X12 850 Purchase Order

X12 Release 4010

This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Purchase Order Transaction Set (850) 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 the placement of purchase orders for goods and services. This transaction set should not be used to convey purchase order changes or purchase order acknowledgment information.

Delimiters

• ~ Segment
• * Element
• > Component

ISA Interchange Control Header

Required · Max use 1

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

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 10 Max 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 10 Max 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 2 Max 2

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

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 15 Max 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 2 Max 2

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

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 15 Max 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 9 Max 9

A control number assigned by the interchange sender

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

GS Functional Group Header

Required · Max use 1

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

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

Code identifying a group of application related transaction sets

• PO: Purchase Order (850)

GS-02 · 142 · Application Sender's Code · Required · String (AN) · Min 2 Max 15

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

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

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

GS-04 · 373 · Date · Required · Date (DT) · CCYYMMDD format

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD

GS-05 · 337 · Time · 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 1 Max 9

Assigned number originated and maintained by the sender

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

010 Heading > ST

ST Transaction Set Header

Required · Max use 1

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

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).

• 850: Purchase Order

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

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

020 Heading > BEG

BEG Beginning Segment for Purchase Order

Required · Max use 1

To indicate the beginning of the Purchase Order Transaction Set and transmit identifying numbers and dates

Usage notes

Example: BEG00NE12345620080807*123456789~

BEG-01 · 353 · Transaction Set Purpose Code · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code identifying purpose of transaction set

• 00: Original

BEG-02 · 92 · Purchase Order Type Code · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code specifying the type of Purchase Order

• DS: Dropship
• EO: Emergency Order
• NE: New Order
• RO: Rush Order

BEG-03 · 324 · Purchase Order Number · Required · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 22

Identifying number for Purchase Order assigned by the orderer/purchaser

BEG-05 · 373 · Date · Required · Date (DT) · CCYYMMDD format

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD

• BEG05 is the date assigned by the purchaser to purchase order.

BEG-06 · 367 · Contract Number · Optional · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 30

Contract number

BEG-07 · 587 · Acknowledgment Type · Optional · Identifier (ID) · Min 2 Max 2

Code specifying the type of acknowledgment

BEG-08 · 1019 · Invoice Type Code · Optional · Identifier (ID) · Min 3 Max 3

Code defining the method by which invoices are to be processed

BEG-09 · 1166 · Contract Type Code · Optional · Identifier (ID) · Min 2 Max 2

Code identifying a contract type

BEG-10 · 1232 · Purchase Category · Optional · Identifier (ID) · Min 2 Max 2

Code identifying the broad category of products or services being acquired

BEG-11 · 786 · Security Level Code · Optional · Identifier (ID) · Min 2 Max 2

Code indicating the level of confidentiality assigned by the sender to the information following

BEG-12 · 640 · Transaction Type Code · Optional · Identifier (ID) · Min 2 Max 2

Code specifying the type of transaction

050 Heading > REF

REF Reference Identification

Optional · Max use >1

To specify identifying information

REF-01 · 128 · Reference Identification Qualifier · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code qualifying the Reference Identification

• CO: Customer Order Number
• DG: Drawing Number
• PD: Promotion/Deal Number
• PR: Price Quote Number
• VR: Vendor ID Number

REF-02 · 127 · Reference Identification · Optional · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 30

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

060 Heading > PER

PER Administrative Communications Contact

Optional · Max use 3

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

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

If either Communication Number Qualifier (PER-05) or Communication Number (PER-06) is present, then the other is required

PER-01 · 366 · Contact Function Code · Required · Identifier (ID) · Min 2 Max 2

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

PER-02 · 93 · Name · Optional · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 60

Free-form name

PER-03 · 365 · Communication Number Qualifier · Optional · Identifier (ID) · Min 2 Max 2

Code identifying the type of communication number

PER-04 · 364 · Communication Number · Optional · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 80

Complete communications number including country or area code when applicable

PER-05 · 365 · Communication Number Qualifier · Optional · Identifier (ID) · Min 2 Max 2

Code identifying the type of communication number

PER-06 · 364 · Communication Number · Optional · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 80

Complete communications number including country or area code when applicable

150 Heading > DTM

DTM Delivery Requested

Optional · Max use 10

To specify pertinent dates and times

Variants (all may be used)

DTMShip No LaterDTMShip Not Before

DTM-01 · 374 · Date/Time Qualifier · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code specifying type of date or time, or both date and time

• 002: Delivery Requested

DTM-02 · 373 · Date · Optional · Date (DT) · CCYYMMDD format

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD

150 Heading > DTM

DTM Ship No Later

Optional · Max use 10

To specify pertinent dates and times

Variants (all may be used)

DTMDelivery RequestedDTMShip Not Before

DTM-01 · 374 · Date/Time Qualifier · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code specifying type of date or time, or both date and time

• 038: Ship No Later

DTM-02 · 373 · Date · Optional · Date (DT) · CCYYMMDD format

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD

150 Heading > DTM

DTM Ship Not Before

Optional · Max use 10

To specify pertinent dates and times

Variants (all may be used)

DTMDelivery RequestedDTMShip No Later

DTM-01 · 374 · Date/Time Qualifier · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code specifying type of date or time, or both date and time

• 037: Ship Not Before

DTM-02 · 373 · Date · Optional · Date (DT) · CCYYMMDD format

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD

240 Heading > TD5

TD5 Carrier Details (Routing Sequence/Transit Time)

Optional · Max use 12

To specify the carrier and sequence of routing and provide transit time information

If Identification Code Qualifier (TD5-02) is present, then Identification Code (TD5-03) is required

TD5-02 · 66 · Identification Code Qualifier · Optional · Identifier (ID)

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

• When specifying a routing sequence to be used for the shipment movement in lieu of specifying each carrier within the movement, use TD502 to identify the party responsible for defining the routing sequence, and use TD503 to identify the actual routing sequence, specified by the party identified in TD502.

• 2: Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC)

TD5-03 · 67 · Identification Code · Optional · String (AN) · Min 2 Max 80

Code identifying a party or other code

Usage notes

Carrier SCAC Code

TD5-04 · 91 · Transportation Method/Type Code · Optional · Identifier (ID) · Min 1 Max 2

Code specifying the method or type of transportation for the shipment

TD5-05 · 387 · Routing · Optional · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 35

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

270 Heading > MAN

MAN Marks and Numbers

Optional · Max use 10

To indicate identifying marks and numbers for shipping containers

MAN-01 · 88 · Marks and Numbers Qualifier · Required · Identifier (ID) · Min 1 Max 2

Code specifying the application or source of Marks and Numbers (87)

• MAN01/MAN02 and MAN04/MAN05 may be used to identify two different marks and numbers assigned to the same physical container.
• When MAN01 contains code "UC" (U.P.C. Shipping Container Code) and MAN05/MAN06 contain a range of ID numbers, MAN03 is not used. The reason for this is that the U.P.C. Shipping Container code is the same on every carton that is represented in the range in MAN05/MAN06.

MAN-02 · 87 · Marks and Numbers · Required · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 48

Marks and numbers used to identify a shipment or parts of a shipment

• When both MAN02 and MAN03 are used, MAN02 is the starting number of a sequential range and MAN03 is the ending number of that range.

N9 Loop Optional Max >1

295 Heading > N9 Loop > N9

N9 Reference Identification

Required · Max use 1

To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

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

Code qualifying the Reference Identification

• ZZ: Mutually Defined

N9-02 · 127 · Reference Identification · Optional · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 30

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

300 Heading > N9 Loop > MSG

MSG Message Text

Optional · Max use 1000

To provide a free-form format that allows the transmission of text information

MSG-01 · 933 · Free-Form Message Text · Required · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 264

Free-form message text

N1 Loop Optional Max >1

310 Heading > N1 Loop > N1

N1 Name

Required · Max use 1

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

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

• BS: Bill and Ship To
• BT: Bill-to-Party
• BY: Buying Party (Purchaser)
• EN: End User
• SE: Selling Party
• ST: Ship To

N1-02 · 93 · Name · Required · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 60

Free-form name

N1-03 · 66 · Identification Code Qualifier · Optional · Identifier (ID) · Min 1 Max 2

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

N1-04 · 67 · Identification Code · Optional · String (AN) · Min 2 Max 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.

320 Heading > N1 Loop > N2

N2 Additional Name Information

Optional · Max use 2

To specify additional names or those longer than 35 characters in length

N2-01 · 93 · Name · Required · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 60

Free-form name

N2-02 · 93 · Name · Optional · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 60

Free-form name

330 Heading > N1 Loop > N3

N3 Address Information

Optional · Max use 2

To specify the location of the named party

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

Address information

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

Address information

340 Heading > N1 Loop > N4

N4 Geographic Location

Optional · Max use >1

To specify the geographic place of the named party

N4-01 · 19 · City Name · Optional · String (AN) · Min 2 Max 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 2 Max 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 3 Max 15

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

N4-04 · 26 · Country Code · Optional · Identifier (ID) · Min 2 Max 3

Code identifying the country

Detail

PO1 Loop Required Max >1

010 Detail > PO1 Loop > PO1

PO1 Baseline Item Data

Required · Max use 1

To specify basic and most frequently used line item data

• PO102 is required.

If Basis of Unit Price Code (PO1-05) is present, then Unit Price (PO1-04) is required

If either Product/Service ID Qualifier (PO1-06) or Product/Service ID (PO1-07) is present, then the other is required

If either Product/Service ID Qualifier (PO1-08) or Product/Service ID (PO1-09) is present, then the other is required

If either Product/Service ID Qualifier (PO1-10) or Product/Service ID (PO1-11) is present, then the other is required

If either Product/Service ID Qualifier (PO1-12) or Product/Service ID (PO1-13) is present, then the other is required

PO1-01 · 350 · Assigned Identification · Optional · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 20

Alphanumeric characters assigned for differentiation within a transaction set

• PO101 is the line item identification.

PO1-02 · 330 · Quantity Ordered · Required · Decimal number (R) · Min 1 Max 15

Quantity ordered

PO1-03 · 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

• EA: Each

PO1-04 · 212 · Unit Price · Optional · Decimal number (R) · Min 1 Max 15

Price per unit of product, service, commodity, etc.

PO1-05 · 639 · Basis of Unit Price Code · Optional · Identifier (ID)

Code identifying the type of unit price for an item

• HP: Price per Hundred
• NC: No Charge
• PE: Price per Each
• PF: Price Per Foot
• PP: Price per Pound

PO1-06 · 235 · Product/Service ID Qualifier · Optional · Identifier (ID)

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.

• BP: Buyer's Part Number
• UI: U.P.C. Consumer Package Code (1-5-5)
• UP: U.P.C. Consumer Package Code (1-5-5-1)
• VC: Vendor's (Seller's) Catalog Number
• VP: Vendor's (Seller's) Part Number

PO1-07 · 234 · Product/Service ID · Optional · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 48

Identifying number for a product or service

PO1-08 · 235 · Product/Service ID Qualifier · Optional · Identifier (ID) · Min 2 Max 2

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

PO1-09 · 234 · Product/Service ID · Optional · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 48

Identifying number for a product or service

PO1-10 · 235 · Product/Service ID Qualifier · Optional · Identifier (ID) · Min 2 Max 2

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

PO1-11 · 234 · Product/Service ID · Optional · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 48

Identifying number for a product or service

PO1-12 · 235 · Product/Service ID Qualifier · Optional · Identifier (ID) · Min 2 Max 2

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

PO1-13 · 234 · Product/Service ID · Optional · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 48

Identifying number for a product or service

PO1-14 · 235 · Product/Service ID Qualifier · Optional · Identifier (ID) · Min 2 Max 2

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

PID Loop Optional Max >1

050 Detail > PO1 Loop > PID Loop > PID

PID Product/Item Description

Required · Max use 1

To describe a product or process in coded or free-form format

PID-01 · 349 · Item Description Type · Required · Identifier (ID) · Min 1 Max 1

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.

PID-05 · 352 · Description · Optional · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 80

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

100 Detail > PO1 Loop > REF

REF Reference Identification

Optional · Max use >1

To specify identifying information

REF-01 · 128 · Reference Identification Qualifier · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code qualifying the Reference Identification

• PR: Price Quote Number

REF-02 · 127 · Reference Identification · Optional · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 30

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

SAC Loop Optional Max >1

130 Detail > PO1 Loop > SAC Loop > SAC

SAC Service, Promotion, Allowance, or Charge Information

Required · Max use 1

To request or identify a service, promotion, allowance, or charge; to specify the amount or percentage for the service, promotion, allowance, or charge

At least one of Service, Promotion, Allowance, or Charge Code (SAC-02) or Agency Qualifier Code (SAC-03) is required

If either Agency Qualifier Code (SAC-03) or Agency Service, Promotion, Allowance, or Charge Code (SAC-04) is present, then the other is required

SAC-01 · 248 · Allowance or Charge Indicator · Required · Identifier (ID) · Min 1 Max 1

Code which indicates an allowance or charge for the service specified

• If SAC01 is "A" or "C", then at least one of SAC05, SAC07, or SAC08 is required.

SAC-02 · 1300 · Service, Promotion, Allowance, or Charge Code · Optional · Identifier (ID) · Min 4 Max 4

Code identifying the service, promotion, allowance, or charge

SAC-03 · 559 · Agency Qualifier Code · Optional · Identifier (ID) · Min 2 Max 2

Code identifying the agency assigning the code values

SAC-04 · 1301 · Agency Service, Promotion, Allowance, or Charge Code · Optional · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 10

Agency maintained code identifying the service, promotion, allowance, or charge

• SAC04 may be used to uniquely identify the service, promotion, allowance, or charge. In addition, it may be used in conjunction to further the code in SAC02.

SAC-05 · 610 · Amount · Optional · Numeric (N2) · Min 1 Max 15

Monetary amount

• SAC05 is the total amount for the service, promotion, allowance, or charge.
• If SAC05 is present with SAC07 or SAC08, then SAC05 takes precedence.

210 Detail > PO1 Loop > DTM

DTM Date/Time Reference

Optional · Max use 10

To specify pertinent dates and times

DTM-01 · 374 · Date/Time Qualifier · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code specifying type of date or time, or both date and time

• 106: Required By

DTM-02 · 373 · Date · Optional · Date (DT) · CCYYMMDD format

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD

280 Detail > PO1 Loop > MAN

MAN Marks and Numbers

Optional · Max use 10

To indicate identifying marks and numbers for shipping containers

MAN-01 · 88 · Marks and Numbers Qualifier · Required · Identifier (ID) · Min 1 Max 2

Code specifying the application or source of Marks and Numbers (87)

• MAN01/MAN02 and MAN04/MAN05 may be used to identify two different marks and numbers assigned to the same physical container.
• When MAN01 contains code "UC" (U.P.C. Shipping Container Code) and MAN05/MAN06 contain a range of ID numbers, MAN03 is not used. The reason for this is that the U.P.C. Shipping Container code is the same on every carton that is represented in the range in MAN05/MAN06.

MAN-02 · 87 · Marks and Numbers · Required · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 48

Marks and numbers used to identify a shipment or parts of a shipment

• When both MAN02 and MAN03 are used, MAN02 is the starting number of a sequential range and MAN03 is the ending number of that range.

SCH Loop Optional Max >1

295 Detail > PO1 Loop > SCH Loop > SCH

SCH Line Item Schedule

Required · Max use 1

To specify the data for scheduling a specific line-item

• The SCH segment is used to specify various quantities of items ordered that are to be scheduled. When this segment is used the unit of measurement code (SCH02) should always be identical to the unit of measurement code in the associated PO1 segment (PO103) and the sum of values of quantity (SCH01) should always equal the quantity ordered (PO102) in the PO1 segment.

If Entity Identifier Code (SCH-03) is present, then Name (SCH-04) is required

SCH-01 · 380 · Quantity · Required · Decimal number (R) · Min 1 Max 15

Numeric value of quantity

SCH-02 · 355 · Unit or Basis for Measurement Code · Required · Identifier (ID) · Min 2 Max 2

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

SCH-03 · 98 · Entity Identifier Code · Optional · Identifier (ID) · Min 2 Max 3

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

SCH-04 · 93 · Name · Optional · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 60

Free-form name

SCH-05 · 374 · Date/Time Qualifier · Required · Identifier (ID) · Min 3 Max 3

Code specifying type of date or time, or both date and time

• SCH05 specifies the interpretation to be used for SCH06 and SCH07.

SCH-06 · 373 · Date · Required · Date (DT) · CCYYMMDD format

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD

Summary

CTT Loop Optional Max >1

010 Summary > CTT Loop > CTT

CTT Transaction Totals

Required · Max use 1

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.

CTT-01 · 354 · Number of Line Items · Required · Numeric (N0) · Min 1 Max 6

Total number of line items in the transaction set

CTT-02 · 347 · Hash Total · Optional · Decimal number (R) · Min 1 Max 10

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.

## Example:
-.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.

020 Summary > CTT Loop > AMT

AMT Monetary Amount

Optional · Max use 1

To indicate the total monetary amount

• If AMT is used in the summary area, then AMT01 will = TT and AMT02 will indicate total transaction amount as calculated by the sender.

AMT-01 · 522 · Amount Qualifier Code · Required · Identifier (ID) · Min 1 Max 3

Code to qualify amount

AMT-02 · 782 · Monetary Amount · Required · Decimal number (R) · Min 1 Max 15

Monetary amount

AMT-03 · 478 · Credit/Debit Flag Code · Optional · Identifier (ID) · Min 1 Max 1

Code indicating whether amount is a credit or debit

030 Summary > SE

SE Transaction Set Trailer

Required · Max 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)

SE-01 · 96 · Number of Included Segments · Required · Numeric (N0) · Min 1 Max 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 4 Max 9

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

GE Functional Group Trailer

Required · Max use 1

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

GE-01 · 97 · Number of Transaction Sets Included · Required · Numeric (N0) · Min 1 Max 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 1 Max 9

Assigned number originated and maintained by the sender

IEA Interchange Control Trailer

Required · Max use 1

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

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

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

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

A control number assigned by the interchange sender

EDI Samples

Drop Ship Example

ST*850*0001~
BEG*00*DS*123456789**20080828~
REF*VR*2116159~
PER*BD*GWEN STACEY*TE*800-555-1452*FX*800-555-7269~
MAN*ZZ*EDDIE BROCK 8/27/08~
N9*ZZ*HEADER MESSAGE TEXT~
MSG*1. CONFIRM RECEIPT OF ORDER.~
MSG*2. MATERIAL STOCK AT FACTORY.~
MSG*3. PLEASE HAVE SHIPPED IMMEDIATELY.~
MSG*4. ADVISE OF ANY ISSUES OR DELAYS.~
MSG*THANKS, HARRY OSBORN~
N1*BT*MARVEL STUDIOS~
N3*9242 BEVERLY BOULEVARD~
N4*BEVERLY HILLS*CA*90210~
N1*ST*THE DAILY BUGLE~
N2*ATTN: J. JONAH JAMISON / 800-555-6451~
N3*123 MAIN ST~
N4*NEW YORK*NY*10019~
N1*BY* MARVEL STUDIOS *92*SPIDL~
PO1*00010*3*EA*15.39*PE*VC*MC25X3KIT*UI*78285656654~
PID*F****KIT BAFFLE COVER 2.5X3~
DTM*106*20080829~
PO1*00020*3*EA*17.06*PE*VC*MC3X3KIT*UI*78285656655~
PID*F****KIT BAFFLE COVER 3X3~
DTM*106*20080829~
PO1*00030*3*EA*27.64*PE*VC*MC4X4KIT*UI*78285656656~
PID*F****KIT BAFFLE COVER 4X4~
DTM*106*20080829~
CTT*3*9~
SE*30*0001~

New Order Example

ST*850*0001~
BEG*00*NE*1234567890**20080827~
REF*VR*2046159~
PER*BD*MARY JANE WATSON*TE*800-555-1234*FX*800-555-5678~
N1*ST*MARVEL STUDIOS*92*SPID~
PO1*00010*50*EA*47.06*HP*VC*CATCR50*UI*78285659766~
PID*F****CABLE RETAINER CLIP PLASTIC~
DTM*106*20080903~
PO1*00020*200*EA*427.01*HP*VC*512*UI*78285667751~
PID*F****T-BAR BOX HANGER~
DTM*106*20080903~
PO1*00030*200*EA*102.17*HP*VC*MPLS*UI*78285648635~
PID*F****DRYWALL BRACKET~
DTM*106*20080903~
PO1*00040*560*EA*244.18*HP*VC*CAT324Z34*UI*78285630260~
PID*F****PRE-RIV ASSMBY~
DTM*106*20080903~
PO1*00050*50*EA*360.04*HP*VC*CAT64*UI*78285638353~
PID*F****4IN J-HOOK~
DTM*106*20080903~
CTT*5*1060~
SE*22*0001~