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Booths Tradacoms · Direct AS2 · Premium Grocery
🇬🇧 UK Direct

Booths EDI,
working in the background.

Supply Lens automates the Booths supplier document cycle. Purchase orders in, invoices out, transmitted directly and mapped to your ERP or IMS with the right depot codes, supplier IDs and Booths tolerance rules built in.

Orders in
Purchase orders handled automatically
Every Booths PO lands in your ERP without manual intervention
Direct connection
No AS2 setup on your side
Point-to-point AS2 link to Booths's gateway, set up and maintained by us
No deductions
Invoices checked before they're sent
Validated against your agreed Booths tolerance rules before transmission
99.9%
Uptime SLA
Monitored 24/7, orders never miss their transmission window
Supply Lens · Booths Live Flow Live
Booths PO BTH-2026-12044 received via direct AS2 · 48× line A · 24× line B · DC routing resolved PO IN
EANs mapped · location resolved DC code matched · supplier code confirmed · pricing applied PROCESSING
Sales order SO-09182 created ERP / IMS · 72 units · ref BTH-2026-12044 CREATED
Invoice validated Price matched against PO · agreed cost list confirmed · ready to send CHECKED
INVFIL transmitted to Booths £2,148.40 · invoice INV-09182 confirmed received SENT
Booths-Specific Requirements

Orders in, invoices out.
The detail is in the rules.

Booths's flow looks straightforward on paper. The work is in the supplier and location codes, the tolerance rules on every invoice and the format Booths expects each message to follow. Get any of it wrong and you eat a deduction. Supply Lens is configured for those rules out of the box.

Direct AS2 connection

Booths receives EDI through a direct point-to-point AS2 connection. Supply Lens manages the certificates, the partner profile and the gateway on your behalf, so you don't need your own AS2 setup, B2B gateway or trading partner agreement to maintain.

Tradacoms message format

Booths uses Tradacoms, the legacy UK retail format still standard across most established UK retailers. Supply Lens generates and parses Tradacoms structures correctly so the format is invisible from your ERP's point of view, the order just arrives.

EAN to item code mapping

Booths identifies products by GS1 EAN and an internal article reference. Supply Lens maintains a cross-reference table mapping both to your own item codes, so the PO lands correctly in your ERP regardless of which identifier Booths sends.

Invoice tolerance rules

Booths applies strict invoice matching on price and quantity. Supply Lens validates the invoice against the originating PO and your agreed cost list before transmission, flagging any discrepancy for review rather than sending it and risking a deduction later.

Distribution centre routing

Each Booths PO names a destination DC by code. Supply Lens maps every active Booths location to the correct routing in your warehouse system, so the order lands against the right depot in your ERP without manual intervention.

Cost list and pricing rules

Your agreed Booths cost list is registered in Supply Lens. Promotional pricing, cost changes and tier breaks are all applied automatically when an invoice is generated, so the price Booths sees on the INVFIL always matches what was agreed.

Document Flow

Every document.
Every direction.
Automatically.

Supply Lens handles the full Booths document set inbound and outbound, so nothing is ever manually produced, rekeyed or sent late.

  • Purchase orders received and validated against your supplier profile
  • Invoices pre-validated against the PO and your agreed Booths cost list before transmission
  • Credit notes raised and transmitted when returns or adjustments occur
  • Tolerance, location and pricing rules applied per message automatically
  • All Booths-specific Tradacoms structures generated and parsed correctly without your team seeing the format
Booths document cycle
Purchase Order ORDHDR
Booths
Invoice (pre-validated) INVFIL
Booths
Credit Note OPTIONAL
Booths
What's mapped automatically
Booths reference Resolved automatically
DC location codes
Pre-loaded
Product EANs and article references
Resolved per order
Cost list and promotional pricing
Applied per line
Tax and currency
UK VAT, GBP
Configuration

Configured for Booths.
Connected to your
system.

Supply Lens holds Booths's rules and the AS2 connection so you don't have to. Your team provides credentials, product mappings and the agreed cost list. Everything else lives in the Supply Lens layer.

1

Booths supplier onboarding

Your Booths supplier code, GLN and trading partner profile registered with Booths's gateway. Supply Lens manages the AS2 station IDs and certificates, no setup needed your side.

2

EAN and article cross-reference

Booths EANs and article references mapped to your item codes. Pack-size variants, promotional lines and multi-pack SKUs handled cleanly without manual maintenance.

3

DC routing and entity mapping

Each Booths DC code mapped to your correct warehouse, customer account or entity in your ERP, so orders route cleanly to the right despatch point on receipt.

4

Tolerance and pricing rules

Your agreed Booths cost list registered for invoice validation. Tolerance rules applied per supplier agreement, so price discrepancies surface your side first.

EAN → item code cross-reference
Booths reference Your item code
50281001142001 DELI-OLV-200G
50281001142002 DELI-CHE-180G
50281001142003 DELI-PAT-150G
art:5560218-A SUPP-BT-5560218
ORDHDR ingest
Direct AS2
ON
SO creation
On PO ingest
ON
Invoice validation
PO match check
ON
INVFIL out
On despatch
ON
Cost list
Per-line pricing
CONFIG
Exception queue
Email + dashboard
CONFIG
Booths Edge Cases

The situations that
catch suppliers out.

Supply Lens handles the scenarios that typically cause invoice rejections, deductions or document mismatches in the Booths flow.

"Booths use Tradacoms but our system only speaks EDIFACT or JSON. We've been doing it manually for months."

Format never reaches your system. Supply Lens parses Booths's Tradacoms ORDHDR into a clean order payload your ERP already understands and renders your outbound invoice as INVFIL on the way back out. Your team works in their normal interface, the format conversion happens in the Supply Lens layer.

"Booths deducted against an invoice because the unit price was a few pence off the agreed cost list."

Invoice values are validated against the originating PO and your agreed Booths cost list before submission. Discrepancies are flagged before the INVFIL is sent, giving your team a chance to correct or query rather than receive a Booths deduction weeks later.

"A new Booths promotional line started arriving and our system rejected the order because the price didn't match."

Promotional pricing is held against your Booths cost list and applied per line at invoice time. New promotional EANs map to existing items where possible. Any unmapped reference goes to an exception queue immediately rather than rejecting the order outright.

"A new Booths EAN started arriving and our system rejected the order because the product wasn't mapped."

Unrecognised EANs go to an exception queue immediately. The PO is held, your team is notified with the full Booths context, the mapping is added and the order is re-triggered. No silent drop, no late invoice, no missed delivery window.

Getting Set Up

What you need to
go live with Booths.

Booths EDI onboarding involves their supplier team, the AS2 partner setup and your internal product and pricing data. Supply Lens manages the configuration, the gateway and the format conversion. You provide the inputs.

  • Booths supplier code and any associated GLNs
  • Product EAN list with your internal item codes
  • Booths article reference cross-reference where used
  • Active DC routing confirmation
  • Agreed Booths cost list for invoice validation
  • Promotional pricing schedule where applicable
  • ERP or IMS credentials (Unleashed, Enterpryze or other)
  • Sample Booths POs in Tradacoms format where available
  • Tolerance rules confirmation per supplier agreement
Typical delivery timeline
Day 1

Supplier data & credentials

Booths supplier code, GLNs, ERP credentials and cost list received

Day 2–3

Mappings built

EAN cross-reference, DC routing and pricing configuration completed in staging

Day 4–5

End-to-end test

Test ORDHDR processed, INVFIL generated and validated against Booths's Tradacoms specification

Live ✓

Go live

Production enabled, first live Booths PO processed end-to-end

ERP & IMS Connections

Connect Booths to your back-office system.

Supply Lens routes Booths POs directly into Unleashed, Enterpryze or other connected ERPs with the right item codes, document series and DC routing.

Ready to automate
your Booths EDI?

Most suppliers are live within five days. No long contracts, no AS2 setup on your side. We handle the Booths-specific configuration, you confirm the mappings.