EDI Education: An Introduction
Book 1 of the 5-Part EDI Education Series
EDI can and is difficult for the uninitiated to read.
It is a “digital” representation of a human-readable document, like a purchase order for example.
By reading this short introduction into the world of EDI you will understand how it is structured, why it is necessary, what a standard is and what the individual pieces of data mean, and how they interrelate.
Book 1 of the 5-Part EDI Education Series
EDI can and is difficult for the uninitiated to read.
It is a “digital” representation of a human-readable document, like a purchase order for example.
By reading this short introduction into the world of EDI you will understand how it is structured, why it is necessary, what a standard is and what the individual pieces of data mean, and how they interrelate.
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A complete briefing and education on EDI Having so many people ask me for a rolled-up version of the EDI Education Series; I decided to put together all 4 books of the EDI Education Series into a single volume. This is an updated rendition of the 4 books in the EDI Education Series. By reading and understanding the information between these covers you will have an excellent basis to be an asset to any EDI Department. The previous 4 books, which this is based upon, hold very different aspects of the EDI world. As such, they offer an excellent refresher on their specific topic. But, this 5th volume builds upon the previous four to empower you to become a very able EDI Analyst with the knowledge and ability of someone entering into the wonderful world of EDI. In 2024, this book has been expanded and updated, and you can rest assured that the information that appears in this book WILL make you a valued member of any EDI team.
PURCHASEHave you had random thoughts after reading social media? Most people do and never talk about those thoughts. They simply have those thoughts, agree with themselves that they are correct, and move on; never having brought those thoughts into the public consciences. Well, here is your opportunity to listen to my mind! Walk with me as I have a variety i=of individual thoughts, on unique or horribly opposing topics, and rationalize my way through them. Is it weird? Not really. Is it interesting? Definitely!! Meet you in my head!
PURCHASEBook 2 of the Archive Series. Benjamin Jensen's best friend in all of time, Brad Jorgen, returns from a long-term research project with important news. Someone is traveling in time disrupting the time stream. Benjamin and Brad are tasked to repair and ensure it does not happen again. Afterward, the Archive Academy requests that the two of them teach a course in how to be inconspicuous when performing research, and how to improvise when things do not go as planned. The class is a hit, but there are a lot of bumps during the learning process. Including a covert trip to Pluto to reclaim a ship, they left on the once and former planet several thousands of years earlier, one they will need to use to revive a civilization that has been dead and forgotten to the passage of time for several millennia.
PURCHASEEASTER Skit for the Children's Ministry of a church I attended in Prattville, AL. Humorous and unique. Feel free to use and modify, please let me know you used it and how it went over with your church!! THIS IS FREE and NO COPYRIGHT IMPOSED. Use as you see fit!
A thru-hike is a very long-distance hike. For example, the Appalachian Trail runs from Georgia to Maine to the tune of about 2,100 miles. Starting at one end and walking to the other is called a Thru-Hike. So, doesn’t it make sense to use hikers to perform a planetary survey on a new planet? The hikers can survey, inspect, learn, and report what they find — contracted for one planetary year. They experience something new, something extraordinary. The result is an insight into this new world and the ability to quickly create a viable colony while allowing the planet to flourish. While hiking, some of the contracted hikers develop new skills, and these advanced or enhanced, humans become a part of this new world, and the world has become a part of them. They have a connection to the planet, the creatures. It is not this group who needs to be watched, but it is their children, for they are the future of humanity.
PURCHASESeriously, the hardest thing for someone to teach a new Scout when cooking is a stove, or the fire, or on charcoal for that matter is that there are a lot more levels of heat than OFF and MAX. Cooking over low or medium heat is better and safer for the meal in some respects than cooking on a blast furnace. It saves propane too! Plan for the extra time, you will be rewarded when you eat. Don’t get me wrong, there are times that a blazing hot surface is what is needed; the steak to get that perfect seer for example. So pick this up and bring it to your next troop meeting. Let the Scouts look it over and see if there is anything they would like to try out for the first time. You, AND THEY, will be surprised as to how easy and how good some of these recipes really are, especially in the woods!!
PURCHASEThis is designed to aid a new backpacker in creating a tasty menu on the trail. Foods should require no refrigeration, their weight needs to be minimal, and they should bring big flavor. This book is more of a guide for the new backpacker, it is not a recipe collection because we all eat different, like different things, and our budgets span a rather large range. Personal cooking, is, well, personal. There are things you can eat every day that others may not want once. But personal cooking in the woods, on a trail for a week, needs to be nutritious, tasty, unique, and easy. It also needs to have minimal cleanup. So, hike the trail with me to learn the skill - or formula - of personal backcountry cooking, and discover the creativity within yourself to be a five-star trail chef, at least in your own mind.
PURCHASEBook 3 of the Archive Series. In several places on the Earth, the orbital facilities, the Lunar Colonies, and the far-reaching corners of the human-populated universe, Christianity is beginning to grow and spread. The world government is concerned it may overshadow their power, or their ability to lead the people into their vision of what the future needs to look like. Benjamin is tasked to determine the threat level of this new group and he and his team of one is sent back to a place where the movement begins. Is this movement mind-altering or simple brainwashing? Do Christians want to control everything? Is there a reason to fear Christians or all religions in general? This is what he is tasked to learn, and fix, if necessary. On the way, he discovers a unique reality and brings that information back to his boss at Archive Island, in the form of a very interesting, honest, and convincing report. Enveloped within this decision are his new wife and his best friend throughout all of the time. Come and be with him as he explores his heart and his mind. The scientist needs to understand the definition of faith, and faith can be elusive.
PURCHASEBook 7 in the Archive Series. Don't miss Book 7, it contains classified and previously undisclosed Temporal Log Files, missions never before disclosed. This closes out the Archive Series with a flare. Not a continuation of the story, but rather stories between what happens in the six previous installments of the Archive Series. Each of the characters we have come to love and adore has a tribute in this book, each of them has a story that revolves around them that occurs between the stories you are familiar with. Read and learn about a saga in the life of your favorite characters. Discover something no one knew before.
PURCHASEThis is a Star Trek story based around the time before Star Trek: The Next Generation. This is the story of the USS Scorpion, NCC-4017, and their mission to infiltrate the Romulan Star Empire. This is the Star Trek universe but not the characters you know


