13.4 Formats to Facilitate Sharing Data
What does EDI, stand for
(electronic data interchange)
While still in use, a new generation of more-flexible technologies for specifying data standards are taking its place. The two main technologies replacing EDI are what
1. EDI --extensible markup language (XML) 2. JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)
give 3 examples of data in XML organizations (just look)
1. a common part number 2 photos 3 the complaint field collected by customer support personnel
XML is used to export and import data in a common format that can be used regardless of the kind of WHAT 3 factors
1. computer hardware 2. operating system 3. application program used.
XML allows software developers to create a set of standards for common data elements that that can be sent between Three things
1. different kinds of computers 2. different applications 3. different organizations.
what are the Three benefits of Eliminating paper documents (BM, LDE, EC)
1. makes businesses faster 2. lowers data entry 3.lower error costs.
EDI is a very old standard, with roots stretching back to WHAT HISTORIC EVENT
1948 Berlin Air Lift.
One study showed that firms that used EDI decreased their error rates by 82 percent, and their cost of producing each document fell by up to WHAT percent.
96 percent
JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) popular data interchange format, often used to format data when being sent or received via
APIs.
XML is often thought of as easier to code than WHAT
EDI,
XML was initially the go-to technology for specifying the format of data exchanged in Web services, but today's APIs are more likely to use an even more compact and simpler standard WHAT
JSON
WHAT does JSON stand for
JavaScript Object Notation pronounced jay-sahn
Most APIs and Web services send messages where the data exchanged is wrapped in identifying WHAT
XML tags.
What is JavaScript
a popular programming language for client and server software development
CSS stand for WHAT
cascading style sheets
if you design websites, you might encounter XML as part of the coding behind the WHAT
cascading style sheets (CSS)
As a distributed systems, XML, allows software developers to create a set of standards for WHAT kind of elements
common data elements
EDI is a set of standards for exchanging messages containing formatted data between WHAT
computer applications.
With XML organizations can create formats to represent any kind of WHAT
data
JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) popular WHAT kind of format
data interchange format
XML is more robust because it can be WHAT—
extended
What does XML stand for?
extensible markup language
What are examples of elements in the electronic document,
firm name, address, or customer number
EDI (electronic data interchange) is a set of standards for exchanging messages containing WHAT
formatted data
EDI are extensible markup language (XML) is a tagging language that can be used to WHAT made available for use by other applications.
identify data fields
While the name JSON contains JavaScript the standard is now used in a host of WHAT beyond JavaScript.
languages
EDI is most often used as a way to send the electronic equivalent of structured documents between different WHAT
organizations.
EDI are extensible markup language (XML) is a tagging language that can be used to identify data fields made available for use by WHAT
other applications.
managers should know that when they encounter any of the terms JSON, XML or EDI they refer to standards that facilitate WHAT that make many distributed information systems possible.
the data exchange
Using EDI, each element in the electronic document, is coded so that it can be recognized by WHAT
the receiving computer program.
Many computer programs also use XML as a way to do what with data
to export and import
if you design websites, you might encounter XML as part of the coding behind the cascading style sheets (CSS) that help maintain a consistent look and feel to the various Web pages in a given WHAT
website.