SmartScan DEX Link is a QuickBooks add-on program that works with the Baus Systems DEX Delivery System. The DEX Delivery System is a solution for pre-sell distribution companies who generate invoices in-house and need to electronically transfer the invoice information into their customer's DEX (Direct EXchange) compatible computer system via handheld computer when they deliver their product. DEX Link gives companies that use QuickBooks and need to transmit their invoices via DEX a quick and easy to install option for implementing a DEX system.
DEX/UCS is an EDI standard administered by the Uniform Code Council (UCC). This standard was designed to provide a practical standard approach to EDI between distributors and retailers primarily in the grocery industry.
DEX Link exports detailed invoice information from your QuickBooks invoices and then formats this information to the DEX/UCS standard. The data is then loaded into a handheld computer(s). The delivery person then takes the handheld out on his delivery route and when he makes a delivery to a DEX compatible customer, the handheld is connected to the customer's DEX receiving computer and the invoice information is electronically transmitted. The customer then verifies the delivery and sends back an acknowledgment if everything checks out, or sends and adjustment of there is a discrepancy. The process is then closed out and the delivery person goes on to the next customer.