X12 846 V4010 Inventory Inquiry/Advice
This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Inventory Inquiry/Advice Transaction Set (846) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used in the following ways: (1) for a seller of goods and services to provide inventory information to a prospective purchaser, with no obligation to the purchaser to acquire these goods or services; (2) for a representative of a seller of goods and services to supply inventory information to that seller; (3) for one location to supply another location with inventory information; and (4) for an inquiry as to the availability of inventory with no obligation on the seller of goods and services to reserve that inventory.
- ~ Segment
- * Element
- > Component
- None included
Interchange Control Header
To start and identify an interchange of zero or more functional groups and interchange-related control segments
Code to identify the type of information in the Authorization Information
- 00
- No Authorization Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I02)
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)
Code to identify the type of information in the Security Information
- 00
- No Security Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I04)
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)
Qualifier to designate the system/method of code structure used to designate the sender or receiver ID element being qualified
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
Qualifier to designate the system/method of code structure used to designate the sender or receiver ID element being qualified
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
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
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
A control number assigned by the interchange sender
Code sent by the sender to request an interchange acknowledgment (TA1)
- 0
- No Acknowledgment Requested
- 1
- Interchange Acknowledgment Requested
Code to indicate whether data enclosed by this interchange envelope is test, production or information
- I
- Information
- P
- Production Data
- T
- Test Data
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
To indicate the beginning of a functional group and to provide control information
Code identifying a group of application related transaction sets
- IB
- Inventory Inquiry/Advice (846)
Code identifying party sending transmission; codes agreed to by trading partners
Code identifying party receiving transmission. Codes agreed to by trading partners
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)
Assigned number originated and maintained by the sender
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
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
Transaction Set Header
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
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).
- 846
- Inventory Inquiry/Advice
Beginning Segment for Inventory Inquiry/Advice
To indicate the beginning of an Inventory Inquiry/Advice Transaction Set
Code identifying purpose of transaction set
- 00
- Original
Code indicating the title or contents of a document, report or supporting item
- MB
- Manufacturer/Distributor Inventory Report
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
- BIA03 identifies the number of the inquiry/advice that is transferred.
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD
- BIA04 identifies the date of the inquiry/advice that is transferred.
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)
- BIA05 identifies the time of the inquiry/advice that is transferred.
Reference Identification
To specify identifying information
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
- VR
- Vendor ID Number
Administrative Communications Contact
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
Either Phone Number or email are required if the PER segment is sent.
Code identifying the major duty or responsibility of the person or group named
- IC
- Information Contact
Code identifying the type of communication number
- TE
- Telephone
Complete communications number including country or area code when applicable
Code identifying the type of communication number
- EM
- Electronic Mail
If the supplier has more than one Ship From location, a separate 846 for each Ship From must be sent. When Ship From sent, all elements are mandatory.
Name
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
If the supplier has more than one Ship From location, a separate 846 for each Ship From must be sent. When 7/22/2014 Inventory Inquiry/Advice - 846 Fastenal 846 4010 20140722.ecs 9 For internal use only Ship From sent, all elements are mandatory. The vendor address group is not mandatory
Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual
- SF
- Ship From
SF Ship From is Mandatory
Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)
Required for Ship From (N101 = SF) address loop
- 92
- Assigned by Buyer or Buyer's Agent
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.
Required for Ship From (N101 = SF) address loop; this is the Fastenal
Assigned Vendor's Ship-From Location Code (Refer to the Vendor Location Code list)
Example: 0000000001
Address Information
To specify the location of the named party
Geographic Location
To specify the geographic place of the named party
Free-form text for city name
- A combination of either N401 through N404, or N405 and N406 may be adequate to specify a location.
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.
Code defining international postal zone code excluding punctuation and blanks (zip code for United States)
The vendor address group is not mandatory.
Name
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
If the supplier has more than one Ship From location, a separate 846 for each Ship From must be sent. When 7/22/2014 Inventory Inquiry/Advice - 846 Fastenal 846 4010 20140722.ecs 9 For internal use only Ship From sent, all elements are mandatory. The vendor address group is not mandatory
Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual
- VN
- Vendor
Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)
Required for Ship From (N101 = SF) address loop
- 92
- Assigned by Buyer or Buyer's Agent
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.
Required for Ship From (N101 = SF) address loop; this is the Fastenal
Assigned Vendor's Ship-From Location Code (Refer to the Vendor Location Code list)
Example: 0000000001
Address Information
To specify the location of the named party
Geographic Location
To specify the geographic place of the named party
Free-form text for city name
- A combination of either N401 through N404, or N405 and N406 may be adequate to specify a location.
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.
Code defining international postal zone code excluding punctuation and blanks (zip code for United States)
Detail
Item Identification
To specify basic item identification data
Suppliers should only send inventory for parts that have a standard Fastenal part number setup. Fastenal can provide this list upon request.
Fastenal also requires that suppliers do not provide information on normally stocked items that have zero quantity on hand. Suppliers can instead show expected future quantities on hand for these parts with an estimated date of availability if they choose.
Either UP or VN must be sent as one of the Item numbers in the LIN segment. Qualifier BP is the Fastenal assigned item ID and is also highly recommended.
Alphanumeric characters assigned for differentiation within a transaction set
- LIN01 is the line item identification
Code identifying the type/source of the descriptive number used in Product/Service ID (234)
- LIN02 through LIN31 provide for fifteen different product/service IDs for each item. For example: Case, Color, Drawing No., U.P.C. No., ISBN No., Model No., or SKU.
- UP
- U.P.C. Consumer Package Code (1-5-5-1)
- VP
- Vendor's (Seller's) Part Number
Identifying number for a product or service
Code identifying the type/source of the descriptive number used in Product/Service ID (234)
- BP
- Buyer's Part Number
- UP
- U.P.C. Consumer Package Code (1-5-5-1)
- VP
- Vendor's (Seller's) Part Number
Identifying number for a product or service
Code identifying the type/source of the descriptive number used in Product/Service ID (234)
- BP
- Buyer's Part Number
- UP
- U.P.C. Consumer Package Code (1-5-5-1)
- VP
- Vendor's (Seller's) Part Number
Reporting a single Ship From location (N1 SF), this Loop is mandatory.
Quantity
To specify quantity information
Code specifying the type of quantity
- 33
- Quantity Available for Sale (stock quantity)
QOH reporting should be in Fastenal's Inventory Standard UOM of EA.
Please convert quantities if necessary before reporting.
Date/Time Reference
To specify pertinent dates and times
This segment is mandatory if quantity is sent in the QTY segment.
Code specifying type of date or time, or both date and time
- 018
- Available
Summary
Transaction Totals
To transmit a hash total for a specific element in the transaction set
- Number of line items (CTT01) is the accumulation of number of LIN segments. If used, hash total (CTT02) is the sum of the values of the quantities (QTY02) of each QTY segment.
Transaction Set Trailer
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)
Total number of segments included in a transaction set including ST and SE segments
Functional Group Trailer
To indicate the end of a functional group and to provide control information
Total number of transaction sets included in the functional group or interchange (transmission) group terminated by the trailer containing this data element
Interchange Control Trailer
To define the end of an interchange of zero or more functional groups and interchange-related control segments
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