EDI connectivity for suppliers of Mexico's retail chains
Receive your retailers' purchase orders and invoice with the addenda each one validates, from your ERP. We set up the connection over AS2, EDI service bureau, Web Service or SFTP.
Implemented with our team. Start with one retailer and add the rest when you need them.
- ORDERS · 850Received
Purchase order
- Order
- 4500123456
- Ship to
- DC 7504000000123
- Quantity
- 480 units
BGM+220+4500123456+9' - DESADV · 856Sent
Ship notice
- Shipment
- ASN-88213
- Pallets
- 12 with SSCC
- Appointment
- 11/06 07:30
GIN+BJ+375012340000012345' - INVOIC · 810Accepted
CFDI invoice with addenda
- Folio
- F-2048
- UUID
- 6F1C…B2A4
- Order
- 4500123456
UNH+3+INVOIC:D:01B:UN:EAN010'
The messages in your order-to-cash cycle
Each retailer chooses which messages it uses and what it calls them. These are the most common, with their EANCOM and ANSI X12 names.
| Message | Sent by | What it is for |
|---|---|---|
| ORDERS · 850Purchase order | The retailer | Which products, how many units, at what cost and which store or distribution center to deliver to. |
| ORDRSP · 855Order response | You | You accept, change or reject lines before shipping. Few retailers in Mexico require it. |
| DESADV · 856Ship notice (ASN) | You | What is on each pallet and in each case, with its GS1-128 label (SSCC), before you reach the dock. |
| RECADV · 861Receiving advice | The retailer | What the distribution center or store actually received. Your invoice is matched against this receipt. |
| INVOIC · 810Invoice | You | In Mexico it is always a stamped CFDI, with the addenda or complement the retailer requires. |
| REMADV · 820Remittance advice | The retailer | Which invoices were paid, on what date and which discounts or charges were applied. |
| CONTRL · APERAK · 997Acknowledgments | Both | They confirm the message arrived and could be read. APERAK also accepts or rejects its content. |
Before paying, the retailer matches its purchase order, its receiving advice and your invoice. If they differ, the invoice is held. With EDI, all three come from the same data.
What each retailer requires
Each page explains which messages the retailer uses, through which channel, what its addenda carries and how we set it up.
Walmart de México
Walmart Supercenter, Bodega Aurrera, Sam's Club and Walmart Express. The invoice carries an EDIFACT message inside the addenda.
ORDERSINVOICREMADVAPERAKSee requirements
Soriana
Soriana Híper, Súper, Mercado, Express, City Club and Súper City. The invoice travels by Web Service with the Remisión Electrónica.
Remisión ElectrónicaWeb ServiceAPERAKSee requirements
Chedraui
Purchase orders arrive only over EDI. The invoice with addenda is delivered through an EDI service bureau.
ORDERSAddendaVANSee requirements
La Comer
La Comer, Fresko, Sumesa and City Market. Orders, receipts and payments in Provecomer, with an AMECE addenda on the invoice.
AMECE 7.1ProvecomerSee requirements
H-E-B
Detallista complement with purchase order, store and GTIN, delivered to HEB's invoice mailbox. Available today in Premium.
DetallistaHEBusinessSee requirements
Liverpool
Liverpool and Suburbia. The portal only accepts invoices with the Detallista complement and publishes the receipt in XML.
DetallistaASNRECADVSee requirements
We also set up Costco, Coppel, Casa Ley, Alsuper, Tiendas 3B, The Home Depot and other retailers. If yours isn't listed, request a quote with its name and guide.
* Logos and trade names belong to their respective owners. They are shown only to identify each retailer's requirements; their use does not imply a business relationship, sponsorship or endorsement by those companies.
Standards and transport
The standard defines how the message is written and the transport, how it travels. Each retailer sets both in its guide.
Standards
- EANCOM
- The subset of UN/EDIFACT that GS1 maintains for retail. It identifies products, stores and pallets with GTIN, GLN and SSCC. Walmart de México uses EDIFACT.
- ANSI X12
- The United States standard, with numbered transactions (850, 856, 810). Used by retailers and buyers headquartered there.
- GS1 Mexico XML
- The AMECE structures, such as the 7.1 addenda and APERAK, and the SAT Detallista complement, which uses version 8.1.
- Proprietary XML or CSV
- Formats used by a single retailer, such as Soriana's Remisión Electrónica, which travels inside its addenda.
Transport
- AS2
- Direct, encrypted server-to-server exchange, with each party's certificates and a signed receipt (MDN) that proves delivery.
- EDI service bureau
- A value-added network (VAN) that receives and delivers messages for you. It works like a mailbox between companies.
- Web Service
- The retailer receives your CFDI with addenda on its web service and replies at once whether it is accepted, as Soriana does.
- SFTP
- File exchange over a secure channel. Some retailers and logistics operators define it in their manuals.
What we do for each connection
You keep selling and shipping. We handle the technical work with each retailer.
- 01
We review what the retailer requires
We agree with you on messages, standard, transport and the data that comes out of your ERP.
- 02
We set up the connection and testing
AS2, EDI bureau, Web Service or SFTP, tested until the retailer approves production.
- 03
We connect your ERP
Orders, notices and invoices flow in and out of your system by API, flat file or Excel. Invoices are stamped with the retailer's addenda.
- 04
We operate and follow up
We review acknowledgments and rejections, and tell you why when a message doesn't arrive or comes back.
EDI questions
What sales, logistics and accounts receivable teams ask before connecting with a retailer.
Ask an advisorWhat is EDI and why does my customer require it?
EDI (electronic data interchange) is the exchange of business documents between systems, in a format both companies agreed on: purchase orders, ship notices, invoices and remittance advice. Retailers require it because they handle a high volume of documents and need to process them without manual entry.
If I already invoice with an addenda, do I also need EDI?
It depends on the retailer. Soriana, for example, receives the invoice with its addenda on a Web Service. Walmart de México requires an EDIFACT message inside the addenda and sends its orders and remittance advice over EDI. Chedraui only sends orders over EDI. Each retailer's page explains what it requires.
What is the difference between AS2 and an EDI service bureau?
With AS2, your system and the retailer's connect directly, with certificates and signed receipts. With an EDI service bureau (also called a VAN), an intermediary receives and delivers the messages for you. Some retailers accept both; we choose with you based on your volume and what the guide requires.
How does it connect to my ERP?
Purchase orders are converted to a format your system already reads (API, flat file, CSV or Excel), and your notices and invoices come from the data your ERP already has. It works with SAP, Oracle, CONTPAQi or an in-house system.
How much does an EDI connection cost?
It depends on how many retailers you connect, which messages you use and your volume. After a discovery call we send you a quote. Invoices are stamped with your Factura Digital folios and addendas are included in Premium.
How long does implementation take?
Much of the time depends on each retailer's testing calendar. Once we review its implementation guide, we give you a plan with dates for each stage.
Can I start with a single retailer?
Yes. You can start with the retailer that requires it and add the others later, with the same connection and the same ERP.
Get a quote for your EDI connection with the retailer that requires it
Tell us which retailers, messages and ERP you use. We reply with a plan and a quote.