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Re: [Gnue] What is EDIFACT GL
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vio |
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Re: [Gnue] What is EDIFACT GL |
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Mon, 18 Sep 2000 23:25:04 -0400 |
Todd Boyle wrote:
> Zack Coffin (XBRL Liaison) said,
> >
> > Frankly... we are at the early stages of working on XBRL G/L. So, in
> > short, we don't have any answers for you. It's a work in progress.
> > That said, I am particularly keen on leveraging the very good work of
> > EDIFACT G/L in Europe, and we are pursuing this angle as a starting
> > point.
>
> The EDIFACT GL messages are certainly a puzzle. There is nothing
> on the internet that explains them in plain english-- no tutorials,
> no context, etc. Whatever exists is aimed TOTALLY at the EDI
> community. In other words, all documentation says "Dear EDI person
> who already knows EDI: Here is a message format for sending GL
> transactions. Good Bye."
>
> . . .
Pardon my EDI newbie status, but how wise is it to build anything based on EDI
in the first place ? My understanding is that EDI is currently a sinking ship,
who for whatever reasons can't stand the coming XML titlewave. Leveraging
existing EDI know-how would make sense mostly for those with assets in EDI
technology (consultants, etc.). But for the rest/most of us, wouldn't EDI
"leverage" also risk importing its shortcomings (... which brought EDI to the
current "abandon ship" situation against XML: if EDI was that good, we wouldn't
have this debate in the first place, XML would be just an other solution in
search of a problem, and XBRL would just be some consultant's bad dream). So
you invested millions in EDI and now can't let go. Too bad.
IMHO,
vio
- [Gnue] RE: [xbrl-public] Requesting an official report on GL schema, Coffin, Zachary P, 2000/09/18
- Re: [Gnue] RE: [xbrl-public] Requesting an official report on GL schema, vio, 2000/09/18
- [Gnue] What is EDIFACT GL, Todd Boyle, 2000/09/18
- [Gnue] Re: [xbrl-public] What is EDIFACT GL, Robert Lemense, 2000/09/19
- [Gnue] RE: [xbrl-public] What is EDIFACT GL, Todd Boyle, 2000/09/20
- Re: [Gnue] RE: [xbrl-public] What is EDIFACT GL, ^chewie, 2000/09/20
- [Gnue] GL requirements for integration, Todd Boyle, 2000/09/20
- Re: [Gnue] GL requirements for integration, ^chewie, 2000/09/20
- GLR, GLT, and the memory array GL, Todd Boyle, 2000/09/22
- Re: GLR, GLT, and the memory array GL, Derek Neighbors, 2000/09/22
Re: [Gnue] RE: [xbrl-public] Requesting an official report on GL schema, Derek A. Neighbors, 2000/09/18