American National Standards Institute, ANSI X12 The American
National Standards Institute, ANSI, is the governing body for
EDI standards in United States. For EDI, the ANSI has developed
ANSI X12 (Accreditted Standards Committee X12) standard which
allow the communication and exchanging of trading data between
computers. ANSI X12 helps EDI practitioners in mapping the
transactions before sending out. Input are formatted according
to standards that stipulate where certain information should be
located. It also define how individual pieces of information
should be represented. Beside ANSI X12, EDIFACT is another
international standard equivalent to ANSI. EDIFACT stands for
EDI for Administration, Commerce and Transport, is predominately
used in Europe. Most companies will either communicates with its
partners in ANSI or EDIFACT. Commonly Used Terms for EDI
Electronic Data Interchange: exchange of business information
between computer in a structured predetermined format over a
secured network. - American Nation