Trading Partner: Dot Foods
Article Link: https://help.truecommerce.com/en/articles/15960611-trading-partner-onboarding-dot-foods
Dot Foods is a leading food redistribution company and a commonly onboarded Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Trading Partner within the TrueCommerce network. Establishing an EDI connection with Dot Foods enables the seamless electronic exchange of business documents — such as Purchase Orders and Invoices — between your organization and theirs via Transaction Manager.
Before TrueCommerce can begin onboarding Dot Foods, a few preliminary steps must be completed on your end to initiate the implementation project. The sections below cover EDI identification details, compliance testing expectations, commonly used transaction types, and next steps following your plug-in purchase.
EDI IDs
Dot Foods 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 EDI transaction that is sent or received.
Below is a list of the most common EDI IDs typically used by Dot Foods:
X12 Qualifier | EDI ID | Primary ID? |
08 | 9288030000 | Yes |
ZZ | DOTFDSEET | No |
ZZ | DOTFDSEE | No |
08 | DOTFDSEE | No |
ZZ | 9288030000 | No |
ZZ | DOTFOODS | No |
Dot Foods 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 Dot Foods to determine the proper EDI ID to use.
Preliminary Steps
Before TrueCommerce is able to begin onboarding Dot Foods into Transaction Manager, you will need to perform the following action to kick off your Trading Partner Implementation Project:
Email: [email protected] to initiate the project with Dot Foods' EDI team.
Direct Trading Partner Testing
Dot Foods requires you to complete compliance testing before Go-Live. Once Dot Foods has been contacted and the project has been initiated, their team will coordinate the testing schedule with you. Please refer to the Next Steps section below for detailed instructions and expectations.
If you prefer, TrueCommerce can conduct and complete compliance testing on your behalf.
Commonly Used Transactions
Below is a list of the most commonly used EDI Transactions with Dot Foods:
EDI Transaction |
Next Steps
Once the purchase of the Dot Foods 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.
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rev 07/16/26