Guides overview

EDI implementation guides define the format for a particular EDI transaction type. Stedi guides are a machine-readable version of the implementation guides your partners would typically provide to you as PDF, Word, or Excel files.

When you attach a guide to a transaction setting, Stedi uses it to validate and translate (inbound) or generate (outbound) the EDI files you exchange with your partner.

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Stedi Network

Stedi has thousands of pre-built guides available in the Stedi Network catalog. Once you find your partner’s guides, click Import guide into your account to add a copy to your Stedi account. Then, you can add the guide to any partnership’s transaction settings.

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View guides

You can view a list of all your guides on the Guides tab in your Stedi account.