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X12 855 Purchase Order Acknowledgment
Delimiters
- ~ Segment
- * Element
- > Component
Interchange Control Header
RequiredMax use 1
- 00
- No Authorization Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I02)
- 00
- No Security Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I04)
- 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
- 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-11
I10
Interchange Control Standards Identifier
- U
- U.S. EDI Community of ASC X12, TDCC, and UCS
- 00401
- Draft Standards for Trial Use Approved for Publication by ASC X12 Procedures Review Board through October 1997
- 0
- No Acknowledgment Requested
- 1
- Interchange Acknowledgment Requested
- I
- Information
- P
- Production Data
- T
- Test Data
- >
- Component Element Separator
Functional Group Header
RequiredMax use 1
- PR
- Purchase Order Acknowledgement (855)
RequiredHHMM, HHMMSS, HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD format
- T
- Transportation Data Coordinating Committee (TDCC)
- X
- Accredited Standards Committee X12
GS-08
480
Version / Release / Industry Identifier Code
- 004010
- Draft Standards Approved for Publication by ASC X12 Procedures Review Board through October 1997
Heading
Transaction Set Header
RequiredMax use 1
- 855
- Purchase Order Acknowledgment
Beginning Segment for Purchase Order Acknowledgment
RequiredMax use 1
- AC
- Acknowledge - With Detail and Change
- AD
- Acknowledge - With Detail, No Change
- AH
- Acknowledge - Hold Status
- RD
- Reject with Detail
- RF
- Reject with Exception Detail Only
Confirmed
OptionalMax use 10
Scheduled for delivery (after and including)
OptionalMax use 10
- 070
- Scheduled for Delivery (After and Including)
N9
280
Heading > N9 Loop > N9
Reference Identification
RequiredMax use 1
N9-01
128
Reference Identification Qualifier
- 7G
- Data Quality Reject Reason
N9 Loop end
N1
300
Heading > Ship To > N1
Name
RequiredMax use 1
N1-03
66
Identification Code Qualifier
- 9
- D-U-N-S+4, D-U-N-S Number with Four Character Suffix
- 91
- Assigned by Seller or Seller's Agent
N1 Ship To end
Heading end
Detail
PO1
010
Detail > PO1 Loop > PO1
Baseline Item Data
RequiredMax use 1
- VN
- Vendor's (Seller's) Item Number
CTP
040
Detail > PO1 Loop > CTP
Pricing Information
OptionalMax use >1
RequiredMax use 1
To identify a composite unit of measure
(See Figures Appendix for examples of use)
PID
050
Detail > PO1 Loop > PID Loop > PID
Product/Item Description
RequiredMax use 1
PID Loop end
ACK
270
Detail > PO1 Loop > ACK Loop > ACK
Line Item Acknowledgment
RequiredMax use 1
- IA
- Item Accepted
- IC
- Item Accepted - Changes Made
- IR
- Item Rejected
- VN
- Vendor's (Seller's) Item Number
ACK Loop end
N9
350
Detail > PO1 Loop > N9 Loop > N9
Reference Identification
RequiredMax use 1
N9-01
128
Reference Identification Qualifier
- 82
- Data Item Description (DID) Reference
MSG
360
Detail > PO1 Loop > N9 Loop > MSG
Message Text
OptionalMax use 1000
N9 Loop end
PO1 Loop end
Detail end
Summary
CTT
010
Summary > CTT Loop > CTT
Transaction Totals
RequiredMax use 1
CTT Loop end
Transaction Set Trailer
RequiredMax use 1
Summary end
Functional Group Trailer
RequiredMax use 1
GE-01
97
Number of Transaction Sets Included
Interchange Control Trailer
RequiredMax use 1
IEA-01
I16
Number of Included Functional Groups
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