X12 846 Inventory Advice for Sears.com
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
BIA03 is the sender's internal document number and is used to identify the transaction in the supplier's system.
The date and time (BIA04 and BIA05) are the date and time of creation. The application will use these elements to determine the most current transaction if more than one is transmitted to Sears. The transaction may not be more than 24 hours old or it will be rejected by Sears.
Time is expressed using a 24-hour clock.
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
The value of REF*IA is a Sears-assigned number which identifies the vendor to the Sears’ Customer Direct program.
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
- IA
- Internal Vendor Number
Detail
Item Identification
To specify basic item identification data
The LIN segment begins the detail area of the transaction set. One LIN loop should be created for each item/SKU included in the report. LIN05 through LIN07 are optional and should only be included if SKU or UPC/EAN information is applicable.
BC and MG product qualifiers are for specific automotive parts vendors ONLY.
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.
- IN
- Buyer's Item Number
Identifying number for a product or service
4 - 5 Sears’ item number
Code identifying the type/source of the descriptive number used in Product/Service ID (234)
- BC
- Supplier Brand Code
- EN
- European Article Number (EAN) (2-5-5-1)
- IZ
- Buyer's Size Code
- MG
- Manufacturer's Part Number
- UP
- U.P.C. Consumer Package Code (1-5-5-1)
Identifying number for a product or service
4 -4 Brand Code
13 - 13 European Article Number
3 - 3 Sears’ SKU Number
1 – 45 Manufacturers Part Number
12 - 12 U.P.C. Number
Code identifying the type/source of the descriptive number used in Product/Service ID (234)
- BC
- Supplier Brand Code
- EN
- European Article Number (EAN) (2-5-5-1)
- IZ
- Buyer's Size Code
- MG
- Manufacturer's Part Number
- UP
- U.P.C. Consumer Package Code (1-5-5-1)
Reference Identification
To specify identifying information
This segment is required to specify the department number for the associated line item (LIN). This is the same value sent on the purchase order (REF*DP) and required on the invoice.
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
- DP
- Department Number
Quantity
To specify quantity information
The QTY segment is required to specify the total quantity available of the item/SKU identified in the associated LIN segment.
Only one occurrence of the QTY loop is allowed per LIN segment.
The Customer Direct application requires a value of "EA" in QTY03.
Code specifying the type of quantity
- 33
- Quantity Available for Sale (stock quantity)
Numeric value of quantity
1 - 8 Total quantity available
The SCH segment is used to communicate the inventory availability for a line item. Current availability must be reported.
A quantity of 9999999 indicates unlimited availability of the associated item/SKU.
The quantity in SCH01 must match the quantity in the preceding QTY segment (QTY02).
Line Item Schedule
To specify the data for scheduling a specific line-item
Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken
- EA
- Each
Code specifying type of date or time, or both date and time
- SCH05 specifies the interpretation to be used for SCH06 and SCH07.
- 018
- Available
Summary
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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