The document discusses GXS Trading Grid, a solution that enables seamless integration between Microsoft Dynamics AX and trading partners. It allows trading partners to exchange business documents like purchase orders and invoices. The solution uses adapters to connect Dynamics AX to the GXS Trading Grid, which manages translations and communications with partners. It supports a variety of partners from small Excel-based businesses to large enterprises. The Trading Grid handles document exchange for over 30,000 partners globally across industries and formats like EDI, XML, and Excel.

3. Introduction Rochelle Cohen
GXS Overview Senior Marketing Manager, GXS
GXS & Microsoft Alliance Overview
B2B Rochelle Cohen
Benefits of Automation Senior Marketing Manager, GXS
B2B Options for Microsoft Dynamics Users
GXS Trading Grid for Microsoft Dynamics AX Brian Greenberg
What is it? Global Product Manager, GXS
How does it work?
Demo Mike Roberts
President, Activ Technologies
Onboarding your supplier community Tom Varghese
Senior Global Product Manager, GXS
Q&A Lachlan Cash
Senior Product Manager,
Microsoft Dynamics AX

4. AX28
Introduction
GXS Trading Grid for Microsoft Dynamics AX

5. Strong history- 40 years of
experience
Privately held by Francisco
Partners
World’s largest B2B
Integration Services
Provider
GXS delivers leading, Global-40% of business in
industry-focused B2B Europe & Asia
solutions, that enable our
70% of Fortune 500
customers to succeed:
30,000+ Customers
• By providing the highest levels of
quality and efficiency in process
execution
• Through a global team of talented,
accountable and passionate
individuals

6. End-to-end solution for Microsoft
powered B2B environments
“Grid Ready” BizTalk package
consisting of Integration Broker,
Translator and Trading Grid
Trading Grid is Microsoft BizTalk
Recommended Network Solution
GXS Trading Grid for Excel
GXS Trading Grid for Microsoft
Dynamics AX
Global Alliance announced in 2006
to Simplify and Speed B2B Next: Dynamics GP, Dynamics
NAV
Integration and eCommerce

7. AX28
Business-to-Business
(B2B)
GXS Trading Grid for Microsoft Dynamics AX

8. Document Exchange is the Heart of Supply
Chains
GXS Manages and Speeds
the Electronic Exchange
of Business Documents
Between Companies
GXS exchanges over
4 billion business documents
annually between trading
partners

9. 35% Lower Transaction Costs
40% Fewer Transactions with Errors
60% Fewer Errors per Transaction
61% Shorter Cycle Time

11. Point-to- BizTalk + Trading Grid
Partner
Point
Partner Partner
Partner
Partner
Partner Trading Grid
Partner Adapter
Microsoft BizTalk
Partner
Partner Partner
Hybrid – Partner
All Trading Grid
Partner
P2P + TG
Partner
Partner
Partner
Partner
Trading Grid
Partner
Partner Trading Grid
Adapter
Adapter
Partner
Partner

12. AX28
Solution Overview
GXS Trading Grid for Microsoft Dynamics AX

13. B2B Service Solution for versions 4.x and 2009
Global Transaction Management
Orders, Invoices, Ship Notices, Payment
Instructions, Price Lists, …
North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia,
Japan, Australia
Standard Microsoft Dynamics AX 4 x and 2009
Translation to partner’s format
Centralized B2B Dashboard on Trading Grid
Online
Intelligent document search
On-demand customer support
Real-time alerts and notifications
Streamlined Start-up
Download Connector
GXS performs mapping to partner format
Wizard-Driven installation and configuration
Seamless integration with your Suppliers and Customers without
changing your business processes

14. Seamless Integration between Your Company and Your Trading Partner Community
Your Company Your Trading Partners of All Types
Web Services
Excel Spreadsheet
AIF
GXS Trading Grid
Adapter
XML
MSMQ
 Manage translations
Application Integration
Framework
(order, invoice, Web Forms
remittance advice,
ship notice, price lists)
 Manage
 Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.x and
communications (e.g.
2009, AIF, Web Services,
FTP, AS2, SFTP, FTPS,
MSMQ
…)
 Connects to GXS Trading Grid
EDI
 Translate into EDI,
 Polls for incoming & outgoing
XML, Excel, …
documents
 Global Reach
 Sends/Receives Purchase
Orders, Advance Ship Notices,
Microsoft BizTalk
 Tracking and Event
Invoices, Product
Management
Introductions/changes, Price
Lists, Remittance Advice

16. A large customer has requested you to receive purchase
orders electronically and send invoices electronically.
Your Customer
• Receives PO
• Processes as
Sales Order
Purchase
Purchase GXS Trading Grid
Adapter
Order
Order
Within Trade Module:
1. Confirm order
2. Trigger warehouse picking
3. Create packing slips for shipment
4. Create invoice
5. Send invoice electronically
6. Check status

17. Seamless Integration between Your Company and Your Trading Partner Community
Your Company Your Trading Partners of All Types
Web Services
Excel Spreadsheet
AIF
GXS Trading Grid
Adapter
XML
MSMQ
 Manage translations
Application Integration
Framework
(order, invoice, Web Forms
remittance advice,
ship notice, price lists)
 Manage
 Microsoft Dynamics AX
communications (e.g.
Version 2009, AIF, Web
FTP, AS2, SFTP, FTPS,
Services, MSMQ
…)
 Connects to GXS Trading Grid
EDI
 Translate into EDI,
 Polls for incoming & outgoing
XML, Excel, …
documents
 Global Reach
 Sends/Receives Purchase
Orders, Advance Ship Notices,
Microsoft BizTalk
 Tracking and Event
Invoices, Product
Management
Introductions/changes, Price
Lists, Remittance Advice

18. AX28
Onboarding Your
Suppliers
GXS Trading Grid for Microsoft Dynamics AX

19. Large and/or Sophisticated Suppliers Ramp Quickly,
but SMBs and Unsophisticated Suppliers are Challenging

20. Size of Trading Partner
Mid-Size Large
Small
Very Small Small Medium National Global
SOHO
SMB Enterprise
Web Network Desktop Integration
EXCEL Accounting
Fax Resource
Forms Translation Translator Broker
Spreadsheets Package Planning
Complexity of B2B Enabler

21. AX28
Trading Grid for Excel
GXS Trading Grid for Microsoft Dynamics AX

22. Email + Re-keying Template + E-Mail + Integration
You provide Excel
Trading Partner You re-key into back- You download and
spreadsheet template;
sends Excel office application forward template for
Trading Partner sends
spreadsheet via automated
spreadsheet via e-mail.
e-mail. processing
Trading Partners change
Re-Keying slows the process templates, introducing errors.
and introduces errors Templates hard to maintain,
require redistribution

23. Creation of Documents within
EXCEL 2007
ABC Corporation
 Customized Excel Templates
 Built-in Validation Rules
 Click to login to GXS Trading Grid
and Send
Centralized B2B Dashboard
on Trading Grid Online
 Intelligent document search by
trading partner, date, order
 On-demand customer support
 Real-time alerts and
notifications
Personalized Experience
Leveraging one of the most
 Register online in minutes
widely-used accounting  No paper contracts
software for ramping your  Flexible payment options
 Multiple user roles and privileges
trading partner community.  Multi-lingual capabilities

24. Your System
EXCEL-Based GXS Trading Grid
Supplier
From within Excel: GXS Trading Grid: Microsoft Dynamics AX
1. Logs in to GXS 4. Translates from Excel format 5. Receives Invoice
Trading Grid to trading partner format directly into Microsoft
Dynamics AX
2. Creates Invoice using 5. Forwards Invoice or
customized template Purchase Order
3. Sends Invoice

25. Enables 100% Supplier Participation
Program Management
Program definition
Trading partner onboarding
Trading partner education and communication
Change management
Community technical support
Performance scorecards
Choice of SMB Enablers
Machine-to-machine EDI or XML
Desktop or Web Forms
Integration with Microsoft EXCEL 2007,
Microsoft Dynamics AX
SMB accounting package integration
EDI-to-Fax Services

26. A Complete B2B Solution
Your Company
No new software to purchase
Seamless integration with Microsoft Dynamics
Web Services
AS 2009
AIF XML
GXS Trading Grid
Adapter
Machine-to-machine , Web Forms
MSMQ
Application
Integration
Easily extensible to fax, Microsoft EXCEL 2007
Framework
integration, accounting package integration, or
translators
Strong Community Management
Excel Global reach into the Americas, Europe, and
Spreadsheet Asia-Pacific
Community Link methodology
Over 30,000 small and medium businesses
Web
Forms Strategic alliance with Microsoft
Your Trading
Partners of Hosted, Service Model
All Types
Low-maintenance, hosted service
EDI
Ease of upgrading and expanding functionality
Microsoft
Focus on your business
BizTalk
ROI from automation

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29. Overview of AIF components
Client Layer
Application Mainframe System Trading Partner
EDI, etc.
SOAP
XML
Any format
Server Layer
IIS MSMQ, File
GXS Trading Grid for
AIF BizTalk Microsoft Dynamics AX
Adapter Leverages MSMQ, Web
Services Adapter
Business Logic
Web Services Async Adapters
Layer
AIF (Microsoft Dynamic AX services)