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Trading Partner Onboarding - ADI

Looking to implement ADI as a new Trading Partner within your EDI network? Read on to gain understanding of requirements, preliminary/next steps, and commonly used transaction types.

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Trading Partner: ADI


EDI IDs


ADI utilizes the following Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) IDs for identification purposes. These EDI IDs are made up of a Qualifier and an ID which will be sent within their Interchange Control Header, ISA segment, on your inbound transactions. This allows Transaction Manager to be able to identify the Sender and Receiver of any sent/received EDI transaction.

The table, below, lists the most common EDI IDs used by ADI:

X12 Qualifier

EDI ID

Primary ID?

ZZ

ADIP21

Yes

ZZ

ADI

No

ZZ

ADITEST

No

ZZ

TST1ADIGLOBAL

No

ZZ

TST1ADI

No

ZZ

TST1ADIP21XXXXX

No

14

ADIP21TEST

No

14

ADI_NA

No

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ADI will expect a specific EDI ID based on your business relationship with them. Selecting the wrong EDI ID will result in EDI Transactions not being sent or received.

You will need to work with ADI to determine the proper EDI ID to use.


Preliminary Steps


ADI uses a third-party company, SPS Commerce, to conduct compliance testing on their behalf. Be sure to engage with your SPS Commerce Account Representative to ensure your testing agreement has been signed and you have access to the SPS Commerce Testing & Certification portal. The contact email is: [email protected].

  • Login - To the online portal once access is granted

  • Navigate - To Testing & Certification

  • Select - Dashboard

  • Select - Core-Mark from the Active tab on the Dashboard to begin the testing process

  • Review - Acknowledge the EDI Specifications

  • Enter - Test setup details include:

  • Connection Method type - VAN

  • VAN Name - TrueCommerce

  • Enter - Test transaction details and test transaction item details


Portal Testing


ADI requires you to complete compliance testing before Go-Live. Refer to the Next Steps section, below, for detailed instructions and expectations. If preferred, TrueCommerce can conduct and complete compliance testing on your behalf. In that case, provide the following details:

  • URL for the SPS Commerce portal

  • Username for the SPS Commerce portal

  • Password for the SPS Commerce portal


Commonly-used Transactions


  • Invoice (EDI 810)

  • Purchase Order (EDI 850)

  • Purchase Order Acknowledgement (EDI 855)

  • Advance Shipping Notice (EDI 856)


Next Steps


Once the purchase of the ADI plug-in is complete, your Implementation Specialist will reach out to schedule time to complete and/or coordinate a plan for compliance testing and/or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system integration testing.


Important Information


The EDI documents listed here are provided for reference only and may not be comprehensive. For the most up‑to‑date and complete list of required EDI documents, prefer to the SPS Test Portal.

rev. 4/28/2026

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