X12 855 Purchase Order Acknowledgement
This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Purchase Order Acknowledgment Transaction Set (855) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used to provide for customary and established business and industry practice relative to a seller's acknowledgment of a buyer's purchase order. This transaction set can also be used as notification of a vendor generated order. This usage advises a buyer that a vendor has or will ship merchandise as prearranged in their partnership.
- ~ Segment
- * Element
- > Component
Interchange Control Header
To start and identify an interchange of zero or more functional groups and interchange-related control segments
Code to identify the type of information in the Authorization Information
- 00
- No Authorization Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I02)
Information used for additional identification or authorization of the interchange sender or the data in the interchange; the type of information is set by the Authorization Information Qualifier (I01)
Code to identify the type of information in the Security Information
- 00
- No Security Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I04)
This is used for identifying the security information about the interchange sender or the data in the interchange; the type of information is set by the Security Information Qualifier (I03)
Qualifier to designate the system/method of code structure used to designate the sender or receiver ID element being qualified
Identification code published by the sender for other parties to use as the receiver ID to route data to them; the sender always codes this value in the sender ID element
Qualifier to designate the system/method of code structure used to designate the sender or receiver ID element being qualified
Identification code published by the receiver of the data; When sending, it is used by the sender as their sending ID, thus other parties sending to them will use this as a receiving ID to route data to them
Code to identify the agency responsible for the control standard used by the message that is enclosed by the interchange header and trailer
- U
- U.S. EDI Community of ASC X12, TDCC, and UCS
This version number covers the interchange control segments
- 00401
- Draft Standards for Trial Use Approved for Publication by ASC X12 Procedures Review Board through October 1997
A control number assigned by the interchange sender
Code sent by the sender to request an interchange acknowledgment (TA1)
- 0
- No Acknowledgment Requested
- 1
- Interchange Acknowledgment Requested
Code to indicate whether data enclosed by this interchange envelope is test, production or information
- I
- Information
- P
- Production Data
- T
- Test Data
Type is not applicable; the component element separator is a delimiter and not a data element; this field provides the delimiter used to separate component data elements within a composite data structure; this value must be different than the data element separator and the segment terminator
- >
- Component Element Separator
Functional Group Header
To indicate the beginning of a functional group and to provide control information
Code identifying a group of application related transaction sets
- PR
- Purchase Order Acknowledgement (855)
Code identifying party sending transmission; codes agreed to by trading partners
Code identifying party receiving transmission. Codes agreed to by trading partners
Time expressed in 24-hour clock time as follows: HHMM, or HHMMSS, or HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD, where H = hours (00-23), M = minutes (00-59), S = integer seconds (00-59) and DD = decimal seconds; decimal seconds are expressed as follows: D = tenths (0-9) and DD = hundredths (00-99)
Assigned number originated and maintained by the sender
Code used in conjunction with Data Element 480 to identify the issuer of the standard
- T
- Transportation Data Coordinating Committee (TDCC)
- X
- Accredited Standards Committee X12
Code indicating the version, release, subrelease, and industry identifier of the EDI standard being used, including the GS and GE segments; if code in DE455 in GS segment is X, then in DE 480 positions 1-3 are the version number; positions 4-6 are the release and subrelease, level of the version; and positions 7-12 are the industry or trade association identifiers (optionally assigned by user); if code in DE455 in GS segment is T, then other formats are allowed
- 004010
- Draft Standards Approved for Publication by ASC X12 Procedures Review Board through October 1997
Heading
Transaction Set Header
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
Code uniquely identifying a Transaction Set
- The transaction set identifier (ST01) used by the translation routines of the interchange partners to select the appropriate transaction set definition (e.g., 810 selects the Invoice Transaction Set).
- 855
- Purchase Order Acknowledgment
Beginning Segment for Purchase Order Acknowledgment
To indicate the beginning of the Purchase Order Acknowledgment Transaction Set and transmit identifying numbers and dates
Code identifying purpose of transaction set
- 00
- Original
- 04
- Change
Code specifying the type of acknowledgment
- AC
- Acknowledge - With Detail and Change
- AD
- Acknowledge - With Detail, No Change
- RD
- Reject with Detail
Identifying number for Purchase Order assigned by the orderer/purchaser
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD
- BAK04 is the date assigned by the purchaser to purchase order.
Number identifying a release against a Purchase Order previously placed by the parties involved in the transaction
Sent back if the release number was sent on the BEG segment of the purchase
order
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
- BAK08 is the seller's order number.
This is 3M's reference number for the customer purchase order
Name
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual
- BS
- Bill and Ship To
- BT
- Bill-to-Party
- ST
- Ship To
Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)
- 1
- D-U-N-S Number, Dun & Bradstreet
- 9
- D-U-N-S+4, D-U-N-S Number with Four Character Suffix
- 91
- Assigned by Seller or Seller's Agent
- 92
- Assigned by Buyer or Buyer's Agent
- ZZ
- Mutually Defined
Code identifying a party or other code
- This segment, used alone, provides the most efficient method of providing organizational identification. To obtain this efficiency the "ID Code" (N104) must provide a key to the table maintained by the transaction processing party.
Additional Name Information
To specify additional names or those longer than 35 characters in length
Address Information
To specify the location of the named party
Geographic Location
To specify the geographic place of the named party
Free-form text for city name
- A combination of either N401 through N404, or N405 and N406 may be adequate to specify a location.
Code (Standard State/Province) as defined by appropriate government agency
- N402 is required only if city name (N401) is in the U.S. or Canada.
Code defining international postal zone code excluding punctuation and blanks (zip code for United States)
Detail
Baseline Item Data
To specify basic and most frequently used line item data
- PO102 is required.
Alphanumeric characters assigned for differentiation within a transaction set
- PO101 is the line item identification.
This is the PO Line number as sent on the Purchase Order. If not sent on the
Purchase Order, then this will be the line number assigned by 3M.
Quantity ordered
This is the original line item quantity as sent on the purchase order
Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken
This is the original unit of measure as sent on the purchase order.
Price per unit of product, service, commodity, etc.
Price is sent if the item has been priced out on the 3M order. The price is
based on the 3M unit of measure.
Code identifying the type of unit price for an item
Code identifying the type/source of the descriptive number used in Product/Service ID (234)
- PO106 through PO125 provide for ten different product/service IDs per each item. For example: Case, Color, Drawing No., U.P.C. No., ISBN No., Model No., or SKU.
This will be the item qualifier sent in the corresponding item qualifier in the
purchase order.
Identifying number for a product or service
This will be the item code sent in the corresponding item code in the purchase
order.
Code identifying the type/source of the descriptive number used in Product/Service ID (234)
This will be the item qualifier sent in the corresponding item qualifier in the
purchase order.
Identifying number for a product or service
This will be the item code sent in the corresponding item code in the purchase
order
Code identifying the type/source of the descriptive number used in Product/Service ID (234)
This will be the item qualifier sent in the corresponding item qualifier in the
purchase order.
Identifying number for a product or service
This will be the item code sent in the corresponding item code in the purchase
order.
Code identifying the type/source of the descriptive number used in Product/Service ID (234)
This will be the item qualifier sent in the corresponding item qualifier in the
purchase order
Identifying number for a product or service
This will be the item code sent in the corresponding item code in the purchase
order.
Code identifying the type/source of the descriptive number used in Product/Service ID (234)
This will be the item qualifier sent in the corresponding item qualifier in the
purchase order.
Identifying number for a product or service
This will be the item code sent in the corresponding item code in the purchase
order.
Code identifying the type/source of the descriptive number used in Product/Service ID (234)
This will be the item qualifier sent in the corresponding item qualifier in the
purchase order.
Identifying number for a product or service
This will be the item code sent in the corresponding item code in the purchase
order.
Code identifying the type/source of the descriptive number used in Product/Service ID (234)
This will be the item qualifier sent in the corresponding item qualifier in the
purchase order.
Identifying number for a product or service
This will be the item code sent in the corresponding item code in the purchase
order
Code identifying the type/source of the descriptive number used in Product/Service ID (234)
This will be the item qualifier sent in the corresponding item qualifier in the
purchase order.
Identifying number for a product or service
This will be the item code sent in the corresponding item code in the purchase
order
Code identifying the type/source of the descriptive number used in Product/Service ID (234)
This will be the item qualifier sent in the corresponding item qualifier in the
purchase order.
Pricing Information
To specify pricing information
Code identifying pricing specification
- CHG
- Changed Price
Product/Item Description
To describe a product or process in coded or free-form format
Code indicating the format of a description
- If PID01 equals "F", then PID05 is used. If PID01 equals "S", then PID04 is used. If PID01 equals "X", then both PID04 and PID05 are used.
- F
- Free-form
Line Item Acknowledgment
To acknowledge the ordered quantities and specify the ready date for a specific line item
Code specifying the action taken by the seller on a line item requested by the buyer
- DR
- Item Accepted - Date Rescheduled
- IA
- Item Accepted
- IB
- Item Backordered
- IC
- Item Accepted - Changes Made
- ID
- Item Deleted
- IQ
- Item Accepted - Quantity Changed
Numeric value of quantity
The default is the quantity set up on the 3M order in 3M's unit of measure.
This may differ from the order quantity in PO102. If your unit of measure
differs from 3M's and you require quantity returned in your unit, please discuss
with your 3M contact
Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken
The default is 3M's unit of measure. If your unit of measure differs from 3M's
and you require quantity returned in your unit, please discuss with your 3M
contact.
Code specifying type of date or time, or both date and time
- 002
- Delivery Requested
- 010
- Requested Ship
- 017
- Estimated Delivery
- 067
- Current Schedule Delivery
- 069
- Promised for Delivery
- 079
- Promised for Shipment
Code identifying the type/source of the descriptive number used in Product/Service ID (234)
3M Internal Order Number
- VO
- Vendor's Order Number
Summary
Transaction Totals
To transmit a hash total for a specific element in the transaction set
- The number of line items (CTT01) is the accumulation of the number of PO1 segments. If used, hash total (CTT02) is the sum of the value of quantities ordered (PO102) for each PO1 segment.
Total number of line items in the transaction set
Total number of PO1 segments.
Sum of values of the specified data element. All values in the data element will be summed without regard to decimal points (explicit or implicit) or signs. Truncation will occur on the left most digits if the sum is greater than the maximum size of the hash total of the data element.
-.0018 First occurrence of value being hashed.
.18 Second occurrence of value being hashed.
1.8 Third occurrence of value being hashed.
18.01 Fourth occurrence of value being hashed.
1855 Hash total prior to truncation.
855 Hash total after truncation to three-digit field.
Transaction Set Trailer
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)
Total number of segments included in a transaction set including ST and SE segments
Functional Group Trailer
To indicate the end of a functional group and to provide control information
Total number of transaction sets included in the functional group or interchange (transmission) group terminated by the trailer containing this data element
Interchange Control Trailer
To define the end of an interchange of zero or more functional groups and interchange-related control segments
Transaction example created from 3M Specification
GS*PR*SENDERGS*RECEIVERGS*20231031*005013*000000001*X*004010~
ST*855*0001~
BAK*04*AD*123456789*20230403*6758493021***98765432100*20230405~
N1*ST*Ship To Name*92*543678~
N2*Corner House INc*X~
N3*Address 1*Address 11~
N4*Atlanta*XX*111111*US~
N1*BT*Bill To Name*92*543678~
N2*Corner House INc*X~
N3*Address 2*Address 22~
N4*Atlanta*XX*666666*US~
PO1*1*60*CA*478*CT*UK*5566778899*XX*997755335~
CTP**CHG*556~
PID*F****3M Product Description~
ACK*IC*60*RL*079*20230404**VO*4006436482~
CTT*1~
SE*16*0001~
GE*1*000000001~
IEA*1*000000001~
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