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X12 753 Retail Request for Routing Instructions

X12 Release 5010

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Delimiters

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* Element
> Component
^ Repetition

EDI samples

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Overview

ISA

Interchange Control Header

Max use 1

Required

Functional Group Header

Max use 1

Required

Functional Group Trailer

Max use 1

Required

IEA

Interchange Control Trailer

Max use 1

Required

ISA

Interchange Control Header

RequiredMax use 1

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Example

ISA-01

I01

Authorization Information Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

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00: No Authorization Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I02)

ISA-02

I02

Authorization Information

Required

String (AN)

Min 10Max 10

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ISA-03

I03

Security Information Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

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00: No Security Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I04)

ISA-04

I04

Security Information

Required

String (AN)

Min 10Max 10

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ISA-05

I05

Interchange ID Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

Min 2Max 2

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Codes

01: Duns (Dun & Bradstreet)
02: SCAC (Standard Carrier Alpha Code)
03: FMC (Federal Maritime Commission)
04: IATA (International Air Transport Association)
07: Global Location Number (GLN)
08: UCC EDI Communications ID (Comm ID)
09: X.121 (CCITT)
10: Department of Defense (DoD) Activity Address Code
11: DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration)
12: Phone (Telephone Companies)
13: UCS Code (The UCS Code is a Code Used for UCS Transmissions; it includes the Area Code and Telephone Number of a Modem; it Does Not Include Punctuation, Blanks or Access Code)
14: Duns Plus Suffix
15: Petroleum Accountants Society of Canada Company Code
16: Duns Number With 4-Character Suffix
17: American Bankers Association (ABA) Transit Routing Number (Including Check Digit, 9 Digit)
18: Association of American Railroads (AAR) Standard Distribution Code
19: EDI Council of Australia (EDICA) Communications ID Number (COMM ID)
20: Health Industry Number (HIN)
21: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, or (IPEDS)
22: Federal Interagency Commission on Education, or FICE
23: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data 12-Digit Number for Pre-K-Grade 12 Institutes, or NCES
24: The College Board's Admission Testing Program 4-Digit Code of Postsecondary Institutes, or ATP
25: ACT, Inc. 4-Digit Code of Postsecondary Institutions.
26: Statistics of Canada List of Postsecondary Institutions
27: Carrier Identification Number as assigned by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
28: Fiscal Intermediary Identification Number as assigned by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
29: Medicare Provider and Supplier Identification Number as assigned by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
30: U.S. Federal Tax Identification Number
31: Jurisdiction Identification Number Plus 4 as assigned by the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC)
32: U.S. Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN)
33: National Association of Insurance Commissioners Company Code (NAIC)
34: Medicaid Provider and Supplier Identification Number as assigned by individual State Medicaid Agencies in conjunction with Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
35: Statistics Canada Canadian College Student Information System Institution Codes
36: Statistics Canada University Student Information System Institution Codes
37: Society of Property Information Compilers and Analysts
38: The College Board and ACT, Inc. 6-Digit Code List of Secondary Institutions
AM: Association Mexicana del Codigo de Producto (AMECOP) Communication ID
NR: National Retail Merchants Association (NRMA) - Assigned
SA: User Identification Number as assigned by the Safety and Fitness Electronic Records (SAFER) System
SN: Standard Address Number
ZZ: Mutually Defined

ISA-06

I06

Interchange Sender ID

Required

String (AN)

Min 15Max 15

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ISA-07

I05

Interchange ID Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

Min 2Max 2

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Codes

01: Duns (Dun & Bradstreet)
02: SCAC (Standard Carrier Alpha Code)
03: FMC (Federal Maritime Commission)
04: IATA (International Air Transport Association)
07: Global Location Number (GLN)
08: UCC EDI Communications ID (Comm ID)
09: X.121 (CCITT)
10: Department of Defense (DoD) Activity Address Code
11: DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration)
12: Phone (Telephone Companies)
13: UCS Code (The UCS Code is a Code Used for UCS Transmissions; it includes the Area Code and Telephone Number of a Modem; it Does Not Include Punctuation, Blanks or Access Code)
14: Duns Plus Suffix
15: Petroleum Accountants Society of Canada Company Code
16: Duns Number With 4-Character Suffix
17: American Bankers Association (ABA) Transit Routing Number (Including Check Digit, 9 Digit)
18: Association of American Railroads (AAR) Standard Distribution Code
19: EDI Council of Australia (EDICA) Communications ID Number (COMM ID)
20: Health Industry Number (HIN)
21: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, or (IPEDS)
22: Federal Interagency Commission on Education, or FICE
23: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data 12-Digit Number for Pre-K-Grade 12 Institutes, or NCES
24: The College Board's Admission Testing Program 4-Digit Code of Postsecondary Institutes, or ATP
25: ACT, Inc. 4-Digit Code of Postsecondary Institutions.
26: Statistics of Canada List of Postsecondary Institutions
27: Carrier Identification Number as assigned by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
28: Fiscal Intermediary Identification Number as assigned by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
29: Medicare Provider and Supplier Identification Number as assigned by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
30: U.S. Federal Tax Identification Number
31: Jurisdiction Identification Number Plus 4 as assigned by the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC)
32: U.S. Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN)
33: National Association of Insurance Commissioners Company Code (NAIC)
34: Medicaid Provider and Supplier Identification Number as assigned by individual State Medicaid Agencies in conjunction with Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
35: Statistics Canada Canadian College Student Information System Institution Codes
36: Statistics Canada University Student Information System Institution Codes
37: Society of Property Information Compilers and Analysts
38: The College Board and ACT, Inc. 6-Digit Code List of Secondary Institutions
AM: Association Mexicana del Codigo de Producto (AMECOP) Communication ID
NR: National Retail Merchants Association (NRMA) - Assigned
SA: User Identification Number as assigned by the Safety and Fitness Electronic Records (SAFER) System
SN: Standard Address Number
ZZ: Mutually Defined

ISA-08

I07

Interchange Receiver ID

Required

String (AN)

Min 15Max 15

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ISA-09

I08

Interchange Date

Required

Date (DT)

YYMMDD format

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ISA-10

I09

Interchange Time

Required

Time (TM)

HHMM format

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ISA-11

I65

Repetition Separator

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 1

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^: Repetition Separator

ISA-12

I11

Interchange Control Version Number

Required

Identifier (ID)

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00501: Standards Approved for Publication by ASC X12 Procedures Review Board through October 2003

ISA-13

I12

Interchange Control Number

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 9Max 9

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ISA-14

I13

Acknowledgment Requested

Required

Identifier (ID)

Min 1Max 1

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0: No Interchange Acknowledgment Requested
1: Interchange Acknowledgment Requested (TA1)

ISA-15

I14

Interchange Usage Indicator

Required

Identifier (ID)

Min 1Max 1

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I: Information
P: Production Data
T: Test Data

ISA-16

I15

Component Element Separator

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 1

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>: Component Element Separator

Functional Group Header

RequiredMax use 1

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Example

GS-01

479

Functional Identifier Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

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RF: Request for Routing Instructions (753)

GS-02

142

Application Sender's Code

Required

String (AN)

Min 2Max 15

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GS-03

124

Application Receiver's Code

Required

String (AN)

Min 2Max 15

—

GS-04

373

Date

Required

Date (DT)

CCYYMMDD format

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GS-05

337

Time

Required

Time (TM)

HHMM, HHMMSS, HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD format

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GS-06

Group Control Number

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 9

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GS-07

455

Responsible Agency Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

Min 1Max 2

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T: Transportation Data Coordinating Committee (TDCC)
X: Accredited Standards Committee X12

GS-08

480

Version / Release / Industry Identifier Code

Required

String (AN)

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005010: Standards Approved for Publication by ASC X12 Procedures Review Board through October 2003

Heading

0100

Heading > ST

Transaction Set Header

RequiredMax use 1

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Example

ST-01

143

Transaction Set Identifier Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

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753: Request for Routing Instructions

ST-02

329

Transaction Set Control Number

Required

Numeric (N)

Min 4Max 9

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BGN

0200

Heading > BGN

Beginning Segment

RequiredMax use 1

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Usage notes

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Example

BGN-01

353

Transaction Set Purpose Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

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00: Original

BGN-02

127

Reference Identification

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 50

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Usage notes

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BGN-03

373

Date

Required

Date (DT)

CCYYMMDD format

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Usage notes

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BGN-04

337

Time

Required

Time (TM)

HHMM, HHMMSS, HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD format

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Usage notes

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BGN-05

623

Time Code

Optional

Identifier (ID)

Min 2Max 2

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Usage notes

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PER

0300

Heading > PER

Administrative Communications Contact

OptionalMax use 1

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Usage notes

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Example

If either Communication Number Qualifier (PER-03) or Communication Number (PER-04) is present, then the other is required

PER-01

366

Contact Function Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

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IC: Information Contact

PER-02

Name

Optional

String (AN)

Min 1Max 60

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PER-03

365

Communication Number Qualifier

Optional

Identifier (ID)

—

TE: Telephone

PER-04

364

Communication Number

Optional

String (AN)

Min 1Max 256

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Usage notes

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0100 Loop

RequiredMax >1

0400

Heading > 0100 Loop > N1

Party Identification

RequiredMax use 1

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Usage notes

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Example

N1-01

Entity Identifier Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

SF: Ship From

N1-02

Name

Optional

String (AN)

Min 1Max 60

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N1-03

Identification Code Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

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Usage notes

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15: Standard Address Number (SAN)
ZZ: Mutually Defined

N1-04

Identification Code

Required

String (AN)

Min 2Max 80

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Usage notes

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0500

Heading > 0100 Loop > N2

Additional Name Information

OptionalMax use 1

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Usage notes

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Example

N2-01

Name

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 60

—

N2-02

Name

Optional

String (AN)

Min 1Max 60

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0600

Heading > 0100 Loop > N3

Party Location

OptionalMax use 2

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Usage notes

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Example

N3-01

166

Address Information

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 55

—

N3-02

166

Address Information

Optional

String (AN)

Min 1Max 55

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0700

Heading > 0100 Loop > N4

Geographic Location

OptionalMax use 1

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Usage notes

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Example

N4-01

City Name

Optional

String (AN)

Min 2Max 30

—

N4-02

156

State or Province Code

Optional

Identifier (ID)

Min 2Max 2

—

N4-03

116

Postal Code

Optional

Identifier (ID)

Min 3Max 15

—

N4-04

Country Code

Optional

Identifier (ID)

Min 2Max 3

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0100 Loop end

Heading end

Detail

0100

Detail > LX

Transaction Set Line Number

RequiredMax use 1

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Usage notes

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Example

LX-01

554

Assigned Number

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 6

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0200 Loop

RequiredMax >1

0200

Detail > 0200 Loop > N1

Party Identification

RequiredMax use 1

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Usage notes

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Example

N1-01

Entity Identifier Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

ST: Ship To

N1-02

Name

Optional

String (AN)

Min 1Max 60

—

N1-03

Identification Code Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

15: Standard Address Number (SAN)
92: Assigned by Buyer or Buyer's Agent

N1-04

Identification Code

Required

String (AN)

Min 2Max 80

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Usage notes

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L11

0600

Detail > 0200 Loop > L11

Business Instructions and Reference Number

OptionalMax use 5

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Usage notes

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Example

If either Reference Identification (L11-01) or Reference Identification Qualifier (L11-02) is present, then the other is required

At least one of Reference Identification (L11-01) or Description (L11-03) is required

L11-01

127

Reference Identification

Optional

String (AN)

Min 1Max 50

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Usage notes

—

L11-02

128

Reference Identification Qualifier

Optional

Identifier (ID)

—

BM: Bill of Lading Number

L11-03

352

Description

Optional

String (AN)

Min 1Max 80

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Usage notes

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G62

0700

Detail > 0200 Loop > G62

Date/Time

RequiredMax use 2

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Usage notes

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Example

If either Time Qualifier (G62-03) or Time (G62-04) is present, then the other is required

G62-01

432

Date Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

Usage notes

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EP: Earliest Pickup Date

G62-02

373

Date

Required

Date (DT)

CCYYMMDD format

—

G62-03

176

Time Qualifier

Optional

Identifier (ID)

Min 1Max 2

—

G62-04

337

Time

Optional

Time (TM)

HHMM, HHMMSS, HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD format

—

G62-05

623

Time Code

Optional

Identifier (ID)

Min 2Max 2

—

USI

0800

Detail > 0200 Loop > USI

Unitized Shipment Information

RequiredMax use 1

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Usage notes

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Example

USI-01

380

Quantity

Required

Decimal number (R)

Min 1Max 15

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Usage notes

—

USI-02

211

Packaging Form Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

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Usage notes

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CTN: Carton
PKG: Package
PLT: Pallet

USI-03

1073

Yes/No Condition or Response Code

Optional

Identifier (ID)

—

Usage notes

—

N: No
Y: Yes

0210 Loop

RequiredMax >1

OID

0900

Detail > 0200 Loop > 0210 Loop > OID

Order Information Detail

RequiredMax use 1

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Usage notes

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Example

If either Volume Unit Qualifier (OID-08) or Volume (OID-09) is present, then the other is required

OID-02

324

Purchase Order Number

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 22

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Usage notes

—

OID-04

211

Packaging Form Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

CTN: Carton

OID-05

380

Quantity

Required

Decimal number (R)

Min 1Max 15

—

Usage notes

—

OID-06

188

Weight Unit Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

Usage notes

—

G: Grams
K: Kilograms
L: Pounds
O: Ounces

OID-07

Weight

Required

Decimal number (R)

Min 1Max 10

—

Usage notes

—

OID-08

184

Volume Unit Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

Usage notes

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E: Cubic Feet
N: Cubic Inches
X: Cubic Meters

OID-09

183

Volume

Optional

Decimal number (R)

Min 1Max 8

—

Usage notes

—

CMC

1000

Detail > 0200 Loop > 0210 Loop > CMC

Commodity Classification

RequiredMax use 1

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Usage notes

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Example

CMC-01

Commodity Code

Required

String (AN)

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Usage notes

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Biological Materials
Dry Goods
Frozen Goods
Hazardous Materials
Magnetic Goods
Refrigerated Goods
Separate from Dry Goods
Separate from Magnetic Goods
Special Goods
Special IT Shipments
Unspecified

CMC-02

Freight Class Code

Required

String (AN)

Min 2Max 5

—

Usage notes

—

0210 Loop end

0200 Loop end

1100

Detail > SE

Transaction Set Trailer

RequiredMax use 1

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Example

SE-01

Number of Included Segments

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 10

—

SE-02

329

Transaction Set Control Number

Required

Numeric (N)

Min 4Max 9

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Detail end

Functional Group Trailer

RequiredMax use 1

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Example

GE-01

Number of Transaction Sets Included

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 6

—

GE-02

Group Control Number

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 9

—

IEA

Interchange Control Trailer

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

IEA-01

I16

Number of Included Functional Groups

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 5

—

IEA-02

I12

Interchange Control Number

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 9Max 9

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EDI Samples

Retail Non Standard Pallets

ISA*00* *00* *ZZ*SENDERID *ZZ*AMAZON *220813*0734*U*00501*000000009*0*P*>~
GS*RF*SENDERID*AMAZON*20220813*0734*000000009*X*005010~
ST*753*000000002~
BGN*00*220801126*20220813*0719~
PER*IC*VendorContactName*TE*502333444~
N1*SF*ShipFromLocation*15*SANnumber~
N3*Street address~
N4*City*ST*Zip Code*US~
LX*1~
N1*ST*AMAZON.COM.NVDC, INC.*92*PHX6~
L11*222333444*BM*PALLET:OVERSIZE H=5,W=6,L=10,U=ft PALLET:STACKED 3~
G62*EP*20220814*0*1234*PS~
USI*3*PLT*N~
OID**PONumber1**CTN*3*L*60*E*50~
CMC*Dry Goods*70.5~
OID**PONumber2**CTN*3*L*10*E*10~
CMC*Dry Goods*70.5~
OID**PONumber3**CTN*3*L*10*E*5~
CMC*Dry Goods*70.5~
SE*18*000000002~
GE*1*000000009~
IEA*1*000000009~

Retail Standard Pallets

ISA*00* *00* *ZZ*SENDERID *ZZ*AMAZON *220813*0734*U*00501*000000008*0*P*>~
GS*RF*SENDERID*AMAZON*20220813*0734*000000008*X*005010~
ST*753*000000002~
BGN*00*287311926*20220813*0719~
PER*IC*VendorContactName*TE*502333444~
N1*SF*ShipFromLocation*15*SANnumber~
N3*Street address~
N4*City*ST*Zip Code*US~
LX*1~
N1*ST*AMAZON.COM.NVDC, INC.*92*PHX5~
G62*EP*20220814*0*1234*PS~
USI*16*PLT*N~
OID**PONumber1**CTN*544*L*10057*E*1500~
CMC*Dry Goods*77.5~
OID**PONumber2**CTN*0*L*0*E*0~
CMC*Dry Goods*77.5~
OID**PONumber3**CTN*0*L*0*E*0~
CMC*Dry Goods*77.5~
OID**PONumber4**CTN*0*L*0*E*0~
CMC*Dry Goods*77.5~
SE*19*000000002~
GE*1*000000008~
IEA*1*000000008~

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