Launched in April 2010, the SCEDI Sales Reporting Working Group focused on the development of a common set of best practice sales reporting elements for both print and digital books. Spurred on by the lack of industry guidance surrounding content and structure for standardized sales reporting, as well as the proliferation of digital sales and the emergence of the Agency Model, SCEDI undertook the formation of this Working Group to address this critical need.

In June 2011, after review and approval by the BISG membership and Board of Directors, the final flat file (Excel) and XML versions of the sales report templates, along with corresponding documentation for reporting sales tax, were published. Click here to view the published documents.

Sales and Tax Reporting Pilot Program

In the fall of 2010 and early 2011, participants in BISG's Supply Chain EDI Sales and Tax Reporting Pilot Program conducted preliminary "send/receive" testing of the sales and tax reporting elements. The goal was to identify problems so that BISG's Supply Chain EDI Sales Reporting Working Group could make corrective changes or adjustments to the flat file specification before publishing final files and documentation for industry use.

A more detailed description of the Pilot Program is available for download.