Advantages of EDIFACT

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The use of the international - in the course of time more widely implemented - standard of EDIFACT makes it more possible to enjoy the general advantages of paperless communication.

Therefore, most of the advantages mentioned hereafter are also valid for automated (paperless) communications in general BUT... the use of the international (UN) standard EDIFACT implies an IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL ADDED VALUE.

We present you the main advantages of using EDIFACT :

 

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Thanks to this international standard there is no barrier of different formats anymore.

There are also more specific advantages for each party involved in the collection of data, related to the use of each BOP message.

Message specific advantages

PAYORD :
This eliminates the need to report BOP data separately and reduces the reporting burden on enterprises and individuals.
BOPINF :
This avoids costly manual interventions in credit institutions automated processes and would be particularly useful for dealing with requests for additional information.
Banks clients will also find reporting easier.
BOPCUS :
A credit institution needs only to add simple information (such as its own identification number) to the relevant data from its customers and pass it on (electronically) to the BOP compiler - a process that should lend itself to automation.
BOPBNK :
A credit institution can send its own BOP information along the same network using the same equipment as it uses to report customers data.
Most of this information is already held in electronic format and it generally needs only a once-and-for-all translation file to transmit EDIBOP data to the compiler.
BOPDIR :
Since EDIFACT is a multisectoral standard, a company only needs one language to communicate with all its partners, including BOP compilers.
It enables a multinational company to generate BOP reporting at one central location on behalf of all its establishments in the various countries (a harmonisation of methods of collection of data would also facilitate this process).
BOPSTA :
By using BOPSTA, an international organisation only receives one type of data transfer from all BOP compilers.
A BOP compiler only uses one type of data transfer to all international institutions or to other BOP compilers.

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User-related advantages of EDIFACT

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  • faster data collection
  • better quality of reporting received
  • process simplification
  • high data quality (reduction of errors)
  • lower cost for data-entry processing
  • save on specific computer developments
  • ease of analysis
  • less human intervention
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  • simplification of reporting process
  • reporting to the BOP-compiler becomes a cheap by-product
  • fewer come-backs because of higher data quality
  • less coding (and checking) work
  • less human intervention
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  • capturing data source
  • less human intervention
  • reporting becomes a by-product of commercial activities

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