Introducing Avanue EDI Integration - the solution to the tedious, time-consuming, and completely manual Purchase Order process that leaves endless room for human error. EDI replaces manual steps with electronic transmission, automated document creation, and real-time acknowledgements.
Your Current Purchase Order Process
The existing PO workflow requires ten manual steps: creating the PO in SAP B1 and Avanue, manually emailing it to vendors, verifying prices, tracking entries, and processing invoices. This process is tedious, time consuming, and completely manual - leaving endless room for human error at every stage.
Benefits of Avanue EDI
Avanue EDI transforms the PO process, making it almost entirely automated and minimizing the possibility for human error:
- Electronic transmission replacing manual email
- Minute-level acknowledgment times
- Automated document creation - GRPO and delivery
- Automatic serial number updates from ASNs
- Optional accounting automation through Artysl integration
SAP B1 + Avanue Integrations
The EDI integration connects seamlessly across your existing SAP Business One environment, linking purchase orders, receipts, and invoices through a unified data flow.
Reach out to an Avanue support representative today for more information on getting EDI Integration set up for your business.
Who this is for
EDI Integration is aimed at dealers placing purchase orders with multiple vendors on a recurring basis - the ten-step manual process (create the PO, email it, verify pricing, track confirmations, process the invoice, and so on) scales badly as order volume and vendor count grow. Replacing that with electronic transmission matters most for teams currently managing several vendor relationships in parallel, where each one previously meant a separate email thread and manual reconciliation step. Avanue also offers a dedicated integration with SP Richards specifically - see our SP Richards EDI integration announcement if that's one of your distributors.
FAQ
Which vendors does EDI Integration support?
[TODO: confirm the current list of supported vendors/distributors to publish here, beyond the SP Richards integration covered separately.]
Does this replace manual PO entry entirely, or work alongside it?
It replaces the manual steps in the workflow - PO transmission, vendor acknowledgement, and document creation (GRPO and delivery) all happen electronically instead of by email, while everything still posts into the same SAP Business One records your team already works from.
What happens to serial numbers on received inventory?
Serial numbers update automatically from the vendor's Advanced Shipping Notice (ASN), rather than being entered by hand when stock arrives.
Is AP invoice automation included?
Accounting automation is available as an optional add-on through the Artysl integration, for dealers who want AP invoice matching automated as well as the PO/receiving flow.