X12 940 Warehouse Shipping Order (new)
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.
- ~ 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
- OW
- Warehouse Shipping Order (940)
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).
- 940
- Warehouse Shipping Order
Shipping Order Identification
To transmit identifying numbers and other basic data for this transaction set
Code identifying purpose of transaction set
- F
- Cancel
- N
- Original
- R
- Change
Identifying number for warehouse shipping order assigned by the depositor
Name
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual
- BT
- Bill-to-Party
- CN
- Consignee
- SF
- Ship From
- ST
- Ship To
Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)
- 1
- D-U-N-S Number, Dun & Bradstreet
- 91
- Assigned by Seller or Seller's Agent
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.
Address Information
To specify the location of the named party
Geographic Location
To specify the geographic place of the named party
Free-form text for city name
- A combination of either N401 through N404, or N405 and N406 may be adequate to specify a location.
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.
Code defining international postal zone code excluding punctuation and blanks (zip code for United States)
Administrative Communications Contact
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
Code identifying the major duty or responsibility of the person or group named
- IC
- Information Contact
Code identifying the type of communication number
- TE
- Telephone
Complete communications number including country or area code when applicable
Code identifying the type of communication number
- EM
- Electronic Mail
Complete communications number including country or area code when applicable
Code identifying the type of communication number
- FX
- Facsimile
Reference Identification
To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
- BM
- Bill of Lading Number
- CO
- Customer Order Number
- DP
- Department Number
- IA
- Internal Vendor Number
- PO
- Purchase Order Number
Delivery Requested on This Date
To specify pertinent dates and times
Code specifying type of date
- 02
- Delivery Requested on This Date
Code specifying the reported time
- 5
- Delivery Requested Scheduled Time
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)
Requested Ship Date/Pick-up Date
To specify pertinent dates and times
Code specifying type of date
- 10
- Requested Ship Date/Pick-up Date
Code specifying the reported time
- 4
- Pickup Requested Scheduled Time
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)
Note/Special Instruction
To transmit information in a free-form format, if necessary, for comment or special instruction
Code identifying the functional area or purpose for which the note applies
- DEL
- Delivery
- SPH
- Special Handling
- WHI
- Warehouse Instruction
Warehouse Carrier Information
To specify transportation instructions relating to shipment
Code identifying payment terms for transportation charges
- CC
- Collect
- DE
- Per Contract
- PP
- Prepaid (by Seller)
Code specifying the method or type of transportation for the shipment
- H
- Customer Pickup
- M
- Motor (Common Carrier)
Free-form description of the routing or requested routing for shipment, or the originating carrier's identity
Detail
Assigned Number
To reference a line number in a transaction set
Line Item Detail - Warehouse
To transmit basic and most frequent shipment-related line-item data elements
Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken
- CA
- Case
- EA
- Each
- KG
- Kilogram
- LB
- Pound
Code (Universal Product Code - U.P.C.) including two high order digits identifying the "system" (U.S. Grocery = 00, 06 or 07; U.S. Drug = 03); using the U.S. Grocery system, the next ten digits are: Manufacturer (5) Case Code (5)
Code identifying the type/source of the descriptive number used in Product/Service ID (234)
- VN
- Vendor's (Seller's) Item Number
Identifying number for a product or service
Code identifying the type/source of the descriptive number used in Product/Service ID (234)
- LT
- Lot Number
Identifying number for a product or service
Line Item Detail - Description
To describe an item in free-form format
Reference Identification
To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
- LI
- Line Item Identifier (Seller's)
Summary
Total Shipping Order
To specify summary details of total items shipped in terms of quantity, weight, and volume
Quantity ordered
- Quantity ordered (W7601) is a hash total and the unit of measure is not required.
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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