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Trading Partner Onboarding - GFS - Direct Commerce

If you are looking to implement GFS - Direct Commerce as a new Trading Partner within your EDI network, this article will provide you with an understanding of the requirements, preliminary and next steps, as well as commonly used transaction types.

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Written by Stacie McGee

Trading Partner: GFS - Direct Commerce


EDI IDs


GFS - Direct Commerce utilizes the following Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) ID for identification purposes. This EDI ID is 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 ID used by GFS - Direct Commerce.​

X12 Qualifier

EDI ID

Primary ID?

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891728301

Yes

GFS - Direct Commerce 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 GFS - Direct Commerce to determine the proper EDI ID to use.


Preliminary Steps


To initiate the EDI Setup process, vendors will be required to email [email protected] and supply the following details:


Direct Trading Partner Testing


GFS - Direct Commerce requires you to complete compliance testing before Go-Live. Please refer to the Next Steps section in this article for detailed instructions and expectations. If you prefer, TrueCommerce can conduct and complete compliance testing on your behalf.


Commonly used Transactions


The table, below, lists the most commonly used EDI transactions with GFS - Direct Commerce.

EDI Transaction


Next Steps


Once the purchase of the GFS - Direct Commerce 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.


Related Documentation


rev. 8/9/2026

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