Trading Partner: Restaurant Equippers
Article Link: https://help.truecommerce.com/en/articles/16547079-trading-partner-onboarding-restaurant-equippers
Adding Restaurant Equippers to your Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) network requires coordination between your team, TrueCommerce, and Restaurant Equippers' designated compliance testing partner, SPS Commerce. Before transactions can flow between your systems, specific EDI identification details must be confirmed and a compliance testing phase must be completed.
TrueCommerce manages the technical setup of Restaurant Equippers within Transaction Manager on your behalf. To get started, you will need to engage with SPS Commerce to initiate testing, gather the required EDI specifications, and complete compliance testing before going live.
EDI IDs
Restaurant Equippers 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.
The table below lists the most common EDI IDs used by Restaurant Equippers:
X12 Qualifier | EDI ID | Primary ID? |
ZZ | TST1RESTAURANTE | Yes |
ZZ | RESTAURANTEQUP1 | No |
Restaurant Equippers 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 Restaurant Equippers to determine the proper EDI ID to use.
Preliminary Steps
Restaurant Equippers 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 that you have access to the SPS Commerce Testing & Certification portal.
The contact email is: [email protected]
Once access is confirmed:
Login: To the SPS Commerce online portal
Navigate: Testing & Certification → Dashboard
Select: Restaurant Equippers from the Active tab to begin the testing process
Review: Acknowledge the EDI Specifications
Enter: Test setup details:
Connection Method: VAN
VAN Name: TrueCommerce
Enter: Test transaction details and test transaction item details
Portal Testing
Restaurant Equippers requires you to complete compliance testing before Go-Live. 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.
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
The table below lists the most commonly used EDI Transactions by Restaurant Equippers:
EDI Transaction |
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, refer to the SPS Testing & Certification Portal.
Next Steps
Once the purchase of the Restaurant Equippers 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.
Review all steps in the SPS Testing & Certification portal, as each step will require information to be entered before testing can proceed. If you need any assistance in completing Steps 2 and 3, you can work with your assigned Implementation Specialist. For further instructions, please refer to our useful guide.
Additional Resources
rev 08/20/26