There are a number of tools – public and subscriber-only – that can help members with their efforts to implement digital connections. You will need to become a member of AgGateway to access some of these sections of the website. Here are some of these helpful tools:

• Use Cases: What They Are, Why They're Important, and How to Develop Them
• AgGateway's AgGlossary (including commonly used acronyms)
• CLICK - This is a tool available to AgGateway members to help business analysts and developers comprehend and implement AgGateway Standards (message standards).

• Download CLICK: Version 4.1.1.0
• Documentation
• Helpful videos on CLICK:
  1) Install and Run
  2) User Interface Overview Part 1
  3) User Interface Overview Part 2
  4) Excel Documentation
  5) Other Features and Wrap-Up

• NEXUSe2e (Open Source eBusiness Messaging Server)
• Web Services – Navigating the eConnectivity landscape can be daunting at times, especially when there are existing legacy systems, legacy software and diverse operating systems and equipment which need to communicate with each other. It is critical to make sure that any software developed to maintain standards works equally well across any platform, operating system, and programming language.
• The OASIS Web Services Interoperability (WS-I) Member Section advances best practices for selected groups of standards, across platforms, operating systems, and programming languages. WS-I comprises a diverse community of Web services leaders from a wide range of organizations.

• White paper explaining how ExcelRebel for FTR can be used to improve productivity and efficiency (pdf; 1.3MB) 
• ExcelRebel Tool (zip; 1.9MB)

• Unit of Measure Cross Reference Table that cross-references the ANSI X12 (used in EDI) to the UN Recommendation 20 (used in XML). 
• Response Code List – listing of codes and how manufacturers handle errors (some may handle differently than others). 
• Invoice Allowance/Charge Indicator Code List – listing of codes for the invoice allowance and charge indicator for the XML invoice.

The Sales Reconciliation template is intended to help companies implement Ag eStandards interfaces for their business systems. It contains the element definition for the Excel format for manufacturers to use to send to distributors to help with the sales reconciliation process. This tool will assist in standardizing the monthly sales reconciliation format. This template is a 3-page document which includes a description page, a definitions page and the actual template. Download the Excel spreadsheet file here.

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