EDI Testing and Certification Service

Maximize Vendor Compliance with Proven Testing Service

One of the biggest hurdles in business-to-business integration with your suppliers is their natural reluctance to change existing technology and/or business processes. SPS Commerce’s EDI Testing and Certification Service enables EDI-capable suppliers to comply with your requirements while leveraging their existing investment in technology. With a 90 percent adoption rate among vendors that already have an EDI system in place, SPS’ proven Testing and Certification Service maximizes vendor participation to ensure the success of your supply chain integration efforts.

SPS has experience with the unique shipping and packing requirements of many order management models to ensure the seamless flow of critical communications with your supplier community.

By working with SPS, suppliers minimize the potential for data and connectivity issues once in production. In addition, our Testing and Certification Service streamlines supplier onboarding to retailers that use our SaaS EDI Service.

SPS' web-based EDI Testing and Certification Service provides:

Thorough Content-based EDI Testing: SPS tests and certifies both the structure and content of EDI documents, including connectivity, syntax and workflow.
Data Transport Flexibility: The EDI Testing and Certification Service works with AS2 or your vendors’ existing VAN service such as: EasyLink, GXS, Inovis, IBM/Advantis, ICCnet, Kleinschmidt, Loren Data, nuBridges, Sterling and others.
Bar Code Label Testing: If your organization uses bar code labels, SPS’ EDI Testing and Certification Service will validate visual expectations and work with vendors to ensure they meet industry standard levels for scanability.
Vendor Support : Each vendor going through testing works with a dedicated implementation analyst who guides them through the process and provides feedback on issues that may occur.
24/7 Access: During testing, vendors can access a self-service environment 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
An Affordable Option: Suppliers leverage their existing EDI investment and pay only a low, one-time fee.