2. Presented to NEMUG, November 2011

6.  You can stay hidden in your cubicle having to constantly explain what you do to others in your company, even to those in your department  Or…you can…

7.  You are not in EDI, you are in IT!  It is not EDI that you do, it is Data Transformation!  Reenergize your Job!

8.  When was the last time you reviewed how your current maps accomplish a task?

9.  Do you have custom code to create or extract data that your ERP system does not have?  Can your translator now create, get or update that data for you by accessing the DB?

10.  Find out what others in IT are spending their time on. ◦ Are they converting spreadsheets for users to feed into the ERP system? ◦ Are they wrestling with text files sent by a customer or vendor? ◦ Are customers asking about the IT Department’s XML capabilities? What about cXML?

11.  Are users receiving files (spreadsheets, text files, etc.) and spending too much time manipulating then or entering the data into the ERP system manually?

13.  It is all about getting the data into the appropriate format.  Isn’t that what EDI does so well?

14.  It is a good bet that your current EDI Translator has been enhanced over the last few years, or there are additional modules that provide new functionality.

15.  Do some research to see what is available at no additional or a small cost to solve some of the pain points you uncovered in your company.  Unleash its power!

16.  XML  cXML (Commerce XML)  Spreadsheets  e-mail Alerts  Web Services  Text files  Flat Files

17.  Is your EDI Mapping Tool an Any- to-Any Data Transformation Tool?  Can you deal with any data format they throw at you?  Are you the Data Conversion Go To Person?

18.  www.wikipedia.org  www.w3.org  www.w3schools.com  www.cxml.org

19.  Allows for standardization of business processes.  Increases automation of procedures.  Saves a lot of manual effort.  Low $ outlay as you already have the tool.  May be included as part of your company’s “Green Initiatives” (less paper).

20.  Show how business problems can be solved using existing software.  Come out behind that curtain and show off the strengths and capabilities of the data transformation tool that you use every day.  Be a hero to your IT Manager and to company management.

21.  Think of yourself as a B2B e-Commerce Data Analyst!  If you don’t some kid will replace you soon!