Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for performing interactive EDI transactions across an Internet/Web based communications platform. The Web-based system and method of the present invention facilitates the communication of data between organizations that use EDI standards. A script for processing EDI data associated with a transaction is executed at a server to process EDI transaction data from another computer. A script execution component processes the EDI transaction data according to instructions provided in the script. The component that executes the script is located in accordance with a uniform resource locator.

Abstract: A system and method for building a trading partner profile for use with commercial translator software is disclosed. A list of file types, maps for translating data formats, and instructions for invoking commercial translator software determines what file types a business is willing to accept. Information from this list as well as information from an incoming file is used to create a trading partner profile that the commercial translator software relies on to perform a translation of data from one format (e.g., an EDI standard format) to another format (e.g., a format for a business applications). After determination of the incoming file type, information from the incoming file and the list of file type/map/instructions is extracted to build a trading partner profile that is stored in a trading partner profile database. The commercial translator software uses the trading partner profile to complete the translation of the incoming file to a format for use by business or other applications.