Getting Started with Web EDI Fulfillment

First Steps 👋

Welcome to Orderful! We're very excited to partner with you to help you trade with buyers everywhere who leverage EDI to communicate with their partners. EDI can be overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be. We created this documentation to demystify your next steps and set you up quickly so you can get back to building your business.

What to Expect 🧐

Trading EDI involves some fairly predictable steps that we have mapped out for you below. You can expect to go through a flow similar to this for every Trading Partner you set up in Orderful. Review this flow prior to proceeding so you can familiarize yourself with the next steps.

Trade Requests 📥

To get started with trading EDI you'll need to begin with submitting a Trade Request. Send your first Trade Request by following this guide..

Supported Web EDI Transaction Types 📄

Make sure Orderful's Web EDI can support all the transaction types required by your Trading Partner.

Transaction Basics (Sending and Receiving) ✉️

You should learn more about transaction fundamentals and how sending and receiving works in Orderful before you start.

Testing 🤖

Once your Trade Request is "Accepted," you'll need to start testing with your partner by following this high-level guide.

Start Trading 🎉

Once you complete testing with a partner you're ready to start receiving real purchase orders. Congratulations!