GPX Business CLOUD. Electronic Data Interchange.

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1 GPX Business CLOUD Electronic Data Interchange

2 EDI via GPX Business CLOUD This booklet shall give You an overview on the GPX Business CLOUD services What the difference makes Why EDI via GPX Business CLOUD 3 The GPX Business CLOUD A Chart 5 EDI Unlimited Message types, business processes and communication 8 Connect to EDI How to connect Your ERP System to GPX 9 The Operation What GPX provides for You daily 10 Rollout Connecting Your Business Partners 11 Monitoring and Transparency The GPX Monitor 12 A lot of Service for a lot of Money? The GPX Business CLOUD fee model 13 2

3 What the difference makes Why EDI via GPX Business CLOUD? This is a frequently asked question and the answer is always the same. The GPX Business CLOUD combines a state-of-the-art technology with an absolute B2B Service focus - unlimited, sustainable and flexible. Our Systems are the most robust and highest performing EDI Systems in general. There are no restrictions on communication types or EDI message types, and every day we handle massive amounts of data round the clock. But shouldn t this be a standard for electronic Business Processes anyway? Indeed. And with GPX even more: A 24/7/356 full managed, shared, state-of-the-art B2B CLOUD Service Proactive monitoring of all processes and communications Proactive Troubleshooting round the clock Proactive, automated and immediate notification in case of failure 24/7/365, multilingual GPX helpdesk, staffed by EDI Specialists Your personal Service Manager Regularly reports and analysis of all your EDI connections Total transparency on all your EDI transactions - just in time Connection and operation of new EDI connections at fixed prices No maintenance costs or support costs - all inclusive 3

4 What the difference makes We understand our CLOUD Service as a real Service. Your Service. You are concerned about that your EDI connection runs in perfect dimensions? We care about it and make it happen. We also care about all further Services. Just let us know the relevant EDI Business Processes and the partners You wish to be connected to. There is no need for You to install a piece of software, you don t have to write mappings, You don t have to set up communication links, you don t have to make calls with EDI contacts. You do not have to pay maintenance or support fees and You also don t have to pay for Release Changes. Don t waste Your resources. You run GPX. Just let us know Your wishes. GPX - beyond the B2B systems - also includes B2B Senior Project Managers, B2B Senior Consultants, B2B Rollout Teams, B2B Service and Support staff. This is all GPX. They are all there for you. At INPOSIA people communicate with people. There is no need to understand the world, but to find one s way in it. Albert Einstein 4

5 GPX Business CLOUD Global Process exchange Your EDI Solution GPX B2B Consulting GPX Communication GPX Data formats GPX Process logics GPX Process Monitor GPX Service&Support GPX BPC Repository FTP OFTP X.400 HTTPS AS2 FTPS GPX Archive Your Company 5

6 GPX Communication GPX offers all standard communication methods to connect you and your business partners secure and stable to the GPX Business CLOUD. Examples are VPN, FTP, FTPS, SFTP, HTTP, HTTPS, AS2, AS3, OFTP, OFTP2, SMTP etc. All communication channels are full managed and monitored, up to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. GPX Data formats All standardized EDI formats such as EDIFACT, VDA, ANSI X.12, SAP IDOC etc. are immediately available on GPX as data structure and converter function. Individual data formats such as XML or flat file structures are entered by the GPX Consulting team if required at no extra cost. The examples on the left are just a tiny excerpt of what is converted via GPX. GPX Process logics The pure conversion of e.g. EDIFACT to IDOC is only at rare intervals enough. You need printable account list? You must fill your own archive systems? Does an external stock require an inventory report? GPX offers an enormous variability of B2B workflow design. GPX BPC Repository The heart of the GPX Business CLOUD is the repository. All company profiles gather in here to a huge data source. The so-called BPC (Business Process Connector) describes the EDI / B2B connection to a company. This connection itself in turn consists of the company itself, the described communication, the data format, the process logic and the process type. You wish to connect a new partner? We just pull it out of the repository. And the cost and time savings we pass on to you. No mappings for you. Simply connect. That s EDI nowadays. The GPX Business CLOUD. This is the overarching term for the powerful CLOUD B2B network. All Services, all benefits from the converter program, the logics, up to the monitoring systems and the people in the background are unified in here. GPX stands for exceptional quality and sustainability. GPX is highly flexible and compatible to your systems. 6

7 GPX Archive You have to archive particular process documents audit proof? With GPX Archive a complete longterm archive is available, which can be integrated with a single click in your processes. Invoices, Delivery Notes, Drawings, everything that is important to you, can be archived adhoc at Your wishes. Over decades. The GPX Monitor gives you full transparency on all your processes. The GPX monitor is an online monitor, which means that from anywhere in the world You can see with which companies you are exchanging processes. Just-In-Time. The GPX Monitor is client-user and multi-user capable. Define your user groups, for example by area or by function or by authorization, according to your wishes. The GPX Service & Support takes care of your B2B processes round the clock. If an error occurs, our staff will be notified automatically by GPX. In most cases we solve the problem right away. Nevertheless, you receive the same error notification from our side in parallel. After all it is your data. You can follow the entire processing path watching the unique transaction number up to the final fixing of an issue. And should we be in need of Your assistance, we will contact you proactively within the agreed time frames. For any needs, you just have to contact Your personal Service Manager. He knows Your project, Your contract and Your specifics. Quick solutions are guaranteed. By the way: These Services are free of charge. This is our extra Service to Your benefit. The GPX Project Manager / Consultant / Rollout-Manager. Everyone, including his team is responsible for the smooth connection of Your company to GPX. And our staff does a great job. INPOSIA takes care of Your business with experienced staff only, who exactly knows what they are doing. Upon completion, sufficient tests and GoLive the GPX project manager transfers your project to your personal GPX Service Manager and hence to the regular operation. To GPX connected companies include also You and Your Company. GPX potentially includes all enterprises, because it doesn t matter whether a company already has an EDI interface or an EDI provider. We serve any interface, and thus all companies. Worldwide. With any format and all types of communication and process. Not only invoices for example. Everything. So you will be able to handle to whole order-to-cash cycle with GPX. 7

8 Message Types, Business Processes and Communication EDI Unlimited The GPX Business CLOUD is an n: n EDI System. This means GPX connects any interface to any inteface. No matter if You expect / send EDIFACT, SAP IDOC, CSV or XML structures. GPX understands any structure and any syntax. This makes GPX a very powerful CLOUD Service, as it provides You from the start - at no additional costs - the whole range of message types, message structures and Business Processes. And likewise the Business Processes - Orders, Invoices, Delivery Notes, Remittance Advices, JIT Delivery Schedule, etc. We could list all processes exchanged between companies which run EDI. GPX offers not only state-ofthe-art technology, but also provides You with experienced experts to connect You extremely quickly to all of Your Business Partners regarding the relevant Business Processes - and to operate these. We transfer data between companies. To do so, transmission types and communications protocols are necessary e.g. FTP, SFTP, FTPS, AS2, AS3, X.400, http, http / s, OFTP, OFTP2 and many more. No matter about tomorrow Basically, there is no need for You to understand EDI, because GPX does it all for you. But it's always good to know that you can rely on a Service that processes your data universally and professionally. 8

9 How to connect Your ERP System to GPX Connect to EDI Your ERP System has data interfaces. And via these interfaces You send or receive Your EDI data. These interfaces are tied-in directly or indirectly to the GPX Business CLOUD, once. This connection can be done for example by using a VPN (Virtual Private Network) as a point-to-point connection in combination with a communication protocol such as FTP. GPX is very flexible in terms of connectivity. Our consulting team provides You with the right solution and the setup. And within a very short period of time Your connection to the entire EDI world - including the complete GPX functionality is running. So, no piece of EDI Software or own resources are needed. The only thing that is needed, is the connection to GPX. 9

10 What GPX provides for You daily The Operation Once linked to GPX You are immediately EDI capable - in full operation. Take Your chance. GPX helps you to use and to develop Your EDI environment - at all points and in its entirety. This is what we understand by Service. GPX converts and transfers all your EDI data to and from your business partners, according to individual specifications. All processes are proactive monitored by systems and people. Errors are proactively analyzed and. All operations are logged transparently for you. We do the setup of new EDI connections for you. We just need to know the business partner and the desired processes. And after a short time the connection is running. Enhancements, such as new EDI connections, you can easily realize online via the GPX portal. It s only a few mouse clicks. Or You assign our Customer Service Center or your Service Manager. You regularly receive service reports including a complete list of all factors, such as transaction summaries, ticket operations, bug fixes, enhancements and changes. Your personal Service Manager discusses all these issues with you. Our service center and our support is available up to 24 hours on 7 days. What s behind all this comfort we provide to You? A very modern, comfortable and complex B2B scenario, consisting of software, data center, and highly motivated people. In brief: GPX. 10

11 Rollout Connecting Your Business Partners GPX completely relieves you from the EDI integration of business partners. Only when the entire process with your business partner is ready for testing, we involve you. Of course, all this work is done according to clear targets, time and schedules. Your GPX consultant does all that work for you, from the address of your business partners up to GoLive of the new EDI adoption process. And since we already do have most of the company profiles, this is done very quickly. There is no easier way. 11

12 The GPX Monitor Monitoring and Transparency The multi-client and multi-user capable GPX monitor is used for continuous transparency and traceability of your EDI transactions. Once you are logged in, you will see exactly and just-in-time all your EDI processes. You have got extensive search and filter options. All data involved in an EDI transaction are displayed and are available for downloads. If you like to create PDF files, these are also attached to each transaction within the GPX monitor. The GPX monitor shows you the delivery status of a transaction. You can see exactly if a document has been sent out successfully to your business partners. 12

13 The GPX Business CLOUD fee model A lot of Service for a lot of Money? As simple and transparent our EDI GPX CLOUD Services are for you, as simple and transparent is the GPX fee model. Due to our innovative and unique BPC repository, which allows us to consider all existing EDI connection "off the shelf", we are able to generate benefits that we pass on to you by our pricing scheme. All fees in the EDI GPX CLOUD environment are fixed flat-fees. During the period of time You are using the GPX Business CLOUD these fees do not change. The entire fee model consists of only two components: The one-time setup of an EDI process connection (BPC) with another company at a contractually agreed fixed price. The all-in, monthly operating fee of an EDI process connection (BPC), including all transaction, support, service and maintenance work. At any time You know exactly what Your EDI / B2B Service Costs are. Also in the future. 13

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15 We are looking forward to speak with you about GPX and your EDI strategy. Please contact us via phone or just send us an . We will call you back right away. 15