- Users need to support only the VAN’s one communications protocol instead of many possible protocols used by trading partners.
- The VAN records message activity in an audit log. This VAN audit log becomes an independent record of transactions, and this record can be helpful in resolving disputes between trading partners.
- The VAN can provide translation between different transaction sets used by trading partners (for example, the VAN can translate an ASC X12 set into a UN/EDIFACT set).
- The VAN can perform automatic compliance checking to ensure that the transaction set is in the specified EDI format.
Advantages of Using a VAN
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