EANCOM PART I : EANCOM & EDIFACT
In addition to the EANCOM manual, the EAN General Specifications, and the sector specific user profiles a number of publications exist which provide additional non-technical support on the subject of EANCOM/EDI in particular, and the EAN standards in general. Additional EAN International documents are today available on the following subjects;
| Title | Subject |
| An Introduction to EDI | A general introduction to the subject of EDI. Includes information on the EDIFACT standard, the background to EANCOM, and guidelines on how to implement an EDI project. |
| An Introduction to EANCOM in Trade and Transport | A non-technical introduction to the EANCOM messages in trade and transport. In particular this document examines the links and inter-dependencies between the messages from the trade and transport sectors looking at such issues as data flows, referencing between the messages, the trade and transport parties, and a glossary of terms from both environments. |
| An Introduction to EANCOM in Trade and Finance | A non-technical introduction to the EANCOM messages in trade and finance. In particular this document examines the links and inter-dependencies between the messages from the trade and finance sectors looking at such issues as data flows, referencing between the messages, the trade and finance parties, a high level guide to the issues related to the security of EDI messages, and a glossary of terms from both environments. |
| An Introduction to the Serial Shipping Container Code | An introduction to the EAN Serial Shipping Container Code. |
| Vital in Communications - EAN Location Numbers | An introduction to EAN location numbers including information on the benefits of using the EAN location number, answers to some frequently asked questions about the EAN location number, and a set of case studies from EAN member companies which have implemented EAN location numbering. |
| EAN International Annual EDI Survey Results | EAN International surveys its numbering organisations each year to evaluate the development of EDI usage, and in particular EANCOM usage, world-wide. This document is revised and re-released in March of each year. |
All of the above publications are available in English from the EAN numbering organisations. In addition several numbering organisations have translated one or more of the above documents into their local language. For copies of any of the above or any general information on other non-EDI publications available from EAN International please contact your local numbering organisation.
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