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X12 846 Retail Inventory Inquiry/Advice

X12 Release 4030

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Delimiters

~ Segment
* Element
> Component
^ Repetition

EDI sample

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Sample 1

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ISA

Interchange Control Header

RequiredMax use 1

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Example

ISA-01

I01

Authorization Information Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

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00: No Authorization Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I02)

ISA-02

I02

Authorization Information

Required

String (AN)

Min 10Max 10

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ISA-03

I03

Security Information Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

00: No Security Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I04)

ISA-04

I04

Security Information

Required

String (AN)

Min 10Max 10

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ISA-05

I05

Interchange ID Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

Min 2Max 2

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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: ACT, Inc. 4-Digit Code of Postsecondary Institutions.
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
SA: User Identification Number as assigned by the Safety and Fitness Electronic Records (SAFER) System
SN: Standard Address Number
ZZ: Mutually Defined

ISA-06

I06

Interchange Sender ID

Required

String (AN)

Min 15Max 15

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ISA-07

I05

Interchange ID Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

Min 2Max 2

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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: ACT, Inc. 4-Digit Code of Postsecondary Institutions.
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
SA: User Identification Number as assigned by the Safety and Fitness Electronic Records (SAFER) System
SN: Standard Address Number
ZZ: Mutually Defined

ISA-08

I07

Interchange Receiver ID

Required

String (AN)

Min 15Max 15

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ISA-09

I08

Interchange Date

Required

Date (DT)

YYMMDD format

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ISA-10

I09

Interchange Time

Required

Time (TM)

HHMM format

—

ISA-11

I65

Repetition Separator

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 1

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^: Repetition Separator

ISA-12

I11

Interchange Control Version Number

Required

Identifier (ID)

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00403: Draft Standards for Trial Use Approved for Publication by ASC X12 Procedures Review Board through October 1999

ISA-13

I12

Interchange Control Number

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 9Max 9

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ISA-14

I13

Acknowledgment Requested

Required

Identifier (ID)

Min 1Max 1

—

0: No Acknowledgment Requested
1: Interchange Acknowledgment Requested

ISA-15

I14

Usage Indicator

Required

Identifier (ID)

Min 1Max 1

—

I: Information
P: Production Data
T: Test Data

ISA-16

I15

Component Element Separator

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 1

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>: Component Element Separator

Functional Group Header

RequiredMax use 1

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Example

GS-01

479

Functional Identifier Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

IB: Inventory Inquiry/Advice (846)

GS-02

142

Application Sender's Code

Required

String (AN)

Min 2Max 15

—

GS-03

124

Application Receiver's Code

Required

String (AN)

Min 2Max 15

—

GS-04

373

Date

Required

Date (DT)

CCYYMMDD format

—

GS-05

337

Time

Required

Time (TM)

HHMM, HHMMSS, HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD format

—

GS-06

Group Control Number

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 9

—

GS-07

455

Responsible Agency Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

Min 1Max 2

—

T: Transportation Data Coordinating Committee (TDCC)
X: Accredited Standards Committee X12

GS-08

480

Version / Release / Industry Identifier Code

Required

String (AN)

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004030: Draft Standards Approved for Publication by ASC X12 Procedures Review Board through October 1999

Heading

0100

Heading > ST

Transaction Set Header

RequiredMax use 1

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Example

ST-01

143

Transaction Set Identifier Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

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846: Inventory Inquiry/Advice

ST-02

329

Transaction Set Control Number

Required

Numeric (N)

Min 4Max 9

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BIA

0200

Heading > BIA

Beginning Segment for Inventory Inquiry/Advice

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

BIA-01

353

Transaction Set Purpose Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

00: Original
07: Duplicate

BIA-02

755

Report Type Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

MB: Manufacturer/Distributor Inventory Report

BIA-03

127

Reference Identification

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 50

—

BIA-04

373

Date

Required

Date (DT)

CCYYMMDD format

—

DTM

0500

Heading > DTM

Date/Time Reference

RequiredMax use 10

—

Example

DTM-01

374

Date/Time Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

090: Report Start
091: Report End

DTM-02

373

Date

Required

Date (DT)

CCYYMMDD format

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REF

0600

Heading > REF

Reference Identification Batch Number

OptionalMax use >1

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Example

Variants (all may be used)

REFReference Identification Department Number

REF-01

128

Reference Identification Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

BT: Batch Number

REF-02

127

Reference Identification

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 50

—

Usage notes

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REF

0600

Heading > REF

Reference Identification Department Number

OptionalMax use 1

—

Example

Variants (all may be used)

REFReference Identification Batch Number

REF-01

128

Reference Identification Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

DP: Department Number

REF-02

127

Reference Identification

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 50

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Usage notes

—

N1 Loop

OptionalMax >1

0800

Heading > N1 Loop > N1

Name

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

If either Identification Code Qualifier (N1-03) or Identification Code (N1-04) is present, then the other is required

At least one of Name (N1-02) or Identification Code Qualifier (N1-03) is required

N1-01

Entity Identifier Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

RL: Reporting Location

N1-02

Name

Optional

String (AN)

Min 1Max 60

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Usage notes

—

N1-03

Identification Code Qualifier

Optional

Identifier (ID)

—

92: Assigned by Buyer or Buyer's Agent

N1-04

Identification Code

Optional

String (AN)

Min 2Max 80

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Usage notes

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N1 Loop end

Heading end

Detail

LIN Loop

RequiredMax >1

LIN

0100

Detail > LIN Loop > LIN

Item Identification

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

LIN-02

235

Product/Service ID Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

EN: EAN/UCC - 13
UK: EAN/UCC - 14
UP: UCC - 12

LIN-03

234

Product/Service ID

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 48

—

Usage notes

—

QTY Loop

RequiredMax >1

QTY

3200

Detail > LIN Loop > QTY Loop > QTY

Quantity

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

QTY-01

673

Quantity Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

33: Quantity Available for Sale (stock quantity)

QTY-02

380

Quantity

Required

Decimal number (R)

Min 1Max 15

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Usage notes

—

QTY Loop end

LIN Loop end

Detail end

Summary

CTT

0100

Summary > CTT

Transaction Totals

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

CTT-01

354

Number of Line Items

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 6

—

Usage notes

—

0200

Summary > SE

Transaction Set Trailer

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

SE-01

Number of Included Segments

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 10

—

SE-02

329

Transaction Set Control Number

Required

Numeric (N)

Min 4Max 9

—

Summary end

Functional Group Trailer

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

GE-01

Number of Transaction Sets Included

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 6

—

GE-02

Group Control Number

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 9

—

IEA

Interchange Control Trailer

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

IEA-01

I16

Number of Included Functional Groups

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 5

—

IEA-02

I12

Interchange Control Number

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 9Max 9

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EDI Samples

Sample 1

ISA*00* *00* *ZZ*SENDER *ZZ*RECEIVER *240119*1533*^*00403*000000001*0*T*>~
GS*IB*SENDERGS*RECEIVERGS*20240119*153306*000000001*X*004030~
ST*846*0001~
BIA*00*MB*2485998*20240116~
DTM*090*20240116~
DTM*091*20240116~
N1*RL**92*DMG~
LIN**UP*825076736789~
QTY*33*0~
LIN**UP*825076665805~
QTY*33*0~
LIN**UP*825076752598~
QTY*33*0~
LIN**UP*825076429797~
QTY*33*0~
LIN**UP*715585001150~
QTY*33*94~
LIN**UP*715585044591~
QTY*33*26~
LIN**UP*825076433138~
QTY*33*0~
LIN**UP*825076343260~
QTY*33*0~
LIN**UP*825076656063~
QTY*33*0~
LIN**UP*825076992079~
QTY*33*12~
LIN**UP*825076316479~
QTY*33*0~
LIN**UP*825076888396~
QTY*33*0~
LIN**UP*825076279903~
QTY*33*0~
LIN**UP*715585094282~
QTY*33*0~
LIN**UP*715585022230~
QTY*33*30~
LIN**UP*715585033311~
QTY*33*0~
LIN**UP*825076751560~
QTY*33*0~
LIN**UP*825076249999~
QTY*33*20~
LIN**UP*825076666659~
QTY*33*0~
LIN**UP*715585026740~
QTY*33*21~
LIN**UP*825076413895~
QTY*33*0~
LIN**UP*825076692160~
QTY*33*245~
LIN**UP*825076887313~
QTY*33*4~
LIN**UP*825076996060~
QTY*33*5~
LIN**UP*825076298829~
QTY*33*0~
LIN**UP*825076647634~
QTY*33*0~
LIN**UP*825076763846~
QTY*33*4~
LIN**UP*825076692467~
QTY*33*0~
LIN**UP*825076634818~
QTY*33*0~
LIN**UP*825076202017~
QTY*33*0~
LIN**UP*715585087680~
QTY*33*0~
LIN**UP*715585036473~
QTY*33*10~
LIN**UP*825076989758~
QTY*33*0~
LIN**UP*825076244772~
QTY*33*16~
LIN**UP*825076771483~
QTY*33*61~
LIN**UP*825076938138~
QTY*33*12~
LIN**UP*825076161116~
QTY*33*99~
LIN**UP*825076335357~
QTY*33*0~
LIN**UP*825076756565~
QTY*33*10~
LIN**UP*715585018929~
QTY*33*0~
LIN**UP*825076948366~
QTY*33*0~
LIN**UP*715585077230~
QTY*33*54~
LIN**UP*825076496546~
QTY*33*0~
LIN**UP*825076659170~
QTY*33*0~
LIN**UP*825076638946~
QTY*33*12~
CTT*00000~
SE*97*0001~
GE*1*000000001~
IEA*1*000000001~

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