Many companies are faced with the challenge of having to extract PDF data. Orders, invoices or delivery notes are often exchanged between companies as PDF files. This PDF data must be extracted automatically and without errors. Even 40 years after the introduction of the EDI standard, it has not been possible to route all business communication via standardized data interfaces.
In 2024, around 15 percent of data is still being exchanged between companies in the form of PDF documents. Extracting PDF data is therefore a major task for IT managers and operations managers, as the secure and efficient exchange of information is crucial for corporate success.
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is a standard for automated data exchange. EDI works well when both business partners have data in a structured form. Problems arise when the partnership is not long-lasting or when only a small amount of data is exchanged.
In such cases, data is often transmitted in the form of PDF documents. These contain important information such as invoices, order confirmations, delivery notes or orders. EDI is often not attractive, especially for small companies, as implementation can be complex. Therefore, they must extract PDF data in order to process it further.
How do the PDF data get into companies' electronic systems? Unfortunately, often about the person who manually types in the data. It's slow, expensive, and prone to errors. A lot of PDF data is still being typed in order to be able to process it further. Web-EDI is usually just a term for manual data entry into an electronic interface.
How can you extract PDF data automatically, error-free and EDI compatible? Through collaboration between EDI experts Compacer and the software from Semadox. This partnership solves the problem of PDF data extraction.
Compacer has been a Provider of electronic data exchange solutions. With a data center in Saarbrücken, certified according to ISO/IEC 27001, compacer offers secure and fast data transmission. compacer is known for tailor-made solutions.
Semadox has developed software, which reads, validates and further processes PDF data from PDF documents. This software works with 100% precision thanks to template-based technology. An error in the data processing process can result in high costs. With Semadox, this is ruled out.
Integrating Semadox is easy for COMPACER customers. IT costs little and only takes a few days to integrate. The benefits are usually seen in weeks, not months or years.
With the partnership between Compacer and Semadox, companies can ensure that their business processes run efficiently, securely and cost-effectively. PDF data, which could previously only be integrated into EDI processes via expensive, slow and error-prone detours, is now seamlessly integrated thanks to Semadox.
Would you like to find out how Semadox can also improve data management with PDF in your company? Reserve your non-binding demo appointment right now!
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