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Electronic Data Interchange

EDI Spotlight

Electronic Data Interchange allows Cooper Industries to trade daily business transactions electronically with our partners. Purchase Orders, Invoices and even Remittance Advice transactions can be delivered securely and accurately within minutes or hours of a business transaction taking place.

Our program is centralized, allowing our partners to use one map across all divisions for consistent data content.

  • Stand alone test system
  • Approximately 600 active companies and growing
  • Approximately 800 active maps
  • 24/7/365 production support with dedicated hotline


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  • Benefits of EDI

    • Speed
    • Accuracy
    • Security
    • Accessibility
    • Audit Control
    • Better Business Planning
    • Inventory Reductions
    • Automated Reconciliation
    • Reduced Operating Costs

  • Who is using EDI?

    • Vendors
    • Customers
    • Suppliers
    • Manufacturers
    • Logistics Companies
    • Agents
    • Distributors
    • Wholesalers
    • Retailers

  • Standards Used

    ANSI ASC X12 The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is a private, not-for-profit organization with more than 1000 member companies. ANSI governs national and international standards in all industries. In 1979 the Accredited Standards Committee was chartered to develop a unified set of standard business transactions. Those are the ANSI ASC X12 Standards.
    EDIFACT EDI for Administration, Commerce, and Trade (EDIFACT) is the international standard and is based on the ANSI X12 standard.

  • Available Transactions

    TRANSACTION ANSI ASC X12 EDIFACT   EDIFACT
    Purchase Order
    		 850
    		 ORDERS
    PO Acknowledgement 855
    		 ORDRSP
    Change Order
    		 860
    		 ORDCHG
    PO Change Acknowledgement 865
    		 DESADV
    Ship Notice (ASN)
    		 856
    		 ORDREP
    Order Status Report 870
    		 INVOIC
    Invoice
    		 810
    		 —
    Credit/Debit Adjustment 812
    		 —
    Payment Order/Remittance Advice 820
    		 DELFOR
    Planning Schedule w/Release 830
    		 PRICAT
    Price/Sales Catalog 832
    		 REQOTE
    Request for Quote (RFQ) 840
    		 —
    Application for Advice 824
    		 —
    Product Transfer Account Adjustment 844
    		 —
    Price Authorization Acknowledgement 845
    		 —
    Inventory Inquiry 846
    		 —
    Response to Product Transfer 849
    		 —
    Motor Carrier Bill of Lading 211 IFTMCS
    Organized Relationships 816 —
    Product Activity Data 852 INVRPT
    Text Message 864 —
    Shipping Schedule 862 DELJIT
    Receiving Advice/Acceptance Certificate 861 RECADV
    Functional Acknowledgment 997 CONTRL

    — Indicates that EDIFACT standard is not available for this transaction. Not all transactions are available with all divisions. Please contact Cooper for confirmation.

  • What is needed for EDI?

    • EDI Translator or Outsourced Service Bureau
    • Communication Protocol
    • Trading Partner Agreement
    • Contact Information

For more information please contact Cooper Industries EDI/E-Commerce Department:

Samer Shehadeh

(O) 770.371.1179

samer.shehadeh@cooperindustries.com