AIM AutoConnect: Automotive EDI Integration for Your Existing ERP

AIM AutoConnect gives automotive production part suppliers a smarter way to connect EDI with their current ERP system. AIM manages the automotive EDI complexity—CUM logic, ship codes, transit days, standard pack rules, labeling data, and ASN processing—while your ERP continues to manage shipping, scanning, labeling, inventory, and financial workflows.

Automotive EDI intelligence for your ERP – Process customer releases and schedules with AIM’s automotive-specific logic before demand enters your system.
Clean net demand, not raw EDI complexity – AIM applies CUM logic, ship codes, transit days, standard pack rules, and customer-specific data before passing demand to your ERP.
Outbound ASN support without replacing your ERP – Your ERP handles shipping and label activity; AIM AutoConnect uses the shipper and barcode data to update AIM records and send compliant ASNs.

The Automotive EDI Gap Your ERP Wasn’t Built to Solve

Most ERP systems can manage inventory, shipping, production, and financials—but automotive EDI creates a different level of complexity. OEM and Tier customers send releases, schedules, dock codes, ship codes, CUM data, standard pack requirements, and label-specific information that must be interpreted correctly before demand reaches your planning and shipping teams.

AIM AutoConnect bridges that gap by giving your ERP a direct connection to AIM’s automotive EDI logic.

Raw EDI Creates Planning and Shipping Risk

Automotive EDI includes more than dates and quantities. It often includes customer-specific rules for CUMs, ship codes, transit days, standard pack, dock codes, and label data. If your ERP receives that data without the right automotive logic, your team may spend hours validating demand manually.

CUM and Net Demand Logic Can Be Difficult to Manage

Automotive suppliers must understand what the customer is asking for, what has already shipped, and what still needs to be produced or shipped. AIM AutoConnect processes customer EDI and passes net demand into your ERP so your team can plan from a cleaner, more usable demand picture.

Labeling Data Still Needs to Follow the EDI

Even when your ERP prints labels, it still needs customer-specific data from the EDI—such as dock codes or other information required on labels and shipping paperwork. AIM AutoConnect sends that EDI-specific labeling information into your ERP so label data stays aligned with customer requirements.

ASNs Depend on Accurate Shipper and Barcode Data

If your ERP manages shipping and scanning, AIM still needs the correct shipper, package, and barcode data to generate the outbound ASN. AIM AutoConnect receives that information from your ERP, updates AIM shipment and CUM records, and sends the ASN.

How AIM AutoConnect Works With Your ERP

AIM AutoConnect does not replace your ERP. It connects your ERP to AIM’s automotive EDI engine so each system can do what it does best. AIM handles the automotive EDI logic, customer-specific interpretation, CUM tracking, and ASN transmission. Your ERP continues to manage shipping, scanning, labels, inventory, production, and financial workflows.

Customer EDI Flows Into AIM

Customer releases and schedules arrive through AIM, including automotive-specific requirements such as CUMs, transit days, ship codes, dock codes, standard pack rules, and customer label data.
AIM Applies Automotive Logic

AIM interprets the EDI and applies the required automotive business logic before data is passed to the ERP. This includes net demand calculations, CUM logic, ship code logic, transit-day logic, and standard pack considerations.
Clean Net Demand Is Sent to Your ERP

Instead of pushing raw EDI into your ERP, AIM AutoConnect sends net demand and related customer data that your ERP can use for planning, production, and shipping.
Your ERP Manages Shipping, Labels, and Scanning

Your existing ERP continues to create shippers, print and scan barcode labels, process shipments, and update shipment records according to your existing workflows.
Shipper and Barcode Data Returns to AIM

When the shipper is updated in your ERP, the system sends AIM the shipper, package, barcode serial, and shipment data needed to create the outbound ASN.
AIM Sends the ASN and Updates CUM Records

AIM AutoConnect creates the ship order and related shipment records, updates CUM information, and transmits the ASN to the customer. Your team can monitor acknowledgments through AIM’s EDI tools.

What AIM AutoConnect Does

AIM AutoConnect is designed for automotive suppliers that want to keep using their current ERP while adding AIM’s automotive EDI expertise around it. It gives your business a practical integration path for managing customer releases, net demand, labeling data, shipper updates, barcode serial data, CUM tracking, and outbound ASNs.

Inbound EDI Processing

AIM receives and processes customer EDI releases and schedules, including automotive-specific data needed for demand, labels, and shipment planning.

Net Demand Export

AIM applies customer-specific logic and passes clean net demand into your ERP, reducing the need for manual interpretation of raw EDI.

CUM and Release Logic

AutoConnect supports the automotive CUM and release accounting logic needed to keep demand and shipment activity aligned with customer expectations.

Ship Code, Transit Day, and Standard Pack Logic

AIM applies the rules that automotive suppliers rely on to understand when to ship, how much to ship, and how requirements should be interpreted before they reach the ERP.

EDI-Specific Label Data

AutoConnect sends customer-specific EDI data into the ERP so the ERP can print labels with the required information, such as dock codes or other label-related fields.

Shipper and Barcode Data Import

Once shipping activity is completed in the ERP, AIM receives the shipper, package, and barcode serial data needed to create ASN records.

ASN Creation and Transmission

AIM generates and sends outbound ASNs using the shipment data provided by the ERP and the customer-specific EDI logic managed by AIM.

AIM EDI Visibility

Users can monitor ASN activity, acknowledgments, and related EDI status through AIM’s EDI tools.

Key Benefits for Automotive Supplier Teams

AIM AutoCOR delivers the automotive-specific EDI, order management, labeling, and shipping functionality that Epicor Kinetic does not natively provide. Built for OEM and Tier 1/Tier 2 demands, AutoCOR applies embedded customer business logic—no mapping required—to automate compliant order processing from inbound releases to outbound ASNs and invoices.

It works in lockstep with Epicor Demand Management, Purchasing, MRP, and Production, ensuring your planning, manufacturing, and shipping processes are fed with accurate, validated automotive data at every step.

For IT and ERP Administrators

A practical automotive EDI layer without replacing the ERP.
AutoConnect gives IT teams a structured way to connect ERP systems to AIM’s automotive EDI engine without forcing major changes to existing ERP workflows.

Reduce custom EDI mapping burden
Keep the current ERP in place
Support cleaner data exchange between AIM and ERP
Create a more scalable path for future ERP changes

For Materials and Planning Teams

Cleaner demand before it enters the planning process.
AIM applies automotive logic before demand reaches the ERP, helping planners work from net requirements instead of manually interpreting customer releases.

Better visibility into customer requirements
Reduced manual EDI interpretation
More accurate net demand
Support for CUM, ship code, transit day, and standard pack logic

For Shipping and Logistics Teams

ASN support that works with existing shipping processes.
Shipping teams can continue using the ERP for shippers, labels, and scanning while AIM handles outbound ASN creation and transmission.

Keep current shipping workflows
Send barcode serial and package data to AIM
Support outbound 856 ASN processing
Monitor acknowledgments and ASN status through AIM

For Operations and Leadership

A flexible middle ground between basic EDI mapping and full order management.
AutoConnect gives leadership a way to improve automotive EDI compliance without immediately replacing the current ERP or moving to a full AutoSys implementation.

Protect existing ERP investments
Reduce EDI and ASN risk
Support customer compliance
Create a path to AIM AutoSys or AIM Vision if operational needs expand

Which AIM Solution Is Right for You?

AIM AutoConnect and AIM AutoSys both help automotive suppliers manage EDI and ASN requirements, but they serve different operational needs. AutoConnect is ideal when your ERP already manages shipping, scanning, labels, and shipment control effectively. AutoSys is the stronger fit when you need AIM to manage a more complete order management, labeling, shipping, and validation workflow.

Capability	AIM AutoConnect	AIM AutoSys
Best fit	Suppliers keeping current ERP workflows	Suppliers needing deeper automotive order management
ERP role	ERP remains responsible for shipping, labels, scanning, and operational execution	AIM manages more of the order, label, shipping, and ASN workflow
Inbound EDI	AIM processes EDI and sends net demand to ERP	AIM processes EDI and manages broader order requirements
Labeling	ERP prints and scans labels using EDI data from AIM	AIM supports barcode labeling and label validation
ASN	AIM sends ASN using shipment data from ERP	AIM manages ASN as part of broader shipping workflow
Compliance support	Good fit when ERP data is already accurate	Better fit when shipping validation and label control are needed
Positioning	Automotive EDI connection layer	Advanced automotive EDI, order management, labeling, and shipping solution

Built for Suppliers That Want to Keep Their ERP

Designed to support ERP environments such as Microsoft Navision, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, SAP, and other enterprise systems.

When AIM AutoConnect Is the Right Fit

You Want Automotive EDI Without Replacing Your ERP

Your ERP works for production, inventory, shipping, and financials—but it needs a stronger automotive EDI connection.

You Need Net Demand Sent Into Your ERP

Your team does not want to manually interpret raw customer EDI or build complex automotive logic inside the ERP.

Your ERP Already Handles Labels and Shipping

Your current ERP can print labels, scan labels, create shippers, and manage shipment activity, but AIM is needed to create compliant ASNs.

You Are Moving ERP Systems

AutoConnect can provide an EDI connection strategy that helps preserve AIM’s automotive EDI logic while your business uses or transitions to another ERP.

Connect Your ERP to AIM’s Automotive EDI Expertise

AIM AutoConnect gives automotive suppliers a practical way to manage customer EDI, net demand, CUM logic, labeling data, shipper updates, barcode serial records, and outbound ASNs—without replacing the ERP workflows your team already uses.

Whether you are running Microsoft Navision, evaluating Dynamics 365 Business Central, using SAP, or working with another ERP system, AIM can help you determine whether AutoConnect is the right fit.