Order-X is the hybrid equivalent to the electronic invoice standard ZUGFeRD/Factur-X, allowing to process purchase orders electronically. Both Order-X and Factur-X are based on the same international data model of the United Nations "UN/CEFACT Supply Chain Reference Data Model" (SCRDM). The SCRDM forms the framework for cross-border business divisions, defining a single data model for all supply chain messages, from which they all originate, as well as the specific business rule requirements for each step in the overall supply chain process.
Order-X is based on the Cross-Industry-Order (CIO) syntax from UN/CEFACT. The newly developed format for e-orders also benefits from being a hybrid format (i.e. a PDF with embedded XML file), which makes E-Ordering particularly suitable for small and medium-sized companies. Just like ZUGFeRD/Factur-X, Order-X provides the option of choosing from for various profiles to process an order. The profiles available are Basic, Comfort and Extended, allowing to easily pitch a matching level of complexity depending on user capabilities and the needs of greater data integration or underlying process complexity.
The following messages of Order collaboration are supported:
ORDER, sent by the Buyer to the Supplier.
ORDER_RESPONSE, sent by the Supplier to the Buyer, to accept, reject or to propose changes. In case of the latter, confirmed by an ORDER_CHANGE.
