Testing
Once your Trade Request is "Accepted" in Orderful, you'll need to notify your Trading Partner that you're ready to start Testing.
No two testing experiences are exactly the same, but all testing phases occur with the primary objective of confirming that you, as a trade partner, can send and receive EDI Transactions that conform to Guideline of your Trading Partner wants to see.
The standard testing scenario you'll encounter is a send-and-receive valid Transaction scenario. Your buyer has established Guidelines for the transactions they want to receive back from you.
How will you receive and send a test transactions?
| Transactions you'll receive from your partner | Transactions you'll send to your partner | |
|---|---|---|
| Via a communication channel: Some buyers will use the previously set up test communication channel to exchange test data | - Your buyer will send you a test 850 Purchase Order from their EDI system. Simply wait for the transaction to appear in Orderful. | - You'll need to accept or reject the 850 Purchase Order transaction in Orderful. The 997 file is then automatically sent to your buyer. - You'll need to create 855 Purchase Order Acknowledgement, 856 Advance Ship Notice and 810 Invoice and send it from Orderful. |
| Via a testing portal: Some buyers are using testing portals where you be expected to manually exchange transactions in. | - Download test 850 Purchase Orders from the portal and upload it in Orderful. | - You'll need to: > Accept or reject the 850 Purchase Order transaction in Orderful > Download the 997 Functional Acknowledgement from Orderful > Upload it in the portal - You'll need to: > Create 855 Purchase Order Acknowledgement, 856 Advance Ship Notice and 810 Invoice > Send it from Orderful > Download it from Orderful > Upload it to the portal. |
| Via Email:If your buyer doesn't use a portal or have a complex testing setup, they may want to exchange transactions as an email attachment or within the email itself. | - Download test 850 Purchase Orders from the email and upload it in Orderful. | - You'll need to: > Accept or reject the 850 Purchase Order transaction in Orderful > Download the 997 Functional Acknowledgement from Orderful > Email it back to your buyer - You'll need to: > Create 855 Purchase Order Acknowledgement, 856 Advance Ship Notice and 810 Invoice > Send it from Orderful > Download it from Orderful > Email it back to your buyer |
Step 1 - Order Pending: Receive a Test 850 Purchase Order from your Partner
Your buyer will send you a TEST 850 Purchase Order and expect a 997 Response. This will prove to your buyer that you have an EDI system to receive and acknowledge transactions. All EDI data you receive and send will be done from the Order Fulfillment navigation item in Orderful and you will respond back to each Purchase Order through Workflows.
You will then be asked to send back the outbound Transactions required by your Trading Partner. This could be any combination of an 855, 856, 810.
Step 2 - Order Acknowlegdment: Send a Test 855 Purchase Order Acknowledgment to your Partner
If you have an 855 Relationship with your partner, you may be requested to send back a valid 855.
Step 3 - Order Fulfillment: Send a Test 856 Advanced Ship Notice to your Partner
If you have an 856 Relationship with your partner, you may be requested to send back a valid 856 ASN and a sample PDF for a shipping label.
Step 4 - Order Billing: Send a Test 810 Invoice to your Partner
If you have an 810 Relationship with your partner, you may be requested to send back a valid 810 Invoice.
You could also receive any number of test transactions listed in the Supported Transaction table and be asked to respond back with a 997or use the transactions to inform an input in an outbound transaction you send.
Advanced Testing Scenarios
In some cases your buyer may work with a third party EDI vendor that wants to test different "scenarios" with you. You will need to read through the documentation they provide to understand what scenarios they want you to perform. Scenarios often involve receiving multiple Purchase Orders and responsing to each with slightly varied outbound transactions with changes to things like price, quantity, rejecting some products or invoicing with changed terms.
Updated 6 months ago