X12 820 Payment Order/Remittance Advice

X12 Release 4010

This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Payment Order/Remittance Advice Transaction Set (820) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used to make a payment, send a remittance advice, or make a payment and send a remittance advice.

This transaction set can be an order to a financial institution to make a payment to a payee. It can also be a remittance advice identifying the detail needed to perform cash application to the payee's accounts receivable system.
The remittance advice can go directly from payer to payee, through a financial institution, or through a third party agent.

Delimiters

• ~ Segment
• * Element
• > Component

ISA Interchange Control Header

Required · Max use 1

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

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 10 Max 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 10 Max 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 2 Max 2

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

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 15 Max 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)

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

• ZZ: Mutually Defined

ISA-08 · I07 · Interchange Receiver ID · Required · String (AN) · Min 15 Max 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 9 Max 9

A control number assigned by the interchange sender

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

GS Functional Group Header

Required · Max use 1

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

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

Code identifying a group of application related transaction sets

• RA: Payment Order/Remittance Advice (820)

GS-02 · 142 · Application Sender's Code · Required · String (AN) · Min 2 Max 15

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

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

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

GS-04 · 373 · Date · Required · Date (DT) · CCYYMMDD format

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD

GS-05 · 337 · Time · 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 1 Max 9

Assigned number originated and maintained by the sender

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

010 Heading > ST

ST Transaction Set Header

Required · Max use 1

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

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).

• 820: Payment Order/Remittance Advice

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

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

020 Heading > BPR

BPR Beginning Segment for Payment Order/Remittance Advice

Required · Max use 1

To indicate the beginning of a Payment Order/Remittance Advice Transaction Set and total payment amount, or to enable related transfer of funds and/or information from payer to payee to occur

BPR-01 · 305 · Transaction Handling Code · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code designating the action to be taken by all parties

• I: Remittance Information Only

BPR-02 · 782 · Monetary Amount · Required · Decimal number (R) · Min 1 Max 15

Monetary amount

• BPR02 specifies the payment amount.

Usage notes

Total Remittance Amount

BPR-03 · 478 · Credit/Debit Flag Code · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code indicating whether amount is a credit or debit

• D: Debit

BPR-04 · 591 · Payment Method Code · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code identifying the method for the movement of payment instructions

• ACH: Automated Clearing House (ACH)
• CCC: Credit Card
• CHK: Check
• CPC: Collect Payment by Company Check
• CWT: Clearing House Interbank Payment System (CHIPS) Funds/Wire Transfer

BPR-05 · 812 · Payment Format Code · Optional · Identifier (ID)

Code identifying the payment format to be used

• CTX: Corporate Trade Exchange (CTX) (ACH)

BPR-16 · 373 · Date · Optional · Date (DT) · CCYYMMDD format

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD

• BPR16 is the date the originating company intends for the transaction to be settled (i.e., Payment Effective Date).

Usage notes

Date Remittance Information was generated
Formatting Notes: YYYYMMDD

BPR-17 · 1048 · Business Function Code · Optional · Identifier (ID)

Code identifying the business reason for this payment

• BPR17 is a code identifying the business reason for this payment.

• VEN: Vendor Payment

035 Heading > TRN

TRN Trace

Optional · Max use 1

To uniquely identify a transaction to an application

• The TRN segment is used to uniquely identify a payment order/remittance advice.

TRN-01 · 481 · Trace Type Code · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code identifying which transaction is being referenced

• 1: Current Transaction Trace Numbers

TRN-02 · 127 · Reference Identification · Required · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 30

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

• TRN02 provides unique identification for the transaction.

Usage notes

Payment Document Reference Number

040 Heading > CUR

CUR Currency

Optional · Max use 1

To specify the currency (dollars, pounds, francs, etc.) used in a transaction

• The CUR segment does not initiate a foreign exchange transaction.

CUR-01 · 98 · Entity Identifier Code · Required · Identifier (ID)

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

• PR: Payer

CUR-02 · 100 · Currency Code · Required · Identifier (ID) · Min 3 Max 3

Code (Standard ISO) for country in whose currency the charges are specified

Usage notes

Accepted currency codes are "USD" and "CAD"

060 Heading > DTM

DTM Date/Time Reference

Optional · Max use >1

To specify pertinent dates and times

DTM-01 · 374 · Date/Time Qualifier · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code specifying type of date or time, or both date and time

• 097: Transaction Creation

DTM-02 · 373 · Date · Required · Date (DT) · CCYYMMDD format

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD

Usage notes

Date Payment Made

Formatting Notes: YYYYMMDD

N1 Loop Payee Required Max 1

Variants (all may be used)

Payer

070 Heading > N1 Loop Payee > N1

N1 Name

Required · Max use 1

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

• The N1 loop allows for name/address information for the payer and payee which would be utilized to address remittance(s) for delivery.

At least one of Name (N1-02) or Identification Code Qualifier (N1-03) is required

If either Identification Code Qualifier (N1-03) or Identification Code (N1-04) is present, then the other is required

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

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

• PE: Payee

N1-02 · 93 · Name · Optional · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 60

Free-form name

Usage notes

Entity Name

N1-03 · 66 · Identification Code Qualifier · Optional · 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 · Optional · String (AN) · Min 2 Max 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

Will be SAP Vendor ID

N1 Payer Required Max 1

Variants (all may be used)

N1 Loop Payee

070 Heading > Payer > N1

N1 Name

Required · Max use 1

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

• The N1 loop allows for name/address information for the payer and payee which would be utilized to address remittance(s) for delivery.

At least one of Name (N1-02) or Identification Code Qualifier (N1-03) is required

If either Identification Code Qualifier (N1-03) or Identification Code (N1-04) is present, then the other is required

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

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

• PR: Payer

N1-02 · 93 · Name · Optional · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 60

Free-form name

Usage notes

Will Always be Zulily LLC

N1-03 · 66 · Identification Code Qualifier · Optional · 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 · Optional · String (AN) · Min 2 Max 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

Will always be Zulily corporate code "0000"

Detail

ENT Loop Optional Max >1

010 Detail > ENT Loop > ENT

ENT Entity

Required · Max use 1

To designate the entities which are parties to a transaction and specify a reference meaningful to those entities

• The ENT loop is for vendor or consumer third party consolidated payments.
• ENT09 may contain the payee's accounts receivable customer number.

ENT-01 · 554 · Assigned Number · Optional · Numeric (N0) · Min 1 Max 6

Number assigned for differentiation within a transaction set

Usage notes

Will always be 1

ADX Loop Required Max >1

080 Detail > ENT Loop > ADX Loop > ADX

ADX Adjustment

Required · Max use 1

To convey accounts-payable adjustment information for the purpose of cash application, including payer-generated debit/credit memos

• This ADX loop contains adjustment items which are not netted to an RMR segment in this transaction set.

If either Reference Identification Qualifier (ADX-03) or Reference Identification (ADX-04) is present, then the other is required

ADX-01 · 782 · Monetary Amount · Required · Decimal number (R) · Min 1 Max 15

Monetary amount

• ADX01 specifies the amount of the adjustment and must be signed if negative. If negative, it reduces the payment amount; if positive, it increases the payment amount.

Usage notes

Account Adjustment Amount

ADX-02 · 426 · Adjustment Reason Code · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code indicating reason for debit or credit memo or adjustment to invoice, debit or credit memo, or payment

• ADX02 specifies the reason for claiming the adjustment.

• 53: Remittance for Previous Underpayment
• C1: Settlement of Account
• L7: Miscellaneous Deductions

ADX-03 · 128 · Reference Identification Qualifier · Optional · Identifier (ID)

Code qualifying the Reference Identification

• ADX03 and ADX04 specify the identification of the adjustment.

• 43: Supporting Document Number
• RQ: Purchase Requisition Number

ADX-04 · 127 · Reference Identification · Optional · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 30

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

Usage notes

Open PO Being Paid Against when RMR01 = "RQ"
Open invoice or supporting doc number being paid against when RMR01 = "43"

REF Loop Optional Max >1

110 Detail > ENT Loop > ADX Loop > REF Loop > REF

REF Reference Identification

Required · Max use 1

To specify identifying information

REF-01 · 128 · Reference Identification Qualifier · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code qualifying the Reference Identification

• IK: Invoice Number

REF-02 · 127 · Reference Identification · Required · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 30

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

Usage notes

Will be your invoice number associated with the ADX payment

RMR Loop Required Max >1

150 Detail > ENT Loop > RMR Loop > RMR

RMR Remittance Advice Accounts Receivable Open Item Reference

Required · Max use 1

To specify the accounts receivable open item(s) to be included in the cash application and to convey the appropriate detail

• Loop RMR is for open items being referenced or for payment on account.

If either Reference Identification Qualifier (RMR-01) or Reference Identification (RMR-02) is present, then the other is required

RMR-01 · 128 · Reference Identification Qualifier · Optional · Identifier (ID)

Code qualifying the Reference Identification

• Parties using this segment should agree on the content of RMR01 and RMR02 prior to initiating communication.

• 43: Supporting Document Number
• RQ: Purchase Requisition Number

RMR-02 · 127 · Reference Identification · Optional · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 30

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

Usage notes

Open PO Being Paid Against when RMR01 = "RQ"
Open invoice or supporting doc number being paid against when RMR01 = "43"

RMR-03 · 482 · Payment Action Code · Optional · Identifier (ID)

Code specifying the accounts receivable open item(s), if any, to be included in the cash application.

• If RMR03 is present, it specifies how the cash is to be applied.
• If RMR03 is not present, this is a payment for an open item. If paying an open item, RMR02 must be present. If not paying a specific open item, RMR04 must be present.

• PO: Payment on Account

RMR-04 · 782 · Monetary Amount · Optional · Decimal number (R) · Min 1 Max 15

Monetary amount

• RMR04 is the amount paid.

Usage notes

Amount Paid on Open PO/Invoice

RMR-05 · 782 · Monetary Amount · Optional · Decimal number (R) · Min 1 Max 15

Monetary amount

• RMR05 is the amount of invoice (including charges, less allowance) before terms discount (if discount is applicable) or debit amount or credit amount of referenced items.
• RMR05 may be needed by some payees to distinguish between duplicate reference numbers.

Usage notes

Total credits made against open PO/Invoice

RMR-06 · 782 · Monetary Amount · Optional · Decimal number (R) · Min 1 Max 15

Monetary amount

• RMR06 is the amount of discount taken.

Usage notes

Total debits made against PO/Invoice

170 Detail > ENT Loop > RMR Loop > REF

REF Reference Identification

Optional · Max use >1

To specify identifying information

REF-01 · 128 · Reference Identification Qualifier · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code qualifying the Reference Identification

• IK: Invoice Number

REF-02 · 127 · Reference Identification · Required · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 30

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

Usage notes

Will be your Invoice number references related to the Zulily Purchase order in the RMR segment

Summary

010 Summary > SE

SE Transaction Set Trailer

Required · Max 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)

SE-01 · 96 · Number of Included Segments · Required · Numeric (N0) · Min 1 Max 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 4 Max 9

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

GE Functional Group Trailer

Required · Max use 1

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

GE-01 · 97 · Number of Transaction Sets Included · Required · Numeric (N0) · Min 1 Max 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 1 Max 9

Assigned number originated and maintained by the sender

IEA Interchange Control Trailer

Required · Max use 1

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

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

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

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

A control number assigned by the interchange sender

EDI Samples

Zulily Remittance Advice

ISA*00*          *00*          *ZZ*ZVDXPROD       *ZZ*8447455694     *201216*0530*U*00401*000108613*1*P*>~
GS*RA*ZVDXPROD*8447455694*20201216*0530*108613*X*004010~
ST*820*000000001~
BPR*I*581.62*D*ACH*CTX***********20201214*VEN~
TRN*1*2000441420~
CUR*PR*USD~
DTM*097*20201214~
N1*PE*XYZ Enterprises Inc.*92*1000017428~
N1*PR*Zulily LLC*92*0000~
ENT*1~
ADX*0.0*53*RQ*P0008KJ7BC12V~
REF*IK*123456873~
REF*IK*123456784~
RMR*RQ*P000BHTG6816E*PO*1406.30*0.00*30.00~
REF*IK*7104193~
SE*14*000000001~
GE*1*108613~
IEA*1*000108613~