The Atlanta Electronic Commerce Resource Center offers a variety of educational and training courses on Electronic Data Interchange and CALS. The current schedule for each course can be seen by selecting the appropriate link. For more information or to register call the listed contact or the Atlanta ECRC at (404) 880-6627 or send e-mail to ecrcinfo@visidel.cau.edu

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Course Descriptions
EDI 101: EDI ORIENTATION
This course will provide an introduction to the current uses of EDI (Electronic Data Interchange), discuss each of the four components of EDI, as well as several alternatives for implementing EDI in a smal to medium-sized enterprise (SME).
EDI 102: BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES with the DoD through EDI
This course will provide an introduction to the implementation of EDI within the Federal Government, and more specifically the Department of Defense (DoD), which is directed towareds satisfying the requirements of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) of 1994.
EDI ORIENTATION for MEDIUM/ LARGE ENTERPRISES
EDI ORIENTATION for NON-PC IMPLEMENTATIONS of EDI
This course will provide an introduction to EDI for those businesses operating on mini, mainframe, or distributed computer systems including LAN's, WAN's, and Unix platforms.
EDI 223: EDI ISSUES in EDI IMPLEMENTATION
This course is intended to build on the foundation of the EDI Orientation course by covering more in-depth information on issues relating to EDI implementation.
OVERVIEW of EDI SOFTWARE CHARACTERISTICS
This course provides an understanding of the basic functions of EDI software, options and utilities available across the EDI software market, and how these options and utilities can relate to the existing applications, file structure, and databases in your enterprise. This course assumes that participants have a basic knowledge of EDI.
INTRODUCTION to EDI MAPPING and APPLICATION INTEGRATION
EDI mapping is the process of taking business document information and creating EDI documents based on that information, and vice versa. This course will describe the ANSI X12 standard in considerable detail and will examine the process of converting typical business documents and application information into EDI documents based on the X12 standard. (This course assumes that participants have a basic knowledge of EDI.)
EDM 101: LEGACY DATA MANAGEMENT
Legacy Data Management (LDM) refers to the process of identifying historical information and evaluating potential requirements and solutions for the long-term storage or usage of that information. This course will provide an introduction to the process required to convert paper based legacy data to a digital format. It introduces the scanning and imaging technologies currently available and the software and hardware requirements necessary for performing conversions.
EDM 112: SGML ORIENTATION
The Standard Generalized markup Language (SGML) is an international standard which enables the electronic exchange of documents. This course will provide an introduction to the definitions, components, and background of SGML. In addition, the software and hardware requirements for different SGML implementation strategies will be discussed along with step-by-step implementation guidelines for each stategy.
BPI 121: DATA in a BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
TDE 131: TECHNICAL DATA EXCHANGE
Technical Data Exchange (TDE) is the electronic exchange of technical information, such as engineering drawings, technical manuals and illustrations, and scanned images. This course will provide an overview of the standards that address the exchange of the various types of technical data found in the acquisition and manufacturing environments.
ELC 102: DOING BUSINESS on the INTERNET

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Last modified August 14, 1999