EDI Support in BizTalk Server
EDI is built-in to BizTalk Server, and is an optional component when you install and configure BizTalk Server.
Feature Set Comparison Chart
The following table shows the EDI support included with BizTalk Server.
| Feature | Comment |
|---|---|
| ISA Segment modification at transaction set | Create TransactionSet-specific agreements |
| ISA11: US or other standard type | |
| ISA12: Interchange Control Version | |
| ISA13: Interchange Control Number (incrementing number) | |
| ISA15: Test or Production | |
| GS Segment modification at document/transaction level | |
| GS sender/receiver IDs allowed to be different than ISA | |
| Inbound Document IDs different than ISA & GS Outbound IDs | |
| GS01: Ability to change type of document | |
| GS04: Date (Ability to change format) | Contains UI to select format as CCYYMMDD and YYMMDD |
| GS05: Time (Ability to change format) | Contains UI to select format as HHMM, HHMMSS, and HHMMSSdd |
| GS06: Change the control number | |
| GS07: Agency Code | |
| GS08: Able to put in standards version | |
| Ability to override EDI envelope at runtime | |
| Custom EDI Schemas | |
| Organization/Party Setting | Create separate party and agreements. Also create agreements based off templates. |
| EDI document routing via document definition | |
| Automatic 997’s to trading partners | Configuration specific to business profiles |
| Outbound EDI reliable messaging via 997’s | |
| EDIFACT Support | Supports D93 to D05 per ISO 9735 v4.1 |
| X12 Support | 2040 to 5030 |
| HIPAA support | Microsoft BizTalk Accelerator for HIPAA (BTAHIPAA) as part of native EDI functionality |
| Ability to remove enumerators/codelists | Use Visual Studio/BizTalk Editor |
| AS2 Send/Receive | AS2 is Drummond Certified for multi-file attachment support, file name preservation support and interoperability. |
| AS2 file name preservation | |
| AS2 reliable messaging | |
| Outbound Batching (accumulating multiple transaction types in a single transaction) | Supports multiple batch configurations for each business profile |
| Inbound Batching – Interchange XML (preserving an incoming ‘batched’ interchange) or Transaction Set XML based off configuration options | Also supports inbound-debatching, i.e., splitting interchange into individual Transaction Set Xml |
| Interchange and Transaction Set Generation and Validation in Design Time in Visual Studio | |
| TA1 (Technical ACK) Generation and Reconciliation | |
| Optional EDI and XSD Validation flags | |
| Document format/definition at GS level |
See Also
EDI Standards Support
EDI Document Schema Support
EDI Character Set Support