the pharmaceuticals industry does it, retail does it — even hollywood does it: edi using sap. written in an entertaining, narrative style, this book teaches developers and system architects everything needed to plan for, design, and — most importantly — implement a complex sap-edi scenario. enter the glamorous world of hollywood and see how they make their money through sap-edi architectures!1 designing the architecturefollow the transition to the new world of edi by analyzing processes and documenting the legacy systems. a detailed blueprint of the to-be architecture will prepare you for the project.2 the technical standardslearn everything about edi data exchange, the sap idoc interface, and the tools for building custom idocs and modifying the standard.3 building the sap edi system on idocswatch the implementation step by step: you’ll benefit from functional and technical specifications for each interface used, mappings, custom development objects, and lots of code.4 preparing and ensuring productiondevelopment is complete, now get ready for go-live: chapters on testing, troubleshooting, and system recovery arm you for the intricacies of daily business.5 the storyline: a real-world scenariothis book doesn’t just tell you what could be possible — it shows how you do it. using a real-world order-to-cash scenario with three business partners that begins on the first page, you’ll follow the implementation phase by phase.