本文件提供了管理规则，用于执行一个有组织的流程，以便企业实体通过标准化的信息交换框架在安全和开放的环境中通过电子方式相互连接，进行电子贸易。该标准化框架包括流程和流程工具，以简化贸易伙伴之间的联系，提供全面的可视性，并减少货物在运输过程中花费的时间。这些规则及相关标准和技术应用的应用预计将允许企业实体在不需要升级成本的情况下使用其遗留系统。

This document provides governance rules to be used for executing an organized process for business entities to connect to one another electronically for the conduct of electronic trade in a secure and open environment through a standardized framework for information exchange. This standardized framework includes processes and process tools to ease connections between trading partners, to provide full visibility, and to reduce the time goods spend in transit. The application of these rules and attendant standards and technology applications are expected to allow business entities to engage their legacy systems without the cost of upgrades.