Supply Lens automates the Central Co-op 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 Central Co-op tolerance rules built in.
Central Co-op's flow looks straightforward on paper. The work is in the supplier and location codes, the tolerance rules on every invoice and the format Central Co-op 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.
Central Co-op 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.
Central Co-op 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.
Central Co-op 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 Central Co-op sends.
Central Co-op 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.
Each Central Co-op PO names a destination DC by code. Supply Lens maps every active Central Co-op location to the correct routing in your warehouse system, so the order lands against the right depot in your ERP without manual intervention.
Your agreed Central Co-op 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 Central Co-op sees on the INVFIL always matches what was agreed.
Supply Lens handles the full Central Co-op document set inbound and outbound, so nothing is ever manually produced, rekeyed or sent late.
Supply Lens holds Central Co-op'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.
Your Central Co-op supplier code, GLN and trading partner profile registered with Central Co-op's gateway. Supply Lens manages the AS2 station IDs and certificates, no setup needed your side.
Central Co-op EANs and article references mapped to your item codes. Pack-size variants, promotional lines and multi-pack SKUs handled cleanly without manual maintenance.
Each Central Co-op 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.
Your agreed Central Co-op cost list registered for invoice validation. Tolerance rules applied per supplier agreement, so price discrepancies surface your side first.
Supply Lens handles the scenarios that typically cause invoice rejections, deductions or document mismatches in the Central Co-op flow.
Format never reaches your system. Supply Lens parses Central Co-op'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.
Invoice values are validated against the originating PO and your agreed Central Co-op 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 Central Co-op deduction weeks later.
Promotional pricing is held against your Central Co-op 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.
Unrecognised EANs go to an exception queue immediately. The PO is held, your team is notified with the full Central Co-op context, the mapping is added and the order is re-triggered. No silent drop, no late invoice, no missed delivery window.
Central Co-op 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.
Central Co-op supplier code, GLNs, ERP credentials and cost list received
EAN cross-reference, DC routing and pricing configuration completed in staging
Test ORDHDR processed, INVFIL generated and validated against Central Co-op's Tradacoms specification
Production enabled, first live Central Co-op PO processed end-to-end
Supply Lens routes Central Co-op POs directly into Unleashed, Enterpryze or other connected ERPs with the right item codes, document series and DC routing.
Most suppliers are live within five days. No long contracts, no AS2 setup on your side. We handle the Central Co-op-specific configuration, you confirm the mappings.