Click here for the new AS2 Protocol for accessing your Wal-Mart data.

CTI offers Wal-Mart Connect Mailbox Vendors a simple Wal-Mart Access User Interface Program for using 3780 BSC Remote Job Entry Software and Bi-Sync Modem Hardware - no complicated customer scripts required and no synchronous interface device! [Click here for AS2 Protocol]

Many suppliers, vendors and VANs like GE Global Information Systems, Harbinger and Sterling Software are advising their users to purchase a direct Wal-Mart access 3780 Bi-Sync package to handle their EDI with Wal-Mart.  CTI Communications offers the only Wal-Mart Access™ Program that includes FastSync 3780® BSC software and Synchronous Modem hardware designed to specifically handle EDI Purchase Orders (850s), Functional Acknowledgements (997s & 998s) and Invoices (810s) directly with Wal-Mart, Sams and McLane host systems.  The Wal-Mart Access Program simplifies your entire communications process - and, it can be automated.  [Click here for AS2 Protocol]

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For General Electric's Application Integrator click here

This is the only such user interface in the industry designed specifically for Wal-Mart vendors.  No more fooling around with complicated scripts.  We used to offer free scripts, but even if the scripts are free, they must be changed from time to time.  Do you want to do this?  I don't think so.

General Electric's DeskTop EDI™ users click here

Sterling's GenTran EDI users click here

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On June 5, 2002, said "One of my biggest concerns when it came time to purchase an EDI package was integration.  I wanted the ability to translate, communicate, and schedule them all in one program.  CTI Communications has enabled me with this ability.  By integrating CTI's CommLink package with Application Integrator, I can perform all these actions and schedule them from one program.  My Wal-Mart and GEIS comm scripts have worked perfectly.  CTI Communications has performed above and beyond the call of duty with supporting me with installation, setup, and with any customizations I have needed.  I'm very thankful for coming across the GE/CTI partnership.  Thanks again."  Brett Pate, EDI Coordinator, DSI Toys, Inc.

On April 24, 2001, CTI received this testimonial..."I came into our company recently and the first problem I faced was adding EDI capabilities to our systems.  You folks at CTI were very responsive and courteous and we had all of our equipment within a few days of first contacting you with general questions.  Once the equipment got here, I read the instructions and was pulling test documents [from Wal-Mart] within minutes.  I have a lot of experience in the computer field and rarely has any project gone so smoothly.  Thanks again." Jason Bogart-Palmisano, IS Manager, Westcon Contact Lens Co.

On March 28, 2000, Phil Townsend, Cantel Computer Corporation (an EDI Software House in Montreal), established a new record in setting-up and testing into us with his new SyncPack2000e.  He took less than 3 minutes (normally this takes about 10 to 20 minutes). The old record was held by the Dallas Morning News at 3.5 minutes. 

On March 6, 2000, we received an E-mail from Ken Lee, Information Technologies Manager, TSN, Incorporated who is using Sterling's GenTran Director, said "As soon as we received the software I had it up and pulling all of our EDI [from Wal-Mart & McLane Divisions] the next day. I also found the technical staff to be very knowledgeable when I had questions.  Thank you for a great product."  

On August 5, 1999 we were contacted by Len Church, President of UNION DATA SYSTEMS, who implemented our SyncPack2000e package in under 30 minutes including installation, creation of appropriate command files, and testing with Wal-Mart.

Questions?  Call CTI at 208-769-7000 or Need an up-grade to your current Wal-Mart Access Program? Click  here and tell us how we can help you

This Wal-Mart Access Program has been designed specifically to handle direct IBM 3780 Wal-Mart requirements.  The Interface features:
  • JCL automatically created for sending and receiving files to Wal-Mart;
  • Sam's Club and Wal-Mart Stores Addresses can be downloaded from Wal-Mart at the touch of a button; 
  • The Wal-Mart "Directory" is available at the touch of a button. 

The Wal-Mart Directory includes:

  • Files waiting to be picked up;
  • Files that have been picked up (files can be reset so they can be picked up again if necessary (this is a Wal-Mart requirement.); 
  • Files that have been uploaded by Wal-Mart are marked in the directory; 
  • You know when Wal-Mart has processed your files; 
  • Files that have been received, but not picked up are also listed in the directory. No more wondering if Wal-Mart got your invoice.

New Features/Additions

5/11/02 Version of Wal-Mart Access Program

  • There is now an option to update each of the store lists on the Addresses and Messages menu on a week-by-week basis. Wal-Mart makes updates to the US, Canada and International store lists available every week. The customer can choose to download those upgrades each week. If a customer misses a week, the only way to get that week back is to download the entire list and begin weekly updates again.
  • Additional command line arguments are provided to pick up the 816  (store and addresses) updates. They are GetUSStores, GetCanadaStores and GetInternationalStores.
  • The shell to FastSync is now a direct call to the exe. For Windows customers, this means that the DOS screen will not appear.
  • The stores and addresses menus (both the full list and the updates) can be moved to the inbox through the Export GLN List buttons in the Addresses and Messages menu. They automatically use the receive file name, so they can be imported easily into your EDI package.
  • A log containing all the status responses from FastSync send and receive functions is created. The log has the name WalmatAccess_Month.log.
Other Screenshots from the Wal-Mart Access Program

Checking the "Normalized" boxes replaces CR/LF (carriage return and line feed) sequences with a tilde.  The tilde segment terminator is standard in EDI.  GE considers it the responsibility of the communications program to handle these segments rather than the EDI program itself.  Note: Wal-Mart's New Area Code is 479.

 

AUTOMATION: Click for information covering automating the send and receive functions.

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The two companies listed below are some of the many EDI oriented software houses that have developed their EDI solutions around CTI's FastSync 3780 packages and they offer a fully integrated EDI solution for Wal-Mart vendors using the SyncPack2000e Product to handle their 3780 bisynchronous (BSC) communications requirements:

QualEDI (Nicole Schless).  Call Toll Free 800-797-4334.  Click for PDF file

User Friendly Software .  Harbinger/Peregrine Biz partner.  Call Toll Free  877-877-4161 Click for more.   

For additional 3780 links, Click Here   Wal*Mart is a registered trademark of Wal-Mart Corporation.  Wal-Mart Access is a trademark of CTI Communications, a Division of Consul Tec, Inc.  The GE's Monogram is a registered trademark and the DeskTop*EDI is a trademark of General Electric Company, USA.