An EDI mapping defines the translation of data structures from a proprietary file (in csv format, txt, SAP IDoc, ERP specific etc.) to an EDI mapping standard format (EDIFACT, ANSI X12 etc.) and vice versa. On the one hand, the enterprise ERP can automatically integrate the data and on the other hand, a standards-based format can be sent to any trading partner that uses EDI and adheres to the same EDI formats.