Article #3600 - DISA
The work of DISA X12, UN/CEFACT, and OASIS is interrelated and complementary, each focusing on different aspects of electronic commerce. Historically, the Data Interchange Standards Association (DISA) Accredited Standards Committee X12 maintained and developed EDI standards prevalent in legacy systems in the US. The United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT) developed and maintained the EDIFACT standards (international EDI standards). With the joint ebXML initiative between the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) and the UN/CEFACT, all of these organizations began encompassing internet technologies and issues in their scopes and working toward standards which support ‘open-edi’. Where ‘open-edi’ implies support for e-business using internet technologies and including support for existing EDI systems and migration toward more recent paradigms.
The ASC X12 group within DISA focuses on ensuring integration and migration of older EDI standards into the open-edi frameworks. DISA also works on specific development issues supporting and working actively with the UN/CEFACT and OASIS.
DISA, Data Interchange Standards Association, Inc.
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| Overview |
Standardization to facilitate the interbusiness/institutional electronic interchange relating to order placement and processing, shipping and receiving, products and services, invoicing, payment and cash application data. The DISA -- Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X12 develops standards for cross-industry electronic exchange of business information. |
| Significance for GridWise™ | Average |
| Industry Sector(s) | EDI |
| Geopolitical Reach | US, International |
| Type of Standards Body | ANSI Accredited SDO for sub-committee DISA (ASC X12). ASC X12-ANSI Accredited SDO. |
| Relevant Standards and Work Groups |
Accredited Standards Committee ASC X12
DISA Registry Initiative MOUs and joint initiatives: CIDX and IFX-Interactive Financial Exhchange Forum. |
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Design Center |
Electronic Data Interchange (X12 EDI, XML & UN/EDIFACT formats) |
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Interrelations |
ANSI |
| Contact Information | DISA (X12), Data Interchange Standards Association, Inc. |