In an EDI process, the device which transmits and receives electronic documents is the:
A.
communications handler.
B.
EDI translator.
C.
application interface.
D.
EDI interface.
Explanation:
A communications handler transmits and receives electronic documents between trading partners
and/or wide area networks (WANs).
Incorrect answers:
B)
An EDI translator translates data between the standard format and a trading partner’s proprietary
format.
C)
An application interface moves electronic transactions to, or from, the application system and
performs data mapping.
D)
An EDI interface manipulates and routes data between the application system and the
communications handler.