Bulletins
06 August 2007
Data Synchronization Letter
Please click on the following link to read the
letter from Margaret Burgess, Senior Vice President
of the Sales Directorate:
Data Sync Letter
28
September 2006
RETEK Non-Intelligent PO Number: GO LIVE
This
is a reminder that the RETEK implementation of the
non-intelligent purchase order number will be effective
with orders received on 03 October 2006.
20 September 2006
RETEK Wave 1B Path II - Implementation Delay
RETEK implementation of the non-intelligent purchase
order number has been delayed by one week. New
implementation date should take place on 03 October
2006.
23 August 2006
Informing you of changes to the AAFES
Purchase Order
As we
continue to move forward with the Retek Implementation
at AAFES, we have made a decision to use the Retek
Merchandising System (RMS) as the master of all Purchase
Orders (POs). While the implementation of this decision
will not take place until an upcoming system release on
26 September 2006, it is important that we inform you of
the changes this decision will have on the AAFES
Purchase Order. Although we have confidence that AAFES
will “go live” on 26 September, we will send
notification if this date changes.
Unless you
received further notification, please be prepared to
accept an 850 transmission using the new Purchase Order
format outlined below beginning with orders dated 25
September.
Currently, AAFES Purchase Orders are created with
intelligent numbers or logic. The first two digits
indicate the destination of the purchase order and the
remaining positions may contain logic depending on the
type of order (i.e. Cross dock, VMI, etc.). This
intelligent numbering will no longer exist due to the
decision to use RMS as the master of all POs. AAFES has
also made the decision to use a random 8-digit purchase
order with two leading zeroes that will create a
10-digit non-intelligent PO number for downstream legacy
systems. Even with these
changes occurring, purchase orders existing in the
system at the time of implementation are not affected
and there is no impact on the layout of Electronic Data
Interchange (EDI) orders. However, any suppliers
needing cross dock POs to be identified in the EDI
transmission, please contact the AAFES EDI office at
214-312-4372 or 3109.
To
clarify, there will be no meaning to PO numbers to
indicate:
These
decisions are preparing AAFES systems for future growth
and expansion, as well as allowing AAFES to align our
business processes with the industry’s best practice of
using non-intelligent numbering. To fulfill our goal of
keeping everyone informed, we wanted to pass this
information along. With this change,
it is important that vendors
check with everyone within their company to insure
changes are not required in their business processes.
Again,
should you have additional questions or comments
concerning change to AAFES Purchase Orders, please
direct them to AAFES EDI office
214-312-4372 or 214-312-3109.
Thank you
for your support.
Margaret
A. Burgess
Senior
Vice President, Sales Directorate
18 August 2006
Non Intelligent Purchase Order Numbers
RETEK Wave 1B Path II is
scheduled for implementation on 25 September 2006. This is a
tentative date, which could still change. We will inform
you of any changes through updates here on this website.
Purchase orders transmitted on
25 Sep will adhere to the new RETEK PO numbering system of
non-intelligent purchase order numbers. There is no impact on
the layout of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) orders, however
if your system requires cross dock orders to be identified in
the EDI transmission, we can send a “ZZ” qualifier in the BEG-02
field. Please call 214-312-4372 or 214-312-3109 for additional
information.
21 July 2006
Cyclone
Interchange Upgrade
AAFES AS2/AS1
Services will be unavailable from 08:00
AM CDT
to 4:00 PM CDT
on Saturday, July 22nd 2006 for an
upgrade.
8:00AM CDT to 4:00PM CDT on
Saturday, July 22nd 2006
AS2/AS1 services will be
unavailable during this timeframe for
processing inbound/outbound data.
We apologize for any inconvenience this temporary outage may cause
your company.
Please direct any questions regarding this outage to EDI group
(isdedi@aafes.com.
26 Jun 2006
EDI
Translator Changed from Gentran:Basic to Gentran Integration Suite (GIS)
On
26 June, we changed our EDI translator from Gentran:Basic to Gentran
Integration Suite (GIS). If you encounter any problems with your
transmissions (Version, ID, etc.) please call the following numbers for
error resolution: 214-312-4072, 214-312-2637, 214-312-2671 or 214-312-6397.
We apologize for any
inconvenience this may cause you.
3 Jan 2006
Changes To The AAFES Purchase
Order
Change To
Purchase Order Letter
Purchase Order number changes are
currently scheduled for the May-June timeframe. We will update,
once an exact date has been established.
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