- To ensure that the processing pipeline is working correctly, you will need to receive and send sample messages.
- You will do the following during EDI self-service setup:
- Test your documents
- Test the purchase order
- Test outbound messages
- You can perform a test to confirm that your documents meet Amazon's document EDI standards.
- In order to test any document, you must first complete that document's survey, as well as the General Survey (available at EDI > Self Service Setup).
- Once you have successfully answered all of the questions in a survey, the "Begin Test" button is enabled.
- Once your surveys are complete, test your documents:
- Choose a document to test and click the "Begin Test" button.
- Follow the instructions to test that document.
- Repeat the process for all completed documents.
5. Once you have passed all tests, the Go Live button is enabled.
- You will need to test and confirm that the purchase order Amazon sends reaches you successfully.
- You can perform this test at any time after you have completed the General Survey and the survey for the document you want to test (available at EDI > Self Service Setup).
- Click the "Create Documents" button to request that Amazon generates a test purchase order for you.
- Note: You may leave the page and work on other surveys while the documents are being generated. The order does not matter. You can test a survey as soon as you complete it or you can complete all surveys and then perform the tests.
- Once the documents are ready, several downloadable test purchase orders will be displayed.
- Below each test purchase order, you will see some of the important information contained in the document, such as the PO number, where Amazon wants the item to be shipped to and the test items contained in this purchase order.
- For each test purchase order, click the "Download" button.
- Verify that each purchase order can be processed by your EDI software.
- It will be up to you to determine what verification is needed for the test purchase orders.
- If the test was successful, select the "Yes" button to confirm and click the "Submit" button to complete the purchase order test.
- If you had problems processing the test purchase order, you have two options:
- If you made an error on the purchase order or general survey, return to the survey, make your changes, and retest.
- If you think that the problem is an issue on Amazon's end, before you click the "Submit" button, select the "No" button and provide a reason why you think the issue is Amazon's.
- Amazon will review and work to correct the error.
- In the meantime you can work on other surveys.
12. Proceed to test your outbound messages on the EDI Self Service Setup page.
- You will need to test and confirm that all messages and EDI documents you send reach Amazon successfully.
- You can upload and test outbound documents and messages for the purchases orders you tested previously (available at EDI > Self Service Setup).
- Above each download box is a description of the expected document features such as which items are rejected or accepted.
- To test your outbound messages:
- Generate a document that corresponds to the description shown for the purchase order.
- Click the "Browse" button to select the document to upload and test.
- Click the "Upload Now" button.
5. A message reading "We are in the process of validating this document" appears.
6. This process could take a few hours.
7. When the document is validated, you will get one of two results:
- If the document had no errors, the "Go Live" button for that document is enabled.
- If Amazon finds anything wrong with your document, Amazon will send you an email to explain the problem.
- You can then make any changes you think are needed, including to the surveys, and upload a new test document.
8. Go live with EDI.