EDI integration for distributors
Retailer purchase orders arrive in Convexity as sales orders. Acknowledgements, ship notices and invoices go back to your trading partners.
EDI integration: retailer purchase orders become sales orders in Convexity, and acknowledgements, ship notices and invoices go back to your trading partners.
What you use it for
Distributors and brands that sell to retailers use Convexity so EDI orders land with every other order, draw from the same stock, and are answered without retyping. A retailer purchase order (850) becomes a sales order in Convexity, and the invoice (810) goes back from the same record, so nobody keys orders into a portal or an accounting system twice.
Acknowledgements (855) confirm what you can ship, line by line, and advance ship notices (856) carry the pack structure retailers need to receive by scan: units per carton, cartons per pallet and compliant labels. Getting those right avoids the chargebacks and payment delays that manual entry causes.
What syncs
Into Convexity: purchase orders (850) from your trading partners.
Back to EDI: acknowledgements (855), advance ship notices (856), invoices (810), and inventory updates (846) for partners that ask for them.
Setup
EDI is a built-in Convexity connector. You connect your EDI account, and our team maps your data and checks the first syncs with you during onboarding. No developer work on your side.
Convexity connects through your EDI provider, such as SPS Commerce, or directly with a trading partner. Each retailer’s rules for acknowledgements, ship notices and labels are mapped and tested with test orders before going live.
Tell us which retailers you trade with, and we will show you how their orders flow through Convexity.
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Start with your workflow
Bring one inventory, purchasing or order-management problem. We will map the required data, demonstrate the relevant workflow and identify what needs configuration or further validation.
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