Fast Map Conversion for Gentran to MFT Migration · With thousands of trading partners, conversion...
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Delivering Intelligent Fulfillment > BridgeSGI.com KEY BENEFITS CASE STUDY – RETAIL SOLUTION RESULTS SERVICES Fast Map Conversion for Gentran to MFT Migration 68 maps in 3 months with zero errors • Faster migration to Managed File Transfer (MFT) • Faster phase out of legacy systems large U.S. based home improvement Retailer wanted to reduce the cost of their B2B operations. As part of this effort they needed to migrate their Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) maps from Gentran Z/OS 6.5 to IBM Sterling B2B Integrator v5.2.4 to enable data transfers via IBM Sterling File Gateway using SFTP, FTPS, FTP and Connect:Direct protocols. Speed and accuracy of map migration was a key criteria. IBM Sterling B2B Integrator • 68 maps converted in 3 months (conversion only, testing time was additional) • Zero map errors • Completed the project for 30% less than competitor quotes • Mapping Services A
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KEYBENEFITS
CASE STUDY – RETAIL
SOLUTION
RESULTS
SERVICES
Fast Map Conversion for Gentran to MFT Migration68mapsin3monthswithzeroerrors
• FastermigrationtoManagedFileTransfer(MFT)
• Fasterphaseoutoflegacysystems
largeU.S.basedhomeimprovementRetailerwantedtoreducethecostof
theirB2Boperations.AspartofthisefforttheyneededtomigratetheirElectronicDataInterchange(EDI)mapsfromGentran Z/OS6.5toIBMSterlingB2BIntegratorv5.2.4toenabledatatransfersviaIBMSterlingFileGatewayusingSFTP,FTPS,FTPandConnect:Direct protocols.
Speedandaccuracyofmapmigrationwasakeycriteria.
IBMSterlingB2BIntegrator
• 68mapsconvertedin3months(conversiononly,testingtimewasadditional)
• Zeromaperrors• Completedtheprojectfor30%
lessthancompetitorquotes
• MappingServices
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Withthousandsoftradingpartners,conversionaccuracywasessentialtotheretailertominimizetestingtime.
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Phase1
Phase1involvedconverting36mapsfromtheGentran Z/OSformattotheIBMSterlingFileGatewayformat,thefirst24ofwhichwereconvertedinjust3weeks.Mapswereconvertedforthefollowingtransactions:
• 812Credit/DebitAdjustment• 810Invoice• 210FreightInvoice• 204LoadTender• 214ShipmentStatusMessage• 753RequestRoutingInstructions• 754RoutingInstructions• 850OutboundPurchaseOrder• 856AdvancedShipmentNotice• 997FunctionalAcknowledgement• 864TextMessage• 140WarrantyInformation• 816OrganizationalRelationship• 852ActivityData
Phase2
DuetothesuccessofPhase1,wewereengagedforPhase2whichincludedconversionandtestingofanadditional32mapsforthefollowingtransactions:
• 315StatusDetails(Ocean)• 810Invoice• 846InventoryInquiry/Advice
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• 846InventoryInquiry/Advice• 850OutboundPurchaseOrder• 855PurchaseOrderAcknowledgement• 856AdvancedShipmentNotice• 860PurchaseOrderChangeRequest• 870OrderStatusReport• 944WarehouseStockTransferReceipt
Advice• 945WarehouseShippingAdvice• 947WarehouseInventoryAdjustment
Advice
ZeroErrorsTherewerezeroinstanceswherethecustomersentamapbackforreworkandtheactualmapconversiontimeforall68mapswasjust12weeks.Theremainderofthethetimeinvolvedtesting.
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