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X12 846 Inventory Inquiry/Advice

X12 Release 4010

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Delimiters

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* Element
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EDI sample

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Sample

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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)

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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: 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 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: 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 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

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ISA-11

I10

Interchange Control Standards Identifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

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U: U.S. EDI Community of ASC X12, TDCC, and UCS

ISA-12

I11

Interchange Control Version Number

Required

Identifier (ID)

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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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004010: Draft Standards Approved for Publication by ASC X12 Procedures Review Board through October 1997

Heading

010

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

020

Heading > BIA

Beginning Segment for Inventory Inquiry/Advice

RequiredMax use 1

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Example

BIA-01

353

Transaction Set Purpose Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

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08: Status

BIA-02

755

Report Type Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

DD: Distributor Inventory Report

BIA-03

127

Reference Identification

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 30

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Usage notes

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BIA-04

373

Date

Required

Date (DT)

CCYYMMDD format

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Usage notes

—

BIA-05

337

Time

Required

Time (TM)

HHMM, HHMMSS, HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD format

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Usage notes

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N1 Loop

OptionalMax >1

080

Heading > N1 Loop > N1

Name

RequiredMax use 1

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Example

N1-01

Entity Identifier Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

VN: Vendor

N1-02

Name

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 60

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Usage notes

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100

Heading > N1 Loop > N3

Address Information

OptionalMax use 2

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Example

N3-01

166

Address Information

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 55

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Usage notes

—

N3-02

166

Address Information

Optional

String (AN)

Min 1Max 55

—

Usage notes

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110

Heading > N1 Loop > N4

Geographic Location

OptionalMax use 1

—

Example

N4-01

City Name

Required

String (AN)

Min 2Max 30

—

N4-02

156

State or Province Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

Min 2Max 2

—

N4-03

116

Postal Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

Min 3Max 15

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N1 Loop end

Heading end

Detail

LIN Loop

RequiredMax >1

LIN

010

Detail > LIN Loop > LIN

Item Identification

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

LIN-01

350

Assigned Identification

Optional

String (AN)

Min 1Max 20

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Usage notes

—

LIN-02

235

Product/Service ID Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

VP: Vendor's (Seller's) Part Number

LIN-03

234

Product/Service ID

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 48

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Usage notes

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LIN-04

235

Product/Service ID Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

BP: Buyer's Part Number

LIN-05

234

Product/Service ID

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 48

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Usage notes

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REF

140

Detail > LIN Loop > REF

D-U-N-S Number Dun & Bradstreet

OptionalMax use 1

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Example

Variants (all may be used)

REFReference Identification

REF-01

128

Reference Identification Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

DUN: D-U-N-S Number Dun & Bradstreet

REF-02

127

Reference Identification

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 30

—

Usage notes

—

REF

140

Detail > LIN Loop > REF

Reference Identification

OptionalMax use >1

—

Example

Variants (all may be used)

REFD-U-N-S Number Dun & Bradstreet

REF-01

128

Reference Identification Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

ZZ: Mutually Defined

REF-02

127

Reference Identification

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 30

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Usage notes

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QTY Loop

OptionalMax >1

QTY

320

Detail > LIN Loop > QTY Loop > QTY

Quantity

RequiredMax use 1

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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

—

QTY-03

C001

Composite Unit of Measure

RequiredMax use 1

To identify a composite unit of measure (See Figures Appendix for examples of use)

C001-01

355

Unit or Basis for Measurement Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

Min 2Max 2

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QTY Loop end

LIN Loop end

Detail end

Summary

CTT

010

Summary > CTT

Transaction Totals

OptionalMax use 1

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Example

CTT-01

354

Number of Line Items

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 6

—

CTT-02

347

Hash Total

Required

Decimal number (R)

Min 1Max 10

—

020

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

ST*846*015530002~
BIA*08*DD*20110523210013*20110523*1200~
N1*VN*Delphi Automotive~
N3*123 Hollywood Ave.~
N4*Beverly Hills*CA*90210~
LIN*ABC*VP*AF10055*BP*AF10055~
REF*DUN*123456789~
REF*ZZ*90210~
QTY*33*25*EA~
LIN*DEF*VP*942675*BP*942675~
REF*DUN*226458871~
REF*ZZ*01152~
QTY*33*100*EA~
LIN*GHI*VP*BT572269*BP*BT572269~
REF*DUN*664859972~
REF*ZZ*59974~
QTY*33*1206*EA~
LIN*JKL*VP*DIFNUM*BP*26264~
REF*DUN*233349778551~
REF*ZZ*55429~
QTY*33*16*EA~
LIN*MNO*VP*SK-25*BP*SK-25~
REF*DUN*6645581113597~
REF*ZZ*79946~
QTY*33*1*EA~
LIN*ABC*VP*RE-1234*BP*RE1234~
REF*DUN*66333884592267445~
REF*ZZ*12345~
QTY*33*2250*EA~
CTT*6*120~
SE*31*015530002~

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