Data Conversion

Data Conversion is the process of changing or translating information of one format into another. It is a critical step in enabling different IT systems to seamlessly exchange crucial business-critical information, such as when enabling newer DoD systems to communicate with legacy or commercial systems.

We support the DOD eBusiness Hub, a major fielding that handles over 2.5 million transaction processed per day between more than 17,600 trading partners, with a projected workloads of over 19 million transactions daily (7 billion annually) in the next four years.

We have a proven track record of providing enterprise level translation services. Call us to find out how we can solve your data conversion needs.

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Web Applications & Services

RDSI supports a wide range of network applications accessible from web browsers (Web Applications) and network services designed to support interoperable machine-to-machine interaction (Web Services).

RDSI provides server-based capabilities, to include web hosting services, utilizing numerous programming and operating languages, multiple tool-sets and procedures, supporting a variety of transaction formats, security services and communications protocols. RDSI personnel have extensive programming capabilities for both local server and web based capabilities. RDSI has designed, developed, operates, and maintains a centralized value-added suite of online server and web-based 508 compliant Automated Information Systems (AISs) designed for the initial submission, status response, materiel movement, delivery, receipt, pipeline response time reporting and receipt discrepancy reporting of logistics "lifecycle" data. RDSI brings a powerful combination of eBusiness solutions and industry expertise to help companies address the challenges they face in accomplishing these objectives.

These web-based efforts empower the users, and assist in the minimization of resources to support these services and applications. RDSI has integrated data from external and internal sources to assist the customer with end-to-end ‘life cycle’ tracking. RDSI integrated individual data element ‘help’ information to assist the customer in understanding the meaning of the data portrayed. RDSI designed and developed a web-based application-to-application data sharing capability, its connections and interfaces, and currently maintains and modifies the entire environment. Additionally, RDSI developed processes provide system-to-system supply chain related data.

We provide web-based services that support the "life cycle" of a transaction, from initial submission, status response, materiel movement, receipt, and discrepancy reporting. RDSI supports a wide range of eBusiness capabilities utilizing numerous programming and operating languages. We support a diverse customer base, including DOD, Federal and Commercial activities. We have ‘in depth’ knowledge of and are highly capable in the utilization of numerous transaction formats, communications protocols and encryption methods.

Our knowledge of the DOD logistics pipeline, associated lifecycle transactions, from acquisition to disposal, and the development and integration of web-based applications is our forte. Our knowledge, skills and abilities play directly into supporting the DOD and commercial logistics supply chain.

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System Integration

RDSI supports eBusiness projects for the DoD, its trading partners, and commercial activities. Through our work efforts we directly support the flow of DoD logistics data for requisitioning, financial and transportation data, with minor involvement in procurement data flow. We provide the mapping and translation of logistics data between the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, DLA, and their associated government and commercial trading partners. Through our translation and mapping services RDSI supports the data integration of the modernized ERP systems of the DoD. RDSI is a major player in assuring secure and continuing exchange of data between the DoD and commercial activities, their trading partners, and the end users of the data.

The work we perform utilizes both DOD and commercial networks, supporting all DOD logistics activities and their commercial trading partners, across multiple standard and non-standard systems, both legacy and emerging ERP based systems, using several transaction formats, such as MILS, X12, XML, IDOCs and User Defined File structures or UDFs. Data is exchanged using numerous communications protocols and encryption methods.

Examples of custom system integration software we've developed include:

RDSI develops solutions, provides unit, system and integrated testing, refines and implements the solutions, and fully documents the work in web help files and Lifecycle Configuration Management tools.

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