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The Challenges of
Testing
EDI-Based Applications
EDI – Electronic Data Interchange. Definition: EDI is a computer-to-computer
exchange of business documents in a standard electronic format between
business partners without the need for human intervention.
EDI permits exchange of multiple business documents, such as purchase
orders, shipping notices, invoices and more. It also permits multiple
companies across countries to exchange business documents electronically.
EDI Benefits
EDI is predominately used in large and small companies, for a wide range of
benefits it offers. Some of them include: reduced costs, increased speed,
improved business efficiency and a greater visibility of the documents during
the exchange process. Hence, the impressive cost savings are far from the only
benefit the EDI offers.
On the other hand, the implementation of EDI has challenges too, especially
while testing or validating EDI-based applications.
Let’s take a quick view of the number of testing challenges involved during
this process.
Challenge 1: Multi-layer validation of transactions
When testing EDI-based applications, sending each transaction and
validating its result manually can be cumbersome and error-prone. This
becomes even worse when the testers fail to exercise a wide range of test
cases accurately. This often involves managing hierarchical and complex
data sets and perform multi-layer testing or validation of each transaction.
Challenge 2: Partners Don’t Understand the Format Used
There are numerous file formats in use for EDI-based applications. These formats
include: EDIFACT, X12, CSV, AS2, TRADACOMS, and more. Sometimes, the file
formats that are used by an enterprise might not be understood by its partners’
systems, or vice versa. In this case, the enterprise or partners need a solution that
validates data in various formats, which will be an overwhelming task.
Challenge 3: Validating complex and hierarchical data
The more partners, manufacturers, and suppliers an enterprise coordinates with as a
part of its trading, the complexity of the network increases. The enterprise needs to be
able to connect to partners’ systems and have to deal with multiple challenges that may
arise while validating the information exchange transactions.
Challenge 3: Validating Complex and Hierarchical Data
The more partners, manufacturers, and suppliers an enterprise coordinates
with as a part of its trading, the complexity of the network increases. The
enterprise needs to be able to connect to partners’ systems and have to deal
with multiple challenges that may arise while validating the information
exchange transactions.
Challenge 4: Ensuring EDI Compliance
Translating EDI files from one or multiple trading partner’s format to
a standard format that is used by the receiver is one of the biggest
challenges. Meeting all the trading partner’s EDI requirements is
essential for an organization to become EDI compliant.
Challenge 5: Manual testing is laborious and time
consuming
EDI-based application testing consumes a lot of man hours as it
involves the complex nature of the workflows. EDI test
automation is needed to help minimize human work, and allow
test engineers to focus on test analysis.
Challenge 6: Connecting Legacy System/Application
with Modern Applications
If an enterprise is using a legacy system or an application, it may
host a range of challenges, including:
•Relevant legacy programming skills are required to support the
legacy system
•The generated reports from legacy system data, especially that
are in various formats are difficult to interpret
Challenge 6: Connecting Legacy System/Application
with Modern Applications
If an enterprise is using a legacy system or an application, it may
host a range of challenges, including:
•Relevant legacy programming skills are required to support the
legacy system
•The generated reports from legacy system data, especially that
are in various formats are difficult to interpret

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Challenges of Testing EDI Based Applications

  • 2. EDI – Electronic Data Interchange. Definition: EDI is a computer-to-computer exchange of business documents in a standard electronic format between business partners without the need for human intervention. EDI permits exchange of multiple business documents, such as purchase orders, shipping notices, invoices and more. It also permits multiple companies across countries to exchange business documents electronically.
  • 3. EDI Benefits EDI is predominately used in large and small companies, for a wide range of benefits it offers. Some of them include: reduced costs, increased speed, improved business efficiency and a greater visibility of the documents during the exchange process. Hence, the impressive cost savings are far from the only benefit the EDI offers. On the other hand, the implementation of EDI has challenges too, especially while testing or validating EDI-based applications.
  • 4. Let’s take a quick view of the number of testing challenges involved during this process. Challenge 1: Multi-layer validation of transactions When testing EDI-based applications, sending each transaction and validating its result manually can be cumbersome and error-prone. This becomes even worse when the testers fail to exercise a wide range of test cases accurately. This often involves managing hierarchical and complex data sets and perform multi-layer testing or validation of each transaction.
  • 5. Challenge 2: Partners Don’t Understand the Format Used There are numerous file formats in use for EDI-based applications. These formats include: EDIFACT, X12, CSV, AS2, TRADACOMS, and more. Sometimes, the file formats that are used by an enterprise might not be understood by its partners’ systems, or vice versa. In this case, the enterprise or partners need a solution that validates data in various formats, which will be an overwhelming task.
  • 6. Challenge 3: Validating complex and hierarchical data The more partners, manufacturers, and suppliers an enterprise coordinates with as a part of its trading, the complexity of the network increases. The enterprise needs to be able to connect to partners’ systems and have to deal with multiple challenges that may arise while validating the information exchange transactions. Challenge 3: Validating Complex and Hierarchical Data The more partners, manufacturers, and suppliers an enterprise coordinates with as a part of its trading, the complexity of the network increases. The enterprise needs to be able to connect to partners’ systems and have to deal with multiple challenges that may arise while validating the information exchange transactions.
  • 7. Challenge 4: Ensuring EDI Compliance Translating EDI files from one or multiple trading partner’s format to a standard format that is used by the receiver is one of the biggest challenges. Meeting all the trading partner’s EDI requirements is essential for an organization to become EDI compliant.
  • 8. Challenge 5: Manual testing is laborious and time consuming EDI-based application testing consumes a lot of man hours as it involves the complex nature of the workflows. EDI test automation is needed to help minimize human work, and allow test engineers to focus on test analysis.
  • 9. Challenge 6: Connecting Legacy System/Application with Modern Applications If an enterprise is using a legacy system or an application, it may host a range of challenges, including: •Relevant legacy programming skills are required to support the legacy system •The generated reports from legacy system data, especially that are in various formats are difficult to interpret
  • 10. Challenge 6: Connecting Legacy System/Application with Modern Applications If an enterprise is using a legacy system or an application, it may host a range of challenges, including: •Relevant legacy programming skills are required to support the legacy system •The generated reports from legacy system data, especially that are in various formats are difficult to interpret