TECC EDI Guidelines

Section 1: Getting Started Introduction For Those New to EDI and X12 For Those New to Cable Television Advertising For Existing Users of Previous Versions of the TECC Standards How to Use this Guide. Overview Of EDI Description and Benefits of EDI Definition of EDI Benefits of EDI ASC X12 Overview The Role of Trade Association Standards The X12 Marketplace X12 Transaction Sets Technical Overview of X12 Transaction Sets X12 Control Structure History of EDI and Useful Information about the World of X12 Overview Of Cable Television Advertising Television Advertising Overview Short History of Cable Television Cable Advertising Business Process:  Introduction Cable Advertising Business Process: The Initial Deal Cable Advertising Business Process: Deal Changes Cable Advertising Business Process: Brand Allocations and Traffic Instructions Cable Advertising Business Process: MakeGoods Cable Advertising Business Process: Invoicing and Reconciliation Cable Advertising Business Process: Post-Buy Analysis Implications For EDI Overview Of National Cable Television And EDI Description and Benefits of EDI in Cable Television The Need For EDI in Cable Television Benefits of EDI for National Cable Television Advertising History of National Cable EDI Overview The Beginnings of TECC Serialization The TECC Specification History Scaleable EDI: Version 3.0 Terminology Deals and Contracts Synchronization Current TECC Committees and Task Forces - Roles and Participation Executive Steering Committee EDI Task Force Design Committee Implementation Committee Cable EDI Initiative Current Status Statistics and Volume Agency and Network Participants Next Steps for the EDI Initiative Section 2:  Business Implementation Issues Overview Rules Of EDI For National Cable Overview History Business Process Standards – Mandatory Rotation Run of Schedule Broadcast Clock Broadcast Calendar Unit Hold and Acceptance Brand Allocation Traffic Instructions Audience Analysis Deal Changes Business Process Standards – Best Practices As – Aired Notification Rotation Unit Hold and Acceptance Synchronization – Under Construction (electronic transmission of changes) Brand Allocation Traffic Instructions Traffic Media/Material Audience Analysis Invoice Clearance Business Process Standards – Technology Dependent Serialization Synchronization Traffic Instructions TECC Design Philosophy Practical Implications For New Users:  How to Get Started EDI Components and Costs Interface to your internal MIS system Translation Validation Value Added Network (VAN) Communications Staffing Issues Effect of EDI On Business Processes Prototyping: Selecting Organizations to Test With Legal Issues Overview TECC Transactions Deal Transaction Deal Acknowledgment Deal Content Acceptance Deal Retransmission Invoice Invoice Acknowledgment Invoice Acceptance Deal Change Deal Change Acknowledgment Deal Change Acceptance Brand Allocations, Traffic Instructions Brand Allocation, Traffic Instruction Acknowledgment Brand Allocation, Traffic Instruction Acceptance Additional Issues Control Numbers “Boilerplate” language” Audit Trail Summary Audit Issues Risks System Risks Operations Risks Transmission Risks Information Security Risks Authenticity Risks Paperless Risks Controls Controls for System Risks Controls for Operations Risks Controls for Transmission Risks Controls for Information Security Risks Controls for Authenticity Risks Controls for Paperless Risks General Controls Maintenance of Records For More Information About Legal and Audit Issues Section 3:  Migrating From Previous Versions of the TECC Standard Header Section Differences Detail Section Differences Invoice Differences Trading Partner Variations Section 4:  Technical Reference - TECC Version 3.0 EDI Standard Overview Process Flow Without Unit Serialization With Unit Serialization TECC V3.0 Transaction Sets Overview Reading an X12 Standard Transaction Sets Segments Control Structure Key Fields Deal   (850 Purchase Order) Key Fields - Heading Key Fields – Detail Key Fields – Detail - Subline Key Fields – Summary Deal Acknowledgment  (855 Purchase Order Acknowledgment) Key Fields – Heading Invoice  (810 Invoice) Key Fields – Heading Key Fields – Detail Key Fields – Summary Deal Changes (860 Purchase Order Change Request) Key Fields – Heading Key Fields – Detail Deal Change Acknowledgment (865 Purchase Order Change Acknowledgment) Key Fields – Heading Functional Acknowledgment (997) Section 5:  Glossary and Contacts Glossary Contacts TECC Committees Vendor Information Web Sites Acknowledgments