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X12 875 Grocery Products Purchase Order

X12 Release 4010

This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format establishes the data contents of the Grocery Products Purchase Order Transaction Set (875) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This transaction set can be used to provide for customary and established grocery industry practice relative to the placement of purchase orders for finished goods in a retail or wholesale consumer market. This standard can be used by a retailer or wholesaler organization to request delivery of finished goods from a broker or supplier organization. This transaction set should not be used to convey purchase order changes or purchase order acknowledgement information.

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Overview
ISA
-
Interchange Control Header
Max use 1
Required
GS
-
Functional Group Header
Max use 1
Required
heading
ST
010
Transaction Set Header
Max use 1
Required
G50
020
Purchase Order Identification
Max use 1
Required
N9
030
Reference Identification
Max use 50
Optional
G61
040
Contact
Max use 3
Optional
G62
050
Date/Time
Max use 10
Optional
NTE
060
Note/Special Instruction
Max use 20
Optional
G66
070
Transportation Instructions
Max use 1
Optional
0100 Loop
GE
-
Functional Group Trailer
Max use 1
Required
IEA
-
Interchange Control Trailer
Max use 1
Required
ISA

Interchange Control Header

RequiredMax use 1

To start and identify an interchange of zero or more functional groups and interchange-related control segments

Example
ISA-01
I01
Authorization Information Qualifier
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code to identify the type of information in the Authorization Information

00
No Authorization Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I02)
ISA-02
I02
Authorization Information
Required
String (AN)
Min 10Max 10

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)

ISA-03
I03
Security Information Qualifier
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code to identify the type of information in the Security Information

00
No Security Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I04)
ISA-04
I04
Security Information
Required
String (AN)
Min 10Max 10

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)

ISA-05
I05
Interchange ID Qualifier
Required
Identifier (ID)
Min 2Max 2

Qualifier to designate the system/method of code structure used to designate the sender or receiver ID element being qualified

Codes
ISA-06
I06
Interchange Sender ID
Required
String (AN)
Min 15Max 15

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

ISA-07
I05
Interchange ID Qualifier
Required
Identifier (ID)
Min 2Max 2

Qualifier to designate the system/method of code structure used to designate the sender or receiver ID element being qualified

Codes
ISA-08
I07
Interchange Receiver ID
Required
String (AN)
Min 15Max 15

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

ISA-09
I08
Interchange Date
Required
Date (DT)
YYMMDD format

Date of the interchange

ISA-10
I09
Interchange Time
Required
Time (TM)
HHMM format

Time of the interchange

ISA-11
I10
Interchange Control Standards Identifier
Required
Identifier (ID)

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
ISA-12
I11
Interchange Control Version Number
Required
Identifier (ID)

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
ISA-13
I12
Interchange Control Number
Required
Numeric (N0)
Min 9Max 9

A control number assigned by the interchange sender

ISA-14
I13
Acknowledgment Requested
Required
Identifier (ID)
Min 1Max 1

Code sent by the sender to request an interchange acknowledgment (TA1)

0
No Acknowledgment Requested
1
Interchange Acknowledgment Requested
ISA-15
I14
Usage Indicator
Required
Identifier (ID)
Min 1Max 1

Code to indicate whether data enclosed by this interchange envelope is test, production or information

I
Information
P
Production Data
T
Test Data
ISA-16
I15
Component Element Separator
Required
String (AN)
Min 1Max 1

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

RequiredMax use 1

To indicate the beginning of a functional group and to provide control information

Example
GS-01
479
Functional Identifier Code
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code identifying a group of application related transaction sets

OG
Order Group - Grocery (875, 876)
GS-02
142
Application Sender's Code
Required
String (AN)
Min 2Max 15

Code identifying party sending transmission; codes agreed to by trading partners

GS-03
124
Application Receiver's Code
Required
String (AN)
Min 2Max 15

Code identifying party receiving transmission. Codes agreed to by trading partners

Required
Date (DT)
CCYYMMDD format

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD

Required
Time (TM)
HHMM, HHMMSS, HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD format

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)

GS-06
28
Group Control Number
Required
Numeric (N0)
Min 1Max 9

Assigned number originated and maintained by the sender

GS-07
455
Responsible Agency Code
Required
Identifier (ID)
Min 1Max 2

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
GS-08
480
Version / Release / Industry Identifier Code
Required
String (AN)

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

ST
010
Heading > ST

Transaction Set Header

RequiredMax use 1

To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number

Example
ST-01
143
Transaction Set Identifier Code
Required
Identifier (ID)

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).
875
Grocery Products Purchase Order
ST-02
329
Transaction Set Control Number
Required
Numeric (N)
Min 4Max 9

Identifying control number that must be unique within the transaction set functional group assigned by the originator for a transaction set

G50
020
Heading > G50

Purchase Order Identification

RequiredMax use 1

To transmit identifying dates and numbers for this transaction set

Example
G50-01
473
Order Status Code
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code identifying purpose of transaction set

N
Original
Required
Date (DT)
CCYYMMDD format

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD

  • G5002 is the date assigned by the purchaser to the purchase order.
G50-03
324
Purchase Order Number
Required
String (AN)
Min 1Max 22

Identifying number for Purchase Order assigned by the orderer/purchaser

G50-07
92
Purchase Order Type Code
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code specifying the type of Purchase Order

DS
Dropship
NE
New Order
N9
030
Heading > N9

Reference Identification

OptionalMax use 50

To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

Usage notes

This segment will be sent only if the G5007 = DS for Drop Ship

Example
N9-01
128
Reference Identification Qualifier
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code qualifying the Reference Identification

CO
Customer Order Number
N9-02
127
Reference Identification
Required
String (AN)
Min 1Max 30

Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

Usage notes

Customer PO Number

G61
040
Heading > G61

Contact

OptionalMax use 3

To identify a person or office to whom communications should be directed

Usage notes

This segment will be sent only if the G5007 = DS for Drop Ship.

Example
If either Communication Number Qualifier (G61-03) or Communication Number (G61-04) is present, then the other is required
G61-01
366
Contact Function Code
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code identifying the major duty or responsibility of the person or group named

BD
Buyer Name or Department
Required
String (AN)
Min 1Max 60

Free-form name

Usage notes

Buyer Name

G61-03
365
Communication Number Qualifier
Optional
Identifier (ID)

Code identifying the type of communication number

  • G6103 qualifies G6104.
TE
Telephone
G61-04
364
Communication Number
Optional
String (AN)
Min 1Max 80

Complete communications number including country or area code when applicable

Usage notes

Phone Number

G62
050
Heading > G62

Date/Time

OptionalMax use 10

To specify pertinent dates and times

Example
If either Date Qualifier (G62-01) or Date (G62-02) is present, then the other is required
G62-01
432
Date Qualifier
Optional
Identifier (ID)

Code specifying type of date

02
Delivery Requested on This Date
10
Requested Ship Date/Pick-up Date
Optional
Date (DT)
CCYYMMDD format

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD

NTE
060
Heading > NTE

Note/Special Instruction

OptionalMax use 20

To transmit information in a free-form format, if necessary, for comment or special instruction

Example
NTE-01
363
Note Reference Code
Optional
Identifier (ID)
Min 3Max 3

Code identifying the functional area or purpose for which the note applies

NTE-02
352
Description
Required
String (AN)
Min 1Max 80

A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content

G66
070
Heading > G66

Transportation Instructions

OptionalMax use 1

To specify transportation instructions relating to the shipment

Example
G66-01
146
Shipment Method of Payment
Optional
Identifier (ID)

Code identifying payment terms for transportation charges

Usage notes

This element will be sent only if G5007 = DS for Drop Ship.
If G6601 equals PC, Dot will bill the customer for freight.

BP
Paid by Buyer
PC
Prepaid but Charged to Customer
PS
Paid by Seller
G66-02
91
Transportation Method/Type Code
Optional
Identifier (ID)

Code specifying the method or type of transportation for the shipment

Usage notes

If Transportation Method/Type Code is "M" vendor will arrange freight.

AE
Air Express
H
Customer Pickup
M
Motor (Common Carrier)
T
Best Way (Shippers Option)
U
Private Parcel Service
G66-05
387
Routing
Optional
String (AN)
Min 1Max 35

Free-form description of the routing or requested routing for shipment, or the originating carrier's identity

Usage notes

This element will be sent only if G5007 = DS for Drop Ship and if G6602 = AE for Air Express. Value will be Overnight, 2nd Day or 3rd Day.

0100 Loop
RequiredMax 10
N1
090
Heading > 0100 Loop > N1

Name

RequiredMax use 1

To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code

  • One occurrence of the N1 loop must be used to identify the party to whom the merchandise is to be shipped.
Usage notes

If value in G5007 = DS (drop ship) then the address in the N1*ST loop will be a Dot customer's location rather than a Dot ship-to location. If customer's DUNS+4 number is available, a "9" will be sent in the N103 and the DUNS+4 will be sent in the N104. If DUNS+4 is not available, the N103 & N104 will not be sent

Example
At least one of Name (N1-02) or Identification Code Qualifier (N1-03) is required
If either Identification Code Qualifier (N1-03) or Identification Code (N1-04) is present, then the other is required
N1-01
98
Entity Identifier Code
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual

BT
Bill-to-Party
SF
Ship From
ST
Ship To
Optional
String (AN)
Min 1Max 60

Free-form name

Usage notes

For BT : Dot Foods, Inc. or Dot Foods Canada, Inc.

N1-03
66
Identification Code Qualifier
Optional
Identifier (ID)

Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)

9
D-U-N-S+4, D-U-N-S Number with Four Character Suffix
N1-04
67
Identification Code
Optional
String (AN)
Min 2Max 80

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.
Usage notes

For BT: Dot Foods: 0256712560000; Dot Foods Canada: 2035370220000

N3
110
Heading > 0100 Loop > N3

Address Information

OptionalMax use 2

To specify the location of the named party

Example
N3-01
166
Address Information
Required
String (AN)
Min 1Max 55

Address information

N3-02
166
Address Information
Optional
String (AN)
Min 1Max 55

Address information

N4
120
Heading > 0100 Loop > N4

Geographic Location

OptionalMax use 1

To specify the geographic place of the named party

Example
N4-01
19
City Name
Optional
String (AN)
Min 2Max 30

Free-form text for city name

  • A combination of either N401 through N404, or N405 and N406 may be adequate to specify a location.
N4-02
156
State or Province Code
Optional
Identifier (ID)
Min 2Max 2

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.
N4-03
116
Postal Code
Optional
Identifier (ID)
Min 3Max 15

Code defining international postal zone code excluding punctuation and blanks (zip code for United States)

N4-04
26
Country Code
Optional
Identifier (ID)

Code identifying the country

Usage notes

US = USA & CA = Canada

CA
Canada
US
United States of America (the)
0100 Loop end
Heading end

Detail

0300 Loop
RequiredMax 9999
G68
010
Detail > 0300 Loop > G68

Line Item Detail - Product

RequiredMax use 1

To specify basic and most frequently used purchase order line item data

Example
At least one of U.P.C. Case Code (G68-04) or Product/Service ID Qualifier (G68-05) is required
If either Product/Service ID Qualifier (G68-05) or Product/Service ID (G68-06) is present, then the other is required
If either Product/Service ID Qualifier (G68-07) or Product/Service ID (G68-08) is present, then the other is required
G68-01
330
Quantity Ordered
Required
Decimal number (R)
Min 1Max 15

Quantity ordered

G68-02
355
Unit or Basis for Measurement Code
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken

  • G6802 qualifies G6801.
CA
Case
EA
Each
G68-03
237
Item List Cost
Optional
Decimal number (R)
Min 1Max 9

Gross unit cost within the appropriate price bracket for a line item

G68-04
438
U.P.C. Case Code
Optional
String (AN)
Min 12Max 12

Code (Universal Product Code - U.P.C.) including two high order digits identifying the "system" (U.S. Grocery = 00, 06 or 07; U.S. Drug = 03); using the U.S. Grocery system, the next ten digits are: Manufacturer (5) Case Code (5)

G68-05
235
Product/Service ID Qualifier
Optional
Identifier (ID)

Code identifying the type/source of the descriptive number used in Product/Service ID (234)

UK
U.P.C./EAN Shipping Container Code (1-2-5-5-1)
G68-06
234
Product/Service ID
Optional
String (AN)
Min 1Max 48

Identifying number for a product or service

G68-07
235
Product/Service ID Qualifier
Optional
Identifier (ID)

Code identifying the type/source of the descriptive number used in Product/Service ID (234)

VN
Vendor's (Seller's) Item Number
G68-08
234
Product/Service ID
Optional
String (AN)
Min 1Max 48

Identifying number for a product or service

G69
020
Detail > 0300 Loop > G69

Line Item Detail - Description

OptionalMax use 5

To describe an item in free-form format

Example
G69-01
369
Free-form Description
Required
String (AN)
Min 1Max 45

Free-form descriptive text

0300 Loop end
Detail end

Summary

G76
010
Summary > G76

Total Purchase Order

RequiredMax use 1

To specify summary details of total items shipped in terms of quantity, weight, and volume, and to specify payment method

Example
If either Weight (G76-03) or Unit or Basis for Measurement Code (G76-04) is present, then the other is required
G76-01
330
Quantity Ordered
Required
Decimal number (R)
Min 1Max 15

Quantity ordered

G76-02
355
Unit or Basis for Measurement Code
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken

  • G7602 qualifies G7601.
CA
Case
G76-03
81
Weight
Optional
Decimal number (R)
Min 1Max 10

Numeric value of weight

G76-04
355
Unit or Basis for Measurement Code
Optional
Identifier (ID)

Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken

LB
Pound
SE
020
Summary > SE

Transaction Set Trailer

RequiredMax use 1

To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)

Example
SE-01
96
Number of Included Segments
Required
Numeric (N0)
Min 1Max 10

Total number of segments included in a transaction set including ST and SE segments

SE-02
329
Transaction Set Control Number
Required
Numeric (N)
Min 4Max 9

Identifying control number that must be unique within the transaction set functional group assigned by the originator for a transaction set

Summary end

Functional Group Trailer

RequiredMax use 1

To indicate the end of a functional group and to provide control information

Example
GE-01
97
Number of Transaction Sets Included
Required
Numeric (N0)
Min 1Max 6

Total number of transaction sets included in the functional group or interchange (transmission) group terminated by the trailer containing this data element

GE-02
28
Group Control Number
Required
Numeric (N0)
Min 1Max 9

Assigned number originated and maintained by the sender

Interchange Control Trailer

RequiredMax use 1

To define the end of an interchange of zero or more functional groups and interchange-related control segments

Example
IEA-01
I16
Number of Included Functional Groups
Required
Numeric (N0)
Min 1Max 5

A count of the number of functional groups included in an interchange

IEA-02
I12
Interchange Control Number
Required
Numeric (N0)
Min 9Max 9

A control number assigned by the interchange sender

EDI Samples

Sample from DOT Food 1

ST*875*22680003~
G50*N*20180302*459621-001****NE~
G62*10*20180308~
G66**H~
N1*SF*ABC COMPANY*9*0547328390002~
N3*15019 HWY 19 (GATE 5) ~
N4*CALDWELL*ID*836070000*US~
N1*BT*DOT FOODS, INC.*9*0256712560000~
N3*P.O. BOX 192*1 DOT WAY~
N4*MT. STERLING*IL*623530192*US~
N1*ST*DOT FOODS, INC.*9*0802338354101~
N3*251 CENTRAL AVENUE~
N4*UNIVERSITY PARK*IL*604843183*US~
G68*40*CA*28.5200*007117919941*UK*10071179199410*VN*10071179199410~
G69*SV SPL FRUIT-RASP IQF 1-10 LB~
G68*30*CA*30.2300*007117979099*UK*10071179790990*VN*10071179790990~
G69*SV RTW CORN-FLMRS 1-20 LB~
G68*40*CA*30.1200*007117966266*UK*10071179662662*VN*10071179662662~
G69*SV CST VEGE-CTLN BLEND 8-3 LB~
G68*36*CA*28.9300*007117903218*UK*10071179032182*VN*10071179032182~
G69*SV SDJ F. SDWDR 6-4 LB~
G76*146*CA*3081.00*LB~
SE*23*22680003~

Sample from DOT Food 2

ST*875*22570001~
G50*N*20180301*458958-001****NE~
G62*10*20180305~
G66**H~
N1*SF*ABC COMPANY*9*0547328390001~
N3*HWY 1 WEST & SIMPLOT RD~
N4*PORTAGE LAPRAIRIE,*MB*R1N3J9*CA~
N1*BT*DOT FOODS CANADA, INC.*9*2035370220000~
N3*P.O. BOX 192*1 DOT WAY~
N4*MT. STERLING*IL*623530192*US~
N1*ST*DOT FOODS CANADA, INC.*9*2035991394301~
N3*201 42ND AVENUE SE~
N4*CALGARY*AB*T2G1Y3*CA~
G68*1296*CA*15.0000*007117923108*UK*10071179231080*VN*10071179231080~
G69*SV STR FRY-W/PL RG 3/8" 6-5 LB~
G76*1296*CA*41472.00*LB~
SE*17*22570001~

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