Scheduled Shipment Detection
Every 3 minutes, the flow polls Dynamics 365 Business Central for newly created sales shipments, ensuring every outbound delivery is captured promptly and nothing is missed.
About this template
What this workflow does
Automated EDI 856 Advance Ship Notice Generation & SFTP Delivery
Key benefits
- Eliminate Chargeback Risk from Late or Missing ASNs
- AI-Generated EDI That's Always Structurally Correct
- Proactive Alerting Before Problems Become Costly
- End-to-End Automation from Shipment to SFTP
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Retrieve Full Shipment & Tracking Details
For each new shipment, the complete posted shipment record - including the package tracking number - is fetched from Business Central to ensure all dispatch details are available for ASN generation.
Tracking Number Validation
The flow checks for a valid tracking number - a critical gate for EDI 856 generation. The flow branches based on whether tracking is present or missing.
Tracking Present: AI-Powered EDI 856 Generation
If a tracking number exists, OpenAI GPT-4.1 generates a fully compliant X12 EDI 856 Advance Ship Notice - with all required envelope segments (ISA, GS, ST, SE, GE, IEA), BAK, and REF segments - returned in base64-encoded format.
Tracking Missing: Instant Microsoft Teams Alert
If no tracking number is found, an alert is immediately sent to a Microsoft Teams channel - naming the delivery number and customer - and explicitly flagging the chargeback risk to enable fast remediation.
EDI 856 Formatting & Finalization
The AI-generated EDI document is parsed, decoded from base64, validated for structure, and finalized as a clean X12 856 document with a 997 acknowledgment envelope.
EDI File Delivery via SFTP
The completed EDI 856 file is uploaded to a designated SFTP server path organized by shipment number - delivering the Advance Ship Notice to the trading partner's EDI network.
Business benefits
More than moving data between apps — here is the measurable impact this automation delivers for your team.
01
Eliminate Chargeback Risk from Late or Missing ASNs
The flow generates and dispatches the EDI 856 automatically within minutes of a shipment being posted - keeping you compliant with trading partner requirements and protecting your bottom line.
02
AI-Generated EDI That's Always Structurally Correct
OpenAI GPT-4.1 produces fully compliant 856 documents through AI-powered EDI generation with all required envelope and functional segments, eliminating specialist EDI knowledge requirements and reducing the risk of rejected transmissions.
03
Proactive Alerting Before Problems Become Costly
When a shipment is posted without a tracking number, the flow immediately alerts your operations team in Microsoft Teams - naming the delivery and flagging the chargeback risk - giving you the window to fix the data before the EDI deadline.
04
End-to-End Automation from Shipment to SFTP
From shipment detection in Business Central through EDI generation to SFTP delivery, the entire ASN process runs without human involvement within minutes of each dispatch.
05
Structured, Audit-Ready EDI File Management
Every EDI 856 file is uploaded to an SFTP directory path keyed to the shipment number, creating a clean, traceable record of every ASN transmitted for audit and dispute resolution.
06
Scale EDI Operations Without EDI Specialists
As shipment volumes grow, the flow handles each new dispatch identically and automatically - no dedicated EDI staff required to monitor outbound transactions.
01
Eliminate Chargeback Risk from Late or Missing ASNs
The flow generates and dispatches the EDI 856 automatically within minutes of a shipment being posted - keeping you compliant with trading partner requirements and protecting your bottom line.
02
AI-Generated EDI That's Always Structurally Correct
OpenAI GPT-4.1 produces fully compliant 856 documents through AI-powered EDI generation with all required envelope and functional segments, eliminating specialist EDI knowledge requirements and reducing the risk of rejected transmissions.
03
Proactive Alerting Before Problems Become Costly
When a shipment is posted without a tracking number, the flow immediately alerts your operations team in Microsoft Teams - naming the delivery and flagging the chargeback risk - giving you the window to fix the data before the EDI deadline.
04
End-to-End Automation from Shipment to SFTP
From shipment detection in Business Central through EDI generation to SFTP delivery, the entire ASN process runs without human involvement within minutes of each dispatch.
05
Structured, Audit-Ready EDI File Management
Every EDI 856 file is uploaded to an SFTP directory path keyed to the shipment number, creating a clean, traceable record of every ASN transmitted for audit and dispute resolution.
06
Scale EDI Operations Without EDI Specialists
As shipment volumes grow, the flow handles each new dispatch identically and automatically - no dedicated EDI staff required to monitor outbound transactions.
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