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X12 940 Warehouse Shipping Order (Revision: 3/29/2022)

X12 Release 4010

This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Warehouse Shipping Order Transaction Set (940) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This transaction set can be used to enable the depositor to advise a warehouse to make a shipment, confirm a shipment, or modify or cancel a previously transmitted shipping order.

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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
W05
020
Shipping Order Identification
Max use 1
Required
0100 Loop Depositor
0100 Loop Ship From
N9
090
Reference Identification Internal Vendor Number
Max use 1
Required
N9
090
Reference Identification Load Planning Number
Max use 1
Optional
G61
100
Contact
Max use 3
Required
G62
110
Date/Time
Max use 10
Required
NTE
120
Note/Special Instruction
Max use 1
Optional
W66
140
Warehouse Carrier Information
Max use 1
Required
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

OW
Warehouse Shipping Order (940)
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).
940
Warehouse Shipping 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

W05
020
Heading > W05

Shipping Order Identification

RequiredMax use 1

To transmit identifying numbers and other basic data for this transaction set

Example
W05-01
473
Order Status Code
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code identifying purpose of transaction set

N
Original
W05-02
285
Depositor Order Number
Required
String (AN)
Min 1Max 22

Identifying number for warehouse shipping order assigned by the depositor

Usage notes

Supplier Internal Tracking Number

W05-03
324
Purchase Order Number
Required
String (AN)
Min 1Max 22

Identifying number for Purchase Order assigned by the orderer/purchaser

Usage notes

PO number should not be altered.

0100 Loop Depositor
OptionalMax 1
Variants (all may be used)
0100 Loop Ship From0100 Loop Ship To
N1
040
Heading > 0100 Loop Depositor > N1

Name

RequiredMax use 1

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

Example
N1-01
98
Entity Identifier Code
Required
Identifier (ID)

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

DE
Depositor
Required
String (AN)
Min 1Max 60

Free-form name

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

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

92
Assigned by Buyer or Buyer's Agent
N1-04
67
Identification Code
Required
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

Supplier can use Supplier Site/Vendor Number.

0100 Loop Depositor end
0100 Loop Ship From
RequiredMax 1
Variants (all may be used)
0100 Loop Depositor0100 Loop Ship To
N1
040
Heading > 0100 Loop Ship From > N1

Name

RequiredMax use 1

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

Example
N1-01
98
Entity Identifier Code
Required
Identifier (ID)

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

SF
Ship From
Required
String (AN)
Min 1Max 60

Free-form name

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

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

92
Assigned by Buyer or Buyer's Agent
N1-04
67
Identification Code
Required
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

Supplier can use Supplier Site/Vendor Number.

N3
060
Heading > 0100 Loop Ship From > N3

Address Information

RequiredMax 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
070
Heading > 0100 Loop Ship From > N4

Geographic Location

RequiredMax use 1

To specify the geographic place of the named party

Example
N4-01
19
City Name
Required
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
Required
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
Required
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

US
United States of America (the)
USA
United States of America (the)
0100 Loop Ship From end
0100 Loop Ship To
RequiredMax 1
Variants (all may be used)
0100 Loop Depositor0100 Loop Ship From
N1
040
Heading > 0100 Loop Ship To > N1

Name

RequiredMax use 1

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

Example
N1-01
98
Entity Identifier Code
Required
Identifier (ID)

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

ST
Ship To
Required
String (AN)
Min 1Max 60

Free-form name

Usage notes

Ship-to Name from EDI 850 PO transmission.

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

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

92
Assigned by Buyer or Buyer's Agent
N1-04
67
Identification Code
Required
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

3-5 digit Store/Warehouse location number.
Ship-to Location Number from EDI 850 PO transmission.

N3
060
Heading > 0100 Loop Ship To > N3

Address Information

RequiredMax 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
070
Heading > 0100 Loop Ship To > N4

Geographic Location

RequiredMax use 1

To specify the geographic place of the named party

Example
N4-01
19
City Name
Required
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
Required
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
Required
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

US
United States of America (the)
USA
United States of America (the)
0100 Loop Ship To end
N9
090
Heading > N9

Reference Identification Internal Vendor Number

RequiredMax use 1

To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

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

Code qualifying the Reference Identification

IA
Internal Vendor 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

Supplier Site/Vendor # sent on EDI PO.

N9
090
Heading > N9

Reference Identification Load Planning Number

OptionalMax use 1

To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

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

Code qualifying the Reference Identification

LO
Load Planning 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

G61
100
Heading > G61

Contact

RequiredMax use 3

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

Example
G61-01
366
Contact Function Code
Required
Identifier (ID)

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

DC
Delivery Contact
Required
String (AN)
Min 1Max 60

Free-form name

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

Code identifying the type of communication number

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

Complete communications number including country or area code when applicable

G62
110
Heading > G62

Date/Time

RequiredMax use 10

To specify pertinent dates and times

Example
G62-01
432
Date Qualifier
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code specifying type of date

EP
Earliest Pickup Date
LP
Latest Pickup Date
Required
Date (DT)
CCYYMMDD format

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD

NTE
120
Heading > NTE

Note/Special Instruction

OptionalMax use >1

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)

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

WHI
Warehouse Instruction
NTE-02
352
Description
Optional
String (AN)
Min 1Max 80

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

W66
140
Heading > W66

Warehouse Carrier Information

RequiredMax use 1

To specify transportation instructions relating to shipment

Example
W66-01
146
Shipment Method of Payment
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code identifying payment terms for transportation charges

Usage notes

Only use 940 OW for Collect Suppliers

CC
Collect
W66-02
91
Transportation Method/Type Code
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code specifying the method or type of transportation for the shipment

A
Air
H
Customer Pickup
M
Motor (Common Carrier)
R
Rail
W66-05
387
Routing
Required
String (AN)
Min 1Max 35

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

Heading end

Detail

0300 Loop
RequiredMax >1
LX
005
Detail > 0300 Loop > LX

Assigned Number

RequiredMax use 1

To reference a line number in a transaction set

Example
LX-01
554
Assigned Number
Required
Numeric (N0)
Min 1Max 6

Number assigned for differentiation within a transaction set

0310 Loop
RequiredMax >1
W01
020
Detail > 0300 Loop > 0310 Loop > W01

Line Item Detail - Warehouse

RequiredMax use 1

To transmit basic and most frequent shipment-related line-item data elements

Example
W01-01
330
Quantity Ordered
Required
Decimal number (R)
Min 1Max 15

Quantity ordered

Usage notes

Item Qty associated to load - must be sent in same format as PO Qty.

W01-02
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

BG
Bag
BP
100 Board Feet
BX
Box
CA
Case
CD
Carat
DS
Display
DZ
Dozen
EA
Each
FT
Foot
GL
Grams per Liter
LB
Pound
LF
Linear Foot
MX
Mixed
OZ
Ounce - Av
PC
Piece
PK
Package
PL
Pallet/Unit Load
PR
Pair
RL
Roll
SY
Square Yard
YD
Yard
W01-04
235
Product/Service ID Qualifier
Required
Identifier (ID)

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

EN
European Article Number (EAN) (2-5-5-1)
UA
U.P.C./EAN Case Code (2-5-5)
UI
U.P.C. Consumer Package Code (1-5-5)
UK
U.P.C./EAN Shipping Container Code (1-2-5-5-1)
UP
U.P.C. Consumer Package Code (1-5-5-1)
W01-05
234
Product/Service ID
Required
String (AN)
Min 1Max 48

Identifying number for a product or service

Usage notes

-# sent in PO1 segment on 850 PO).
-UPC number from EDI PO.
-12 digit UPC-A #, 13 digit EAN # or 14 digit GTIN # sent on PO.

W01-06
235
Product/Service ID Qualifier
Required
Identifier (ID)

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

BC
Supplier Brand Code
BP
Buyer's Part Number
IN
Buyer's Item Number
PI
Purchaser's Item Code
VA
Vendor's Style Number
VC
Vendor's (Seller's) Catalog Number
VN
Vendor's (Seller's) Item Number
VP
Vendor's (Seller's) Part Number
W01-07
234
Product/Service ID
Required
String (AN)
Min 1Max 48

Identifying number for a product or service

Usage notes

VPN sent in PO1 segment on 850 PO.

G69
030
Detail > 0300 Loop > 0310 Loop > G69

Line Item Detail - Description

RequiredMax 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

0310 Loop end
0300 Loop end
Detail end

Summary

W76
010
Summary > W76

Total Shipping Order

RequiredMax use 1

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

Example
W76-01
330
Quantity Ordered
Required
Decimal number (R)
Min 1Max 15

Quantity ordered

  • Quantity ordered (W7601) is a hash total and the unit of measure is not required.
Usage notes

Units/Eaches, Cases, or Pallets

W76-02
81
Weight
Required
Decimal number (R)
Min 1Max 10

Numeric value of weight

Usage notes

44500 lbs max.
Required if not sent in TD1 segment.

W76-03
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

Usage notes

Required if not sent in TD1 segment.

LB
Pound
W76-04
183
Volume
Required
Decimal number (R)
Min 1Max 8

Value of volumetric measure

Usage notes

3500 cubic feet max.
Required if not sent in TD1 segment.

W76-05
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

CF
Cubic Feet
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

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