Product Overview

EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) is the exchange of information between trading partners where the information is formatted according to a set of common data format standards developed in the U.S. and Western Europe during the late 1970s. EDI standards describe the format of the data that is to be exchanged. These standards are independent of the transport.

TRADACOMS is a UK based standard, designed for domestic trade. The first TRADACOMS standard was released in 1982, a number of years before EDIFACT appeared. There are a few similarities between the two, but also some significant differences.

TRADACOMS to XML

For inbound transfers, TIBCO BusinessConnect™ Container Edition - EDI Protocol powered by Instream® validates TRADACOMS data from the trading partner and converts it to XML data.

For outbound transfers, TIBCO BusinessConnect™ Container Edition - EDI Protocol powered by Instream® converts XML data to the TRADACOMS format and sends it to trading partner, or directly sends TRADACOMS data to the trading partner.