Connect Edifact and OrderActive

Connecting Edifact and OrderActive for a company could allow for the automated exchange of transaction data, such as purchase orders and invoices, between the two systems. This could support more efficient order processing and reduce manual data entry by enabling structured data transfer in standardized electronic formats.

You can build this integration on the System2System platform. We design the connection between Edifact and OrderActive around the way you work — not as an off-the-shelf connector, but to fit your systems.

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Why connect Edifact and OrderActive?

A company operating both Edifact and OrderActive could benefit from connecting these systems to allow for direct data exchange between them. This connection could help reduce the need for manual data entry in each system, which in turn could minimize errors and save time. Without such a link, staff might have to re-enter the same information in both Edifact and OrderActive, increasing the chances of discrepancies. Over time, records in the two systems could drift apart, causing confusion and making it difficult to rely on the accuracy of reports. Decisions might then be based on outdated or inconsistent data, which could negatively impact operations and customer service. If a connection between Edifact and OrderActive were established, it could be used to exchange data such as order details, inventory levels, shipment information, or invoices, depending on what each system is designed to handle. The specific data exchanged would depend on the business processes involved and the capabilities of each platform. What can actually be exchanged depends on what each system exposes through its API, and is determined per situation.

How System2System builds an integration

Connectors

We connect to each system through the interface it offers — an API, a database, a file exchange or a webhook — and handle authentication, rate limits and retries.

Mapping

Fields rarely line up one to one. We map and transform the data so both systems receive it in the shape they expect.

Workflow

We define what triggers an exchange, in which direction data flows and which system takes precedence when the two disagree.

Monitoring

Every exchange is logged. Failures are flagged and can be replayed, so nothing disappears without anyone noticing.

What can actually be exchanged?

That depends on what Edifact and OrderActive make available through their APIs, on the licences and modules in use, and on the version each system runs. Which records are synchronised, in which direction and how often, is something we determine together before any work starts.

We are happy to look at your specific situation and tell you what is feasible — including when the answer is that it is not.