Trading Partner: Tenaquip
Article Link: https://help.truecommerce.com/en/articles/17439291-trading-partner-onboarding-tenaquip
Tenaquip is a Canadian industrial supply distributor that exchanges order and fulfillment data with vendors through Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). Adding Tenaquip as a Trading Partner in your network requires completing setup, compliance testing, and certification steps before transactions can begin flowing between systems.
Tenaquip conducts compliance testing through a third-party testing provider, SPS Commerce, meaning your setup and certification process is coordinated through their Testing & Certification portal prior to Go-Live. Below you will find the EDI identification details, preliminary steps, SPS Commerce portal testing requirements, commonly used transaction types, and next steps for establishing your Tenaquip connection.
EDI IDs
Tenaquip 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 typically used by Tenaquip:
X12 Qualifier | EDI ID | Primary ID? |
12 | 5144574811 | Yes |
12 | 514457481T | No |
ZZ | TST1TENAQUIPLTD | No |
Tenaquip 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 Tenaquip to determine the proper EDI ID to use.
Preliminary Steps
Before TrueCommerce is able to begin onboarding Tenaquip into Transaction Manager, you will need to complete the following actions to kick off your Trading Partner Implementation Project.
Contact 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 granted, complete the following steps in the portal:
Log in to the SPS Commerce Testing & Certification portal.
Navigate to Testing & Certification → Dashboard.
Select Tenaquip from the Active tab on the Dashboard to begin the testing process.
Review and acknowledge the EDI Specifications.
Enter test setup details:
Connection Method Type: VAN
VAN Name: TrueCommerce
Enter test transaction details and test transaction item details.
Portal Testing
Tenaquip 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 to your Implementation Specialist:
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 Transactions by Tenaquip:
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 Tenaquip 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 completing the portal steps, you can work with your assigned Implementation Specialist.
For further instructions, please refer to our useful guide.
Additional Resources
rev 10/07/26