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Parker Hannifin Corporation
Climate & Industrial Controls Group
Cleveland, OH
Catalog CIC-2003-1/US
Parker — Your Preferred Supplier
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EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)Why Parker?
• Trading partners must also have problem resolution
capability, including the ability to retransmit data if it
is found to be erroneous or lost due to transmission
problems.
Other Comments
Parker divisions use the EDI Gateway to manage
hundreds of trading partnerships.Translation of ANSI
X.12 formatted data by Parker Hannifin into and out of
user-defined records is done by using Sterling Software
Company's Gentran EDI translation software. The
version used at Parker was developed specifically for
a mainframe computer running in the MVS operating
environment. The communications management soft-
ware for Parker's computer system, which includes EDI
communications activity, is Universal Link's U-LINK
software package. Parker's EDI Gateway acts as a ser-
vice bureau to individual divisions for EDI processing.
In this way, we can offer expanded EDI expertise to our
divisions and their trading partner suppliers.
The Parker Communication Network
Almost 10,000 terminals worldwide are linked within the
Parker Communications Network to the various data
centers. This network linkage allows enterprise-based
systems like the EDI Gateway to reach all divisions.
Another advantage is central control of VAN access
and point-to-point communication management in one
place for all divisions, regardless of location.
EDI Addressing
Transactions must be addressed within our EDI system
in much the same way as when the transaction was
manually executed.
Each division has its own unique DUN's number and
use the standard ANSI “01” qualifier.
The following addressing information refers to the ISA
and GS segments, and is offered as an example of
Parker's preferred addressing structure:
- ISA 01 + divisional DUN's number
- GS divisional DUN's number
ISA05=Partner's qualifier (ANSI standard)
ISA06=Partner DUN's number ID
ISA07=01 qualifier
ISA08=Divisional DUN's number
GS02=Partner's DUN's number/ID
GS03=Parker's divisional DUN's number
Time-Sensitive EDI
Parker subscribes to the following public access VANs:
• GEIS (General Electric Co.)
• Advantis (IBM)
Numerous interconnections (to GEIS) are in use,
including with Harbinger, AT&T's Easylink, Sterling, and
industry specific networks.
Mailboxes on the VANs are accessed several times a
day, seven days a week for inbound traffic. Outbound
documents, especially shipment notices, are launched
several times per hour to meet customer requirements.
Timing of EDI transaction traffic management is trans-
parent to customers who rate our EDI performance
using their own criteria.
The scope of Parker's EDI effort incorporates 50
separate trading partner divisions doing electronic
business with our trading partner customers. There are
over 1,400 trading partner linkages in place at Parker.
Although one of our major information technology
initiatives is to integrate EDI transaction activity into
divisional operating systems, not all divisions are at
the same level of development as others.
Management is fully committed to meeting our customers’
EDI initiatives and strengthening the Parker-customer
relationship. The EDI Gateway staff is dedicated to
customer service, so do not hesitate to call on us.