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X12 850 Purchase Order
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Delimiters
- ~ Segment
- * Element
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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
BEG
020
Beginning Segment for Purchase Order
Max use 1
Required
CUR
040
Currency
Max use 1
Optional
REF
050
Reference Identification
Max use 1
Optional
PER
060
Administrative Communications Contact
Max use 3
Optional
FOB
080
F.O.B. Related Instructions
Max use 1
Optional
ITD
130
Terms of Sale/Deferred Terms of Sale
Max use 1
Optional
DTM
150
Date/Time Reference Cancel After
Max use 1
Required
DTM
150
Date/Time Reference Ship Not Before
Max use 1
Required
TD5
240
Carrier Details (Routing Sequence/Transit Time)
Max use 12
Optional
GE
-
Functional Group Trailer
Max use 1
Required
IEA
-
Interchange Control Trailer
Max use 1
Required
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- 00
- No Authorization Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I02)
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- 00
- No Security Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I04)
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- U
- U.S. EDI Community of ASC X12, TDCC, and UCS
—
- 00401
- Draft Standards for Trial Use Approved for Publication by ASC X12 Procedures Review Board through October 1997
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- 0
- No Acknowledgment Requested
- 1
- Interchange Acknowledgment Requested
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- T
- Transportation Data Coordinating Committee (TDCC)
- X
- Accredited Standards Committee X12
Heading
—
- BK
- Blanket Order (Quantity Firm)
- RE
- Reorder
- SA
- Stand-alone Order
REF
050
Heading > REF
Reference Identification
OptionalMax use >1
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Usage notes
—
Example
At least one of Reference Identification (REF-02) or Description (REF-03) is required
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- DP
- Department Number—
- IA
- Internal Vendor Number—
- MR
- Merchandise Type Code—
- PD
- Promotion/Deal Number—
- QC
- Product Specification Document Number—
- TC
- Vendor Terms—
- ZZ
- Mutually Defined—
FOB
080
Heading > FOB
F.O.B. Related Instructions
OptionalMax use >1
—
Example
If Transportation Terms Qualifier Code (FOB-04) is present, then Transportation Terms Code (FOB-05) is required
—
- CC
- Collect
- CF
- Collect, Freight Credited Back to Customer
- DF
- Defined by Buyer and Seller
- MX
- Mixed
- PC
- Prepaid but Charged to Customer
- PO
- Prepaid Only
- PP
- Prepaid (by Seller)
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- AC
- City and State
- CA
- Country of Origin
- CC
- Country
- CI
- City
- CO
- County/Parish and State
- CS
- Canadian SPLC
- CY
- County/Parish
- DE
- Destination (Shipping)
- FA
- Factory
- FE
- Freight Equalization Point
- FF
- Foreign Freight Forwarder Location
- MI
- Mill
- NS
- City/State from Points
- O
- Office Address
- OA
- Origin (After Loading on Equipment)
- OR
- Origin (Shipping Point)
- OV
- On Vessel (Free On Board [FOB] point)
- SP
- State/Province
- TL
- Terminal Cargo Location
- WH
- Warehouse
- ZZ
- Mutually Defined
—
- AC
- City and State
- CA
- Country of Origin
- CC
- Country
- CI
- City
- CO
- County/Parish and State
- CS
- Canadian SPLC
- CY
- County/Parish
- DE
- Destination (Shipping)
- FA
- Factory
- FE
- Freight Equalization Point
- FF
- Foreign Freight Forwarder Location
- MI
- Mill
- NS
- City/State from Points
- O
- Office Address
- OA
- Origin (After Loading on Equipment)
- OR
- Origin (Shipping Point)
- OV
- On Vessel (Free On Board [FOB] point)
- SP
- State/Province
- TL
- Terminal Cargo Location
- WH
- Warehouse
- ZZ
- Mutually Defined
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- 01
- Basic
- 02
- End of Month (EOM)
- 05
- Discount Not Applicable
- 06
- Mixed
- 08
- Basic Discount Offered
- 12
- 10 Days After End of Month (10 EOM)
DTM
150
Heading > DTM
Date/Time Reference Cancel After
RequiredMax use 1
—
Usage notes
—
Example
Variants (all may be used)
DTMDate/Time Reference Ship Not BeforeDTM
150
Heading > DTM
Date/Time Reference Ship Not Before
RequiredMax use 1
—
Usage notes
—
Example
Variants (all may be used)
DTMDate/Time Reference Cancel AfterN1 Loop Message To
OptionalMax >1
N1
310
Heading > N1 Loop Message To > 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 Loop Message To end
Heading end
Detail
PO1 Loop
RequiredMax >1
PO1
010
Detail > PO1 Loop > PO1
Baseline Item Data
RequiredMax use 1
—
Example
If Unit or Basis for Measurement Code (PO1-03) is present, then Quantity Ordered (PO1-02) 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
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- EN
- European Article Number (EAN) (2-5-5-1)
- UP
- U.P.C. Consumer Package Code (1-5-5-1)
CTP
040
Detail > PO1 Loop > CTP Loop Promotional Price > CTP
Pricing Information
RequiredMax use 1
—
Example
CTP Loop Promotional Price end
CTP Loop Resale end
—
- VI
- Voluntary Inter-Industry Commerce Standard (VICS) EDI
PID Loop Color end
—
- VI
- Voluntary Inter-Industry Commerce Standard (VICS) EDI
PID Loop Product end
—
- VI
- Voluntary Inter-Industry Commerce Standard (VICS) EDI
PID Loop Size end
SAC Loop
OptionalMax >1
SAC
130
Detail > PO1 Loop > SAC Loop > SAC
Service, Promotion, Allowance, or Charge Information
RequiredMax use 1
—
Example
If either Agency Qualifier Code (SAC-03) or Agency Service, Promotion, Allowance, or Charge Code (SAC-04) is present, then the other is required
—
- VI
- Voluntary Inter-Industry Commerce Standard (VICS) EDI
—
Usage notes
—
SAC Loop end
SDQ
190
Detail > PO1 Loop > SDQ
Destination Quantity
OptionalMax use 500
—
Usage notes
—
Example
If either Identification Code (SDQ-05) or Quantity (SDQ-06) is present, then the other is required
If either Identification Code (SDQ-07) or Quantity (SDQ-08) is present, then the other is required
If either Identification Code (SDQ-09) or Quantity (SDQ-10) is present, then the other is required
If either Identification Code (SDQ-11) or Quantity (SDQ-12) is present, then the other is required
If either Identification Code (SDQ-13) or Quantity (SDQ-14) is present, then the other is required
If either Identification Code (SDQ-15) or Quantity (SDQ-16) is present, then the other is required
If either Identification Code (SDQ-17) or Quantity (SDQ-18) is present, then the other is required
If either Identification Code (SDQ-19) or Quantity (SDQ-20) is present, then the other is required
If either Identification Code (SDQ-21) or Quantity (SDQ-22) is present, then the other is required
N1 Loop
OptionalMax >1
Usage notes
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N1 Loop end
PO1 Loop end
Detail end
Summary
CTT Loop
RequiredMax >1
CTT Loop end
Summary end
EDI Samples
PO example ship to DC
ISA*00* *00* *01*007942915 *01*999999999 *100330*1529*U*00401*000007030*0*P*>~
GS*PO*007942915*999999999*20100330*1529*2802*X*004010VICS~
ST*850*000005018~
BEG*00*SA*13655555**20100330~
CUR*BY*USD~
REF*DP*0085~
REF*IA*0999999999~
REF*TC*02*VENDOR PAYS 1/2 FREIGHT~
REF*MR*003~
REF*ZZ**ALL NORDSTROM P.O.TERMS & CONDITIONS APPLY SEE WWW.NORDSTROMSUPPLIER.COM~
PER*BD*NAT'L SPECIAL OCCASION DRESS~
FOB*CC*FA*FACTORY***FA*FACTORY~
ITD*12*3*17.2*********8%+10% 10 EOM*10~
DTM*001*20100408~
DTM*037*20100401~
TD5****M~
N1*TO**92*0000111111~
PO1*1*31*EA*109*PE*UP*799999999999*VA*012ZZZ*IN*0~
CTP**RES*218~
PID*F*08*VI**GOWN~
PID*F*73*VI**BLUE~
PID*F*74*VI**4~
SAC*N**VI*TC990101*********NH01~
SDQ*EA*92*0010*1*0732*1*0232*1*0223*1*0037*1*0225*1*0722*1*0222*1*0221*1*0034*1~
SDQ*EA*92*0239*1*0730*1*0731*1*0343*1*0320*1*0380*1*0322*1*0386*1*0360*1*0421*1~
SDQ*EA*92*0425*1*0750*1*0629*1*0751*1*0635*1*0227*1*0531*1*0773*1*0774*1*0760*1~
SDQ*EA*92*0765*1~
PO1*2*48*EA*109*PE*UP*799999999991*VA*012ZZZ*IN*0~
CTP**RES*218~
PID*F*08*VI**GOWN~
PID*F*73*VI**BLUE~
PID*F*74*VI**6~
SAC*N**VI*TC990101*********NH01~
SDQ*EA*92*0010*1*0223*1*0232*1*0230*1*0034*1*0723*2*0226*1*0037*1*0221*1*0730*1~
SDQ*EA*92*0731*1*0722*1*0222*1*0238*1*0239*1*0732*1*0380*1*0386*1*0343*1*0322*1~
SDQ*EA*92*0320*1*0360*1*0421*1*0425*1*0531*1*0534*2*0750*1*0237*1*0527*1*0523*2~
SDQ*EA*92*0526*1*0622*1*0227*1*0631*2*0635*1*0637*1*0629*1*0751*1*0774*2*0773*2~
SDQ*EA*92*0765*1*0760*1~
PO1*3*56*EA*109*PE*UP*799999999992*VA*012ZZZ*IN*0~
CTP**RES*218~
PID*F*08*VI**GOWN~
PID*F*73*VI**BLUE~
PID*F*74*VI**8~
SAC*N**VI*TC990101*********NH01~
SDQ*EA*92*0010*1*0239*1*0731*1*0223*1*0732*1*0222*1*0225*2*0226*1*0722*1*0034*2~
SDQ*EA*92*0723*1*0037*1*0230*2*0232*1*0238*2*0221*2*0730*1*0380*2*0320*2*0386*1~
SDQ*EA*92*0322*2*0343*1*0360*1*0425*2*0421*1*0631*1*0750*1*0523*1*0237*2*0635*1~
SDQ*EA*92*0637*2*0227*1*0629*1*0534*1*0527*1*0531*1*0622*2*0526*2*0751*1*0774*1~
SDQ*EA*92*0760*1*0765*1*0773*1~
PO1*4*50*EA*109*PE*UP*799999999993*VA*012ZZZ*IN*0~
CTP**RES*218~
PID*F*08*VI**GOWN~
PID*F*73*VI**BLUE~
PID*F*74*VI**10~
SAC*N**VI*TC990101*********NH01~
SDQ*EA*92*0010*1*0723*1*0731*2*0037*1*0226*2*0034*1*0239*2*0722*1*0732*2*0222*1~
SDQ*EA*92*0230*2*0232*2*0223*1*0238*1*0225*1*0730*1*0380*1*0343*1*0322*1*0360*2~
SDQ*EA*92*0320*1*0386*1*0425*1*0421*1*0622*1*0527*2*0531*1*0534*1*0526*1*0751*1~
SDQ*EA*92*0629*1*0227*1*0237*2*0523*1*0635*1*0750*2*0773*1*0765*1*0774*1*0760*1~
PO1*5*40*EA*109*PE*UP*799999999994*VA*012ZZZ*IN*0~
CTP**RES*218~
PID*F*08*VI**GOWN~
PID*F*73*VI**BLUE~
PID*F*74*VI**12~
SAC*N**VI*TC990101*********NH01~
SDQ*EA*92*0010*1*0232*1*0730*1*0731*1*0226*1*0239*1*0732*1*0230*1*0221*1*0238*1~
SDQ*EA*92*0225*1*0723*1*0722*1*0034*1*0222*1*0360*1*0322*1*0320*1*0386*1*0343*1~
SDQ*EA*92*0421*1*0425*1*0751*1*0635*1*0526*1*0527*1*0622*1*0531*1*0637*1*0631*1~
SDQ*EA*92*0629*1*0237*1*0750*1*0523*1*0534*1*0227*1*0765*1*0760*1*0774*1*0773*1~
PO1*6*25*EA*109*PE*UP*799999999995*VA*012ZZZ*IN*0~
CTP**RES*218~
PID*F*08*VI**GOWN~
PID*F*73*VI**BLUE~
PID*F*74*VI**14~
SAC*N**VI*TC990101*********NH01~
SDQ*EA*92*0221*1*0722*1*0037*1*0223*1*0238*1*0723*1*0730*1*0343*1*0386*1*0380*1~
SDQ*EA*92*0421*1*0629*1*0751*1*0523*1*0526*1*0531*1*0534*1*0637*1*0527*1*0635*1~
SDQ*EA*92*0227*1*0622*1*0631*1*0765*1*0760*1~
CTT*6~
SE*78*000005018~
GE*1*2802~
IEA*1*000007030~
GS*PO*007942915*999999999*20100330*1529*2802*X*004010VICS~
ST*850*000005018~
BEG*00*SA*13655555**20100330~
CUR*BY*USD~
REF*DP*0085~
REF*IA*0999999999~
REF*TC*02*VENDOR PAYS 1/2 FREIGHT~
REF*MR*003~
REF*ZZ**ALL NORDSTROM P.O.TERMS & CONDITIONS APPLY SEE WWW.NORDSTROMSUPPLIER.COM~
PER*BD*NAT'L SPECIAL OCCASION DRESS~
FOB*CC*FA*FACTORY***FA*FACTORY~
ITD*12*3*17.2*********8%+10% 10 EOM*10~
DTM*001*20100408~
DTM*037*20100401~
TD5****M~
N1*TO**92*0000111111~
PO1*1*31*EA*109*PE*UP*799999999999*VA*012ZZZ*IN*0~
CTP**RES*218~
PID*F*08*VI**GOWN~
PID*F*73*VI**BLUE~
PID*F*74*VI**4~
SAC*N**VI*TC990101*********NH01~
SDQ*EA*92*0010*1*0732*1*0232*1*0223*1*0037*1*0225*1*0722*1*0222*1*0221*1*0034*1~
SDQ*EA*92*0239*1*0730*1*0731*1*0343*1*0320*1*0380*1*0322*1*0386*1*0360*1*0421*1~
SDQ*EA*92*0425*1*0750*1*0629*1*0751*1*0635*1*0227*1*0531*1*0773*1*0774*1*0760*1~
SDQ*EA*92*0765*1~
PO1*2*48*EA*109*PE*UP*799999999991*VA*012ZZZ*IN*0~
CTP**RES*218~
PID*F*08*VI**GOWN~
PID*F*73*VI**BLUE~
PID*F*74*VI**6~
SAC*N**VI*TC990101*********NH01~
SDQ*EA*92*0010*1*0223*1*0232*1*0230*1*0034*1*0723*2*0226*1*0037*1*0221*1*0730*1~
SDQ*EA*92*0731*1*0722*1*0222*1*0238*1*0239*1*0732*1*0380*1*0386*1*0343*1*0322*1~
SDQ*EA*92*0320*1*0360*1*0421*1*0425*1*0531*1*0534*2*0750*1*0237*1*0527*1*0523*2~
SDQ*EA*92*0526*1*0622*1*0227*1*0631*2*0635*1*0637*1*0629*1*0751*1*0774*2*0773*2~
SDQ*EA*92*0765*1*0760*1~
PO1*3*56*EA*109*PE*UP*799999999992*VA*012ZZZ*IN*0~
CTP**RES*218~
PID*F*08*VI**GOWN~
PID*F*73*VI**BLUE~
PID*F*74*VI**8~
SAC*N**VI*TC990101*********NH01~
SDQ*EA*92*0010*1*0239*1*0731*1*0223*1*0732*1*0222*1*0225*2*0226*1*0722*1*0034*2~
SDQ*EA*92*0723*1*0037*1*0230*2*0232*1*0238*2*0221*2*0730*1*0380*2*0320*2*0386*1~
SDQ*EA*92*0322*2*0343*1*0360*1*0425*2*0421*1*0631*1*0750*1*0523*1*0237*2*0635*1~
SDQ*EA*92*0637*2*0227*1*0629*1*0534*1*0527*1*0531*1*0622*2*0526*2*0751*1*0774*1~
SDQ*EA*92*0760*1*0765*1*0773*1~
PO1*4*50*EA*109*PE*UP*799999999993*VA*012ZZZ*IN*0~
CTP**RES*218~
PID*F*08*VI**GOWN~
PID*F*73*VI**BLUE~
PID*F*74*VI**10~
SAC*N**VI*TC990101*********NH01~
SDQ*EA*92*0010*1*0723*1*0731*2*0037*1*0226*2*0034*1*0239*2*0722*1*0732*2*0222*1~
SDQ*EA*92*0230*2*0232*2*0223*1*0238*1*0225*1*0730*1*0380*1*0343*1*0322*1*0360*2~
SDQ*EA*92*0320*1*0386*1*0425*1*0421*1*0622*1*0527*2*0531*1*0534*1*0526*1*0751*1~
SDQ*EA*92*0629*1*0227*1*0237*2*0523*1*0635*1*0750*2*0773*1*0765*1*0774*1*0760*1~
PO1*5*40*EA*109*PE*UP*799999999994*VA*012ZZZ*IN*0~
CTP**RES*218~
PID*F*08*VI**GOWN~
PID*F*73*VI**BLUE~
PID*F*74*VI**12~
SAC*N**VI*TC990101*********NH01~
SDQ*EA*92*0010*1*0232*1*0730*1*0731*1*0226*1*0239*1*0732*1*0230*1*0221*1*0238*1~
SDQ*EA*92*0225*1*0723*1*0722*1*0034*1*0222*1*0360*1*0322*1*0320*1*0386*1*0343*1~
SDQ*EA*92*0421*1*0425*1*0751*1*0635*1*0526*1*0527*1*0622*1*0531*1*0637*1*0631*1~
SDQ*EA*92*0629*1*0237*1*0750*1*0523*1*0534*1*0227*1*0765*1*0760*1*0774*1*0773*1~
PO1*6*25*EA*109*PE*UP*799999999995*VA*012ZZZ*IN*0~
CTP**RES*218~
PID*F*08*VI**GOWN~
PID*F*73*VI**BLUE~
PID*F*74*VI**14~
SAC*N**VI*TC990101*********NH01~
SDQ*EA*92*0221*1*0722*1*0037*1*0223*1*0238*1*0723*1*0730*1*0343*1*0386*1*0380*1~
SDQ*EA*92*0421*1*0629*1*0751*1*0523*1*0526*1*0531*1*0534*1*0637*1*0527*1*0635*1~
SDQ*EA*92*0227*1*0622*1*0631*1*0765*1*0760*1~
CTT*6~
SE*78*000005018~
GE*1*2802~
IEA*1*000007030~
PO ship direct to store
ISA*00* *00* *01*007942915 *01*999999999 *100401*1531*U*00401*000007137*0*P*>~
GS*PO*007942915*999999999*20100401*1531*1497*X*004010VICS~
ST*850*000002871~
BEG*00*SA*13444444**20100401~
CUR*BY*USD~
REF*DP*0222~
REF*IA*0888888888~
REF*PD*TS*TRUNK SHOW~
REF*TC*00*VENDOR PAYS NO FREIGHT~
REF*MR*003~
REF*ZZ**ALL NORDSTROM P.O.TERMS & CONDITIONS APPLY SEE WWW.NORDSTROMSUPPLIER.COM~
PER*BD*NATIONAL TREATMENT 6~
FOB*CC*FA*FACTORY***FA*FACTORY~
ITD*05*3*****30*****NET 30 DAYS~
DTM*001*20100415~
DTM*037*20100401~
TD5****M~
N1*TO**92*0000999999~
PO1*1*144*EA*24.9*PE*UP*773339999999*VA*ZZZZ*IN*0~
CTP**RES*41.5~
PID*F*08*VI**NORD 10 LINED LASH~
PID*F*73*VI**SHADE01~
PID*F*74*VI**NO SIZE~
SAC*N**VI*TC990101*********NJ01~
SDQ*EA*92*0430*144~
N1*ST*0430~
CTT*1~
SE*26*000002871~
GE*1*1497~
IEA*1*000007137~
GS*PO*007942915*999999999*20100401*1531*1497*X*004010VICS~
ST*850*000002871~
BEG*00*SA*13444444**20100401~
CUR*BY*USD~
REF*DP*0222~
REF*IA*0888888888~
REF*PD*TS*TRUNK SHOW~
REF*TC*00*VENDOR PAYS NO FREIGHT~
REF*MR*003~
REF*ZZ**ALL NORDSTROM P.O.TERMS & CONDITIONS APPLY SEE WWW.NORDSTROMSUPPLIER.COM~
PER*BD*NATIONAL TREATMENT 6~
FOB*CC*FA*FACTORY***FA*FACTORY~
ITD*05*3*****30*****NET 30 DAYS~
DTM*001*20100415~
DTM*037*20100401~
TD5****M~
N1*TO**92*0000999999~
PO1*1*144*EA*24.9*PE*UP*773339999999*VA*ZZZZ*IN*0~
CTP**RES*41.5~
PID*F*08*VI**NORD 10 LINED LASH~
PID*F*73*VI**SHADE01~
PID*F*74*VI**NO SIZE~
SAC*N**VI*TC990101*********NJ01~
SDQ*EA*92*0430*144~
N1*ST*0430~
CTT*1~
SE*26*000002871~
GE*1*1497~
IEA*1*000007137~
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