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X12 855 Direct Fulfillment Purchase Order Acknowledgment

X12 Release 4010

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EDI samples

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Overview

ISA

Interchange Control Header

Max use 1

Required

Functional Group Header

Transaction Set Header

Beginning Segment for Purchase Order Acknowledgment

Line Item Acknowledgment

Transaction Set Trailer

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)
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: American College Testing Program 4-Digit Code of Postsecondary Institutions, or ACT
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
AM: Association Mexicana del Codigo de Producto (AMECOP) Communication ID
NR: National Retail Merchants Association (NRMA) - Assigned
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)
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: American College Testing Program 4-Digit Code of Postsecondary Institutions, or ACT
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
AM: Association Mexicana del Codigo de Producto (AMECOP) Communication ID
NR: National Retail Merchants Association (NRMA) - Assigned
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

I10

Interchange Control Standards Identifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

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U: U.S. EDI Community of ASC X12, TDCC, and UCS

ISA-12

I11

Interchange Control Version Number

Required

Identifier (ID)

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00401: Draft Standards for Trial Use Approved for Publication by ASC X12 Procedures Review Board through October 1997

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 Acknowledgment Requested
1: Interchange Acknowledgment Requested

ISA-15

I14

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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PR: Purchase Order Acknowledgement (855)

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

—

GS-05

337

Time

Required

Time (TM)

HHMM, HHMMSS, HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD format

—

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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004010: Draft Standards Approved for Publication by ASC X12 Procedures Review Board through October 1997

Heading

010

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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855: Purchase Order Acknowledgment

ST-02

329

Transaction Set Control Number

Required

Numeric (N)

Min 4Max 9

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BAK

020

Heading > BAK

Beginning Segment for Purchase Order Acknowledgment

RequiredMax use 1

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Usage notes

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Example

BAK-01

353

Transaction Set Purpose Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

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Usage notes

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00: Original

BAK-02

587

Acknowledgment Type

Required

Identifier (ID)

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Usage notes

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AT: Accepted
RD: Reject with Detail

BAK-03

324

Purchase Order Number

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 22

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Usage notes

—

BAK-04

373

Date

Required

Date (DT)

CCYYMMDD format

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Usage notes

—

BAK-07

367

Contract Number

Optional

String (AN)

Min 1Max 30

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BAK-08

127

Reference Identification

Optional

String (AN)

Min 1Max 30

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Usage notes

—

N1 Loop

RequiredMax >1

300

Heading > N1 Loop > N1

Name

RequiredMax use 1

—

Usage notes

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Example

N1-01

Entity Identifier Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

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SF: Ship From

N1-02

Name

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 60

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Usage notes

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N1-03

Identification Code Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

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92: Assigned by Buyer or Buyer's Agent

N1-04

Identification Code

Required

String (AN)

Min 2Max 80

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Usage notes

—

N1 Loop end

Heading end

Detail

PO1 Loop

RequiredMax >1

PO1

010

Detail > PO1 Loop > PO1

Baseline Item Data

RequiredMax use 1

—

Usage notes

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Example

PO1-01

350

Assigned Identification

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 20

—

Usage notes

—

PO1-02

330

Quantity Ordered

Required

Decimal number (R)

Min 1Max 15

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Usage notes

—

PO1-03

355

Unit or Basis for Measurement Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

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EA: Each

PO1-06

235

Product/Service ID Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

SK: Stock Keeping Unit (SKU)

PO1-07

234

Product/Service ID

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 48

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Usage notes

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ACK Loop

RequiredMax >1

ACK

270

Detail > PO1 Loop > ACK Loop > ACK

Line Item Acknowledgment

RequiredMax use 1

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Usage notes

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Example

If either Quantity (ACK-02) or Unit or Basis for Measurement Code (ACK-03) is present, then the other is required

If either Product/Service ID Qualifier (ACK-07) or Product/Service ID (ACK-08) is present, then the other is required

ACK-01

668

Line Item Status Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

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Usage notes

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IA: Item Accepted
IR: Item Rejected

ACK-02

380

Quantity

Optional

Decimal number (R)

Min 1Max 15

—

Usage notes

—

ACK-03

355

Unit or Basis for Measurement Code

Optional

Identifier (ID)

—

EA: Each

ACK-07

235

Product/Service ID Qualifier

Optional

Identifier (ID)

—

ZZ: Mutually Defined

ACK-08

234

Product/Service ID

Optional

String (AN)

Min 1Max 48

—

ACK-29

1271

Industry Code

Required

String (AN)

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Usage notes

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00: Shipping 100 percent of ordered product
02: Canceled due to missing/invalid SKU
03: Canceled out of stock
04: Canceled due to duplicate Amazon Ship ID
05: Canceled due to missing/invalid Bill To Location Code
06: Canceled due to missing/invalid Ship From Location Code
07: Canceled due to missing/invalid Customer Ship to Name
08: Canceled due to missing/invalid Customer Ship to Address Line 1
09: Canceled due to missing/invalid Customer Ship to City
10: Canceled due to missing/invalid Customer Ship to State
11: Canceled due to missing/invalid Customer Ship to Postal Code
12: Canceled due to missing/invalid Customer Ship to Country Code
13: Canceled due to missing/invalid Shipping Carrier/Shipping Method
20: Canceled due to missing/invalid Unit Price
21: Canceled due to missing/invalid Ship to Address Line 2
22: Canceled due to missing/invalid Ship to Address Line 3
50: Canceled due to Tax Nexus Issue
51: Canceled due to Restricted SKU/Qty
53: Canceled due to USPS >$400
54: Canceled due to Missing AmazonShipID
55: Canceled due to Missing AmazonOrderID
56: Canceled due to Missing LineItemId
71: Canceled due to discontinued item

ACK Loop end

PO1 Loop end

Detail end

Summary

CTT Loop

RequiredMax >1

CTT

010

Summary > CTT Loop > CTT

Transaction Totals

RequiredMax use 1

—

Usage notes

—

Example

CTT-01

354

Number of Line Items

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 6

—

Usage notes

—

CTT-02

347

Hash Total

Optional

Decimal number (R)

Min 1Max 10

—

Usage notes

—

CTT Loop end

030

Summary > 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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Summary end

Functional Group Trailer

RequiredMax use 1

—

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

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IEA-02

I12

Interchange Control Number

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 9Max 9

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EDI Samples

Fill or Kill

ISA*00* *00* *ZZ*SENDERID *ZZ*AMAZONDS *220524*2001*U*00401*000000103*0*P*>~
GS*PR*SENDERID*AMAZONDS*20220524*2001*123*X*004010~
ST*855*00012~
BAK*00*RD*TY67JNr9D*20220524****VendorOrderNumber~
N1*SF*WHSE*92*WHSE~
PO1*1*3*EA***SK*1617~
ACK*IA*3*EA**************************00~
PO1*2*2*EA***SK*4927~
ACK*IA*2*EA**************************00~
PO1*3*1*EA***SK*1682~
ACK*IR*1*EA**************************03~
CTT*3*5~
SE*11*00012~
GE*1*123~
IEA*1*000000103~

Invalid Ship Method

ISA*00* *00* *ZZ*SENDERID *ZZ*AMAZONDS *220524*2001*U*00401*000000102*0*P*>~
GS*PR*SENDERID*AMAZONDS*20220524*2001*122*X*004010~
ST*855*00011~
BAK*00*RD*Tc89JNr2d*20220524****VendorOrderNumber~
N1*SF*WHSE*92*WHSE~
PO1*1*1*EA***SK*1617~
ACK*IR*1*EA**************************13~
CTT*1*0~
SE*7*00011~
GE*1*122~
IEA*1*000000102~

Invalid SKU

ISA*00* *00* *ZZ*SENDERID *ZZ*AMAZONDS *220524*2001*U*00401*000000101*0*P*>~
GS*PR*SENDERID*AMAZONDS*20220524*2001*95*X*004010~
ST*855*00010~
BAK*00*RD*Tx40HNv4d*20220524****VendorOrderNumber~
N1*SF*WHSE*92*WHSE~
PO1*1*1*EA***SK*B000000000~
ACK*IR*1*EA**************************02~
CTT*1*0~
SE*7*00010~
GE*1*95~
IEA*1*000000101~

Multiple Item Acceptance

ISA*00* *00* *ZZ*SENDERID *ZZ*AMAZONDS *220524*2001*U*00401*000000105*0*P*>~
GS*PR*SENDERID*AMAZONDS*20220524*2001*36*X*004010~
ST*855*0001~
BAK*00*AT*T9UhKLr6P*20220524****VendorOrderNumber~
N1*SF*WHSE*92*WHSE~
PO1*1*3*EA***SK*1617~
ACK*IA*3*EA**************************00~
PO1*2*2*EA***SK*4927~
ACK*IA*2*EA**************************00~
PO1*3*1*EA***SK*9876~
ACK*IA*1*EA**************************00~
CTT*3*6~
SE*11*0001~
GE*1*36~
IEA*1*000000105~

Out of Stock

ISA*00* *00* *ZZ*SENDERID *ZZ*AMAZONDS *220524*2001*U*00401*000000109*0*P*>~
GS*PR*SENDERID*AMAZONDS*20220524*2001*128*X*004010~
ST*855*00011~
BAK*00*RD*TW11wr2F*20220524****VendorOrderNumber~
N1*SF*WHSE*92*WHSE~
PO1*1*1*EA***SK*7005~
ACK*IR*1*EA**************************03~
CTT*1*0~
SE*7*00011~
GE*1*128~
IEA*1*000000109~

Single Item Acceptance

ISA*00* *00* *ZZ*SENDERID *ZZ*AMAZONDS *220524*2001*U*00401*000000108*0*P*>~
GS*PR*SENDERID*AMAZONDS*20220524*2001*55*X*004010~
ST*855*0001~
BAK*00*AT*T3uPjk5Id*20220524****VendorOrderNumber~
N1*SF*WHSE*92*WHSE~
PO1*1*3*EA***SK*1619~
ACK*IA*3*EA**************************00~
CTT*1*3~
SE*7*0001~
GE*1*55~
IEA*1*000000108~

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