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X12 180 Return Merchandise Notification for Direct Store Delivery (DSD)

X12 Release 4010

This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Return Merchandise Authorization and Notification Transaction Set (180) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This transaction set can provide for customary and established business and industry practice relative to the returning of merchandise to the vendor. This transaction set may satisfy request for returns, authorization or disposition of the return, notification of return, or notification of consumer return.

Delimiters
  • ~ Segment
  • * Element
  • > Component
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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
BGN
020
Beginning Segment
Max use 1
Required
N1 Loop Ship From
N1 Loop Store
GE
-
Functional Group Trailer
Max use 1
Required
IEA
-
Interchange Control Trailer
Max use 1
Required
ISA

Interchange Control Header

RequiredMax use 1

To start and identify an interchange of zero or more functional groups and interchange-related control segments

Example
ISA-01
I01
Authorization Information Qualifier
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code to identify the type of information in the Authorization Information

00
No Authorization Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I02)
ISA-02
I02
Authorization Information
Required
String (AN)
Min 10Max 10

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)

ISA-03
I03
Security Information Qualifier
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code to identify the type of information in the Security Information

00
No Security Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I04)
ISA-04
I04
Security Information
Required
String (AN)
Min 10Max 10

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)

ISA-05
I05
Interchange ID Qualifier
Required
Identifier (ID)
Min 2Max 2

Qualifier to designate the system/method of code structure used to designate the sender or receiver ID element being qualified

Codes
ISA-06
I06
Interchange Sender ID
Required
String (AN)
Min 15Max 15

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

ISA-07
I05
Interchange ID Qualifier
Required
Identifier (ID)
Min 2Max 2

Qualifier to designate the system/method of code structure used to designate the sender or receiver ID element being qualified

Codes
ISA-08
I07
Interchange Receiver ID
Required
String (AN)
Min 15Max 15

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

ISA-09
I08
Interchange Date
Required
Date (DT)
YYMMDD format

Date of the interchange

ISA-10
I09
Interchange Time
Required
Time (TM)
HHMM format

Time of the interchange

ISA-11
I10
Interchange Control Standards Identifier
Required
Identifier (ID)

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
ISA-12
I11
Interchange Control Version Number
Required
Identifier (ID)

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
ISA-13
I12
Interchange Control Number
Required
Numeric (N0)
Min 9Max 9

A control number assigned by the interchange sender

ISA-14
I13
Acknowledgment Requested
Required
Identifier (ID)
Min 1Max 1

Code sent by the sender to request an interchange acknowledgment (TA1)

0
No Acknowledgment Requested
1
Interchange Acknowledgment Requested
ISA-15
I14
Usage Indicator
Required
Identifier (ID)
Min 1Max 1

Code to indicate whether data enclosed by this interchange envelope is test, production or information

I
Information
P
Production Data
T
Test Data
ISA-16
I15
Component Element Separator
Required
String (AN)
Min 1Max 1

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

RequiredMax use 1

To indicate the beginning of a functional group and to provide control information

Example
GS-01
479
Functional Identifier Code
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code identifying a group of application related transaction sets

AN
Return Merchandise Authorization and Notification (180)
GS-02
142
Application Sender's Code
Required
String (AN)
Min 2Max 15

Code identifying party sending transmission; codes agreed to by trading partners

GS-03
124
Application Receiver's Code
Required
String (AN)
Min 2Max 15

Code identifying party receiving transmission. Codes agreed to by trading partners

Required
Date (DT)
CCYYMMDD format

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD

Required
Time (TM)
HHMM, HHMMSS, HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD format

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)

GS-06
28
Group Control Number
Required
Numeric (N0)
Min 1Max 9

Assigned number originated and maintained by the sender

GS-07
455
Responsible Agency Code
Required
Identifier (ID)
Min 1Max 2

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
GS-08
480
Version / Release / Industry Identifier Code
Required
String (AN)

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

ST
010
Heading > ST

Transaction Set Header

RequiredMax use 1

To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number

Example
ST-01
143
Transaction Set Identifier Code
Required
Identifier (ID)

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).
180
Return Merchandise Authorization and Notification
ST-02
329
Transaction Set Control Number
Required
Numeric (N)
Min 4Max 9

Identifying control number that must be unique within the transaction set functional group assigned by the originator for a transaction set

BGN
020
Heading > BGN

Beginning Segment

RequiredMax use 1

To indicate the beginning of a transaction set

Example
BGN-01
353
Transaction Set Purpose Code
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code identifying purpose of transaction set

13
Request
22
Information Copy
BGN-02
127
Reference Identification
Required
String (AN)
Min 1Max 30

Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

  • BGN02 is the transaction set reference number.
Usage notes

This will be either the Walgreens Legacy 11-digit store-level Claim Number or the 10-digit SAP Goods Receipt (GR) number, which must be used on all appropriate return documents (EDI-810 Credit (BIG04) and/or EDI-180-
Response (BGN02)).

Required
Date (DT)
CCYYMMDD format

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD

  • BGN03 is the transaction set date.
N1 Loop Ship From
OptionalMax 1
Usage notes

This instance will carry the DEA License number for the store submitting this claim request. For all Rx vendors, this value will be sent and must be returned on all affiliated responses. This N1 loop will not be transmitted for, nor will it be required by, any non Rx vendors.

Variants (all may be used)
N1 Loop StoreN1 Loop Vendor
N1
120
Heading > N1 Loop Ship From > N1

Name

RequiredMax use 1

To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code

Example
N1-01
98
Entity Identifier Code
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual

SF
Ship From
N1-03
66
Identification Code Qualifier
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)

11
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
N1-04
67
Identification Code
Required
String (AN)
Min 2Max 80

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.
Usage notes

This element will carry the DEA License Number.

N1 Loop Ship From end
N1 Loop Store
RequiredMax 1
Variants (all may be used)
N1 Loop Ship FromN1 Loop Vendor
N1
120
Heading > N1 Loop Store > N1

Name

RequiredMax use 1

To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code

Example
N1-01
98
Entity Identifier Code
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual

SN
Store
Required
String (AN)
Min 1Max 60

Free-form name

Usage notes

The contents of this element will always be "WALGREENS STORE."

N1-03
66
Identification Code Qualifier
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)

92
Assigned by Buyer or Buyer's Agent
N1-04
67
Identification Code
Required
String (AN)
Min 2Max 80

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.
Usage notes

This element will carry either the Legacy Walgreens 5-digit Store Number or the SAP Site Location value

N1 Loop Store end
N1 Loop Vendor
RequiredMax 1
Variants (all may be used)
N1 Loop Ship FromN1 Loop Store
N1
120
Heading > N1 Loop Vendor > N1

Name

RequiredMax use 1

To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code

Example
N1-01
98
Entity Identifier Code
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual

VN
Vendor
Required
String (AN)
Min 1Max 60

Free-form name

Usage notes

The contents of this element will always be "WALGREENS STORE."

N1-03
66
Identification Code Qualifier
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)

92
Assigned by Buyer or Buyer's Agent
N1-04
67
Identification Code
Required
String (AN)
Min 2Max 80

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.
Usage notes

This element will carry the Walgreens 6-digit Legacy Vendor Number or 10-digit SAP Vendor Number. For vendors required to submit an 180-Response, this value must be returned in the N1*VN segment just as it is sent here.

N1 Loop Vendor end
Heading end

Detail

BLI Loop
RequiredMax >1
BLI
010
Detail > BLI Loop > BLI

Baseline Item Data

RequiredMax use 1

To specify basic item data: item identification, quantity, and price

  • Quantity is specified either in the BLI segment (BLI03) or in the QTY segment.
Example
If either Price Identifier Code (BLI-05) or Unit Price (BLI-06) is present, then the other is required
BLI-01
235
Product/Service ID Qualifier
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code identifying the type/source of the descriptive number used in Product/Service ID (234)

  • BLI01, BLI02, and BLI08 through BLI13 provide for four different product/service IDs for each item. For example: Case, Color, Drawing No., U.P.C. No., ISBN No., Model, SKU.
EN
European Article Number (EAN) (2-5-5-1)
ND
National Drug Code (NDC)
UI
U.P.C. Consumer Package Code (1-5-5)
UP
U.P.C. Consumer Package Code (1-5-5-1)
BLI-02
234
Product/Service ID
Required
String (AN)
Min 1Max 48

Identifying number for a product or service

BLI-03
380
Quantity
Optional
Decimal number (R)
Min 1Max 15

Numeric value of quantity

Usage notes

This value represents the quantity Walgreens would like to return to the vendor. The quantity is modified by the value in BLI04, which is usually "EA" (eaches).

BLI-04
355
Unit or Basis for Measurement Code
Optional
Identifier (ID)

Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken

  • BLI04, the unit of measure code applies to both quantity, (BLI03) and unit price (BLI06), unless BLI07 is present, in which case BLI04 applies only to BLI03, and BLI07 applies only to BLI06.
EA
Each

This UOM measure (EA) is the Mandatory qualifier to be used for vendors on the Three-Way Match Program/Invoice Reconciliation in the Legacy Walgreens environment. Other values, such as "CA," may become available after Walgreens has finished its SAP deployment across all internal systems.

BLI-05
236
Price Identifier Code
Optional
Identifier (ID)

Code identifying pricing specification

CAT
Catalog Price
BLI-06
212
Unit Price
Optional
Decimal number (R)
Min 1Max 15

Price per unit of product, service, commodity, etc.

Usage notes

Catalog Price

N9
011
Detail > BLI Loop > N9

Reference Identification

OptionalMax use 20

To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

Usage notes

If known at the time the EDI-180 is generated, the vendor's given RMA number will be sent in N902.

Example
N9-01
128
Reference Identification Qualifier
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code qualifying the Reference Identification

6W
Sequence Number

The sequence number sent to you must exactly match the line number transmitted on the EDI-810 you send in response to this EDI-180.

RZ
Returned Goods Authorization Number
N9-02
127
Reference Identification
Optional
String (AN)
Min 1Max 30

Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

PID
020
Detail > BLI Loop > PID

Product/Item Description

OptionalMax use 5

To describe a product or process in coded or free-form format

Example
PID-01
349
Item Description Type
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code indicating the format of a description

  • If PID01 equals "F", then PID05 is used. If PID01 equals "S", then PID04 is used. If PID01 equals "X", then both PID04 and PID05 are used.
F
Free-form
PID-05
352
Description
Required
String (AN)
Min 1Max 80

A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content

RDR
030
Detail > BLI Loop > RDR

Return Disposition Reason

RequiredMax use 1

To indicate the disposition of the item, the reason for return by the returnee, the response to the reason for return, and whether the item was used

Example
RDR-02
1293
Return Request Reason Code
Required
Identifier (ID)

Code indicating the reason for the return from the party returning, or requesting to return, the items

BC
Beyond Code Date
CO
Customer Ordering Error
DA
Damaged Product
DI
Discontinued Product
DM
Defective Merchandise or Store Inspection
DT
Damaged In Transit
EI
Excess Inventory
EO
End of Season
NA
Not as Expected
RE
Recall
SD
Short-Dated Product
SR
Stock Reduction Agreement
WG
Wrong Goods or Not Ordered
RDR-04
352
Description
Optional
String (AN)
Min 1Max 80

A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content

BLI Loop end
SE
230
Detail > SE

Transaction Set Trailer

RequiredMax use 1

To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)

Example
SE-01
96
Number of Included Segments
Required
Numeric (N0)
Min 1Max 10

Total number of segments included in a transaction set including ST and SE segments

SE-02
329
Transaction Set Control Number
Required
Numeric (N)
Min 4Max 9

Identifying control number that must be unique within the transaction set functional group assigned by the originator for a transaction set

Detail end

Functional Group Trailer

RequiredMax use 1

To indicate the end of a functional group and to provide control information

Example
GE-01
97
Number of Transaction Sets Included
Required
Numeric (N0)
Min 1Max 6

Total number of transaction sets included in the functional group or interchange (transmission) group terminated by the trailer containing this data element

GE-02
28
Group Control Number
Required
Numeric (N0)
Min 1Max 9

Assigned number originated and maintained by the sender

Interchange Control Trailer

RequiredMax use 1

To define the end of an interchange of zero or more functional groups and interchange-related control segments

Example
IEA-01
I16
Number of Included Functional Groups
Required
Numeric (N0)
Min 1Max 5

A count of the number of functional groups included in an interchange

IEA-02
I12
Interchange Control Number
Required
Numeric (N0)
Min 9Max 9

A control number assigned by the interchange sender

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