentran and Sterling Integrator family of products  provides our customers with the comfort that their Ecommerce agenda and EDI platform is secure and growing. When you work with our Sterling EDI Consulting group, you will experience top tier talent that have no less than 10 years experience in the EDI world. Whether acting as your remote Gentran or Sterling Integrator  EDI Administrator, upgrading to SI from Gentran (or any other application) or migrating your legacy EDI processes to IBM Sterling Integrator, our Sterling EDI Consulting Services Group, including our long time Gentran Support consultants, provide a comprehensive and focused EDI migration path.  And, because of our low overhead costs, our Sterling EDI Consulting group has a cost model that cannot be beat!

Sterling Gentran EDI Consulting responsibilities:

  • Gentran Support and EDI Admin
  • Total Gentran or Sterling Integrator Upgrade Project Management
  • EDI analysis / EDI mapping services / testing / implementation
  • Community management and rapid on-boarding
  • Gap analysis, API development and optimization
  • Gentran or Sterling Integrator upgrade planning / installation / configuration
  • Map/Unit and end to end Testing
  • Sterling Integrator  or Gentran EDI Consulting Mapping/re-mapping and integration on ERP implementations / upgrades, i.e., and mapping conversion projects
  • VAN scripting, connectivity, communications
  • AS2 / EDIINT implementation
  • Remote EDI Managed Services
  • Pre / post process development
  • System health checks
  • Project audits

Data Integration Specialists platform of Services

Communications

  • This service includes an analysis of the data transmission volume and number of trading partners in order to decide which method of communication will be most effective.
  • Data Integration Specialists has support for all methods including direct connections, such as AS2 and FTP, and the traditional Value Added Networks (VANS).
  • In addition, during this phase, an analysis of the volume and utilization pattern is performed to determine the best method and/or VAN to utilize and the best plan to suit each customer’s needs.
  • After a particular method has been selected, a senior level EDI consultant proceeds with the setup and configuration of the EDI mailboxes and/or direct connections, and the completion of the corresponding communications testing.

Remote EDI Administration

Data Integration Specialists can assist you with  your Sterling Gentran Support  and can help you with trading partner setups, EDI mapping services, connectivity to VANs, automated scheduling, error handling, and acknowledgement reconciliation.

Our Remote EDI Administration allows for complete Gentran Support and a service that provides for  outsourcing of all your EDI management, mapping and testing activities.  From monitoring the entire system, debugging maps, fixing errors, EDI mapping services,  business process building to being the direct contact with all your eBusiness trading partners, our 20+ years of EDI experience will help you maintain the health and growth of your trading partner relationships.

The EDI software applications we support:

  • Sterling Integrator –SI (Gentran Integration Suite) Gentran Server, Gentran Director
  • OpenText BizManager, BizMapper, BizLink, etc.
  • OpenText Application Integrator
  • MS Biztalk Server
  • TIE Kinetix eVision, SmartBridge
  • WebMethods
  • Inovis Trusted Link Enterprise
  • Inovis TLE AS400, MVS
  • NetFish
  • …many more

Industries/Domains

Automotive, Computers/Electronics, Defense, Government, Healthcare, Insurance, Manufacturing, Petroleum/Chemicals, Transportation/Logistics, and Supply-Chain (financial, consignment, replenishment, distribution, etc.)

Standards

ANSI X12, VICS, UCS, EDIFACT, TRADACOMS, and ROSETTANET.

How Do I Start?

Let’s allow for YOU to dictate when you migrate, not someone else.  Sterling Gentran is a powerful, functional and scalable Ecommerce EDI solution.  Sterling Gentran allows for quick onset of EDI trading partner communities, ease of use with mapping processes and an unattended, automated solution that keeps your errors to a minimum and your overhead costs lows.  It works….let’s keep it that way!

To take advantage of the Data Integration Specialists Sterling Gentran EDI Consulting resources:

Call 612-840-6753 or email EDIhelp@dis-llc.com