EDI 888 Item Maintenance

Functional Group QG

X12M Supply Chain Subcommittee

This Draft Standard for Trial Use provides the format and establishes the data contents of the Item Maintenance Transaction Set (888) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This transaction set is used to enable a manufacturer, supplier, broker, or agent to provide detailed finished goods product information to a partner in a consumer goods market. This transaction set can be used to provide information about new products or changes in existing product specifications. Price changes will not be sent with this transaction set, but can be sent with the Price Change Transaction Set (879).

Heading

1. 010 · ST · Transaction Set Header · Max 1 · Mandatory

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

2. 015 · BGN · Beginning Segment · Max 1 · Optional

   To indicate the beginning of a transaction set.

3. 0100 Loop Mandatory Repeat >1

   1. 020 · N1 · Name · Max 1 · Mandatory

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

      One iteration of the N1 loop should be used to identify the buying party (BY) to establish the area or location for which the item maintenance applies.

   2. 030 · N2 · Additional Name Information · Max 1 · Optional

      To specify additional names or those longer than 35 characters in length

   3. 040 · N3 · Address Information · Max 2 · Optional

      To specify the location of the named party

   4. 050 · N4 · Geographic Location · Max 1 · Optional

      To specify the geographic place of the named party

4. 060 · N9 · Reference Number · Max 10 · Optional

   To transmit identifying numbers and descriptive information as specified by the reference number qualifier

5. 070 · G61 · Contact · Max 3 · Optional

   To identify a person or office to whom communications should be directed

6. 080 · NTE · Note/Special Instruction · Max 20 · Optional

   To transmit information in a free-form format, if necessary, for comment or special instruction

7. 0200 Loop Optional Repeat >1

   1. 090 · LM · Code Source Information · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To transmit standard code list identification information

   2. 100 · LQ · Industry Code · Max 100 · Mandatory

      Code to transmit standard industry codes

Detail

1. 0300 Loop Mandatory Repeat >1

   1. 010 · G53 · Maintenance Type · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To identify the specific type of item maintenance.

   2. 020 · G62 · Date/Time · Max 3 · Mandatory

      To specify pertinent dates and times

      The G62 segment is used to specify the effective date for the item maintenance action reflected in G5301.

   3. 030 · NTE · Note/Special Instruction · Max 20 · Optional

      To transmit information in a free-form format, if necessary, for comment or special instruction

   4. 0310 Loop Mandatory Repeat >1

      1. 040 · G39 · Item Characteristics - Vendor's Selling Unit · Max 1 · Mandatory

         To identify a vendor's selling unit or to provide physical characteristics relative to a vendor's selling unit

      2. 050 · G69 · Line Item Detail - Description · Max 5 · Optional

         To describe an item in free-form format

      3. 060 · G23 · Terms of Sale · Max 10 · Optional

         To specify the terms of sale

      4. 070 · G62 · Date/Time · Max 2 · Optional

         To specify pertinent dates and times

      5. 080 · G36 · Price List Reference · Max 1 · Optional

         To provide price list references and description

      6. 090 · G26 · Pricing Conditions · Max 2 · Optional

         To specify vendor's conditions related to price change

      7. 100 · G43 · Promotion/Price List Area · Max 9999 · Optional

         To specify the geographic area in which a promotion or price is in effect

      8. 110 · G24 · Promotion Reference · Max 999 · Optional

         To reference a promotion number related to the price change

      9. 120 · G40 · Bracket Price · Max 99 · Optional

         To provide a vendor's pricing structure associated with a specific line item

      10. 130 · G93 · Price Bracket Identification · Max 50 · Optional

          To identify price bracket values

      11. 135 · G22 · Pricing Information · Max 5 · Optional

          To specify pre-pricing information

      12. 140 · G46 · Promotion Allowance/Charge · Max 99 · Optional

          To specify unit amount and method of payment for a charge/allowance for a line item

      13. 145 · H1 · Hazardous Material · Max 5 · Optional

          To specify information relative to hazardous material

      14. 150 · G54 · Module Description · Max 99 · Optional

          To describe the UPC Case Codes in a module.

      15. 151 · N9 · Reference Number · Max 10 · Optional

          To transmit identifying numbers and descriptive information as specified by the reference number qualifier

      16. 152 · UIT · Unit Detail · Max 10 · Optional

          To specify item unit data

      17. 153 · MEA · Measurements · Max 10 · Optional

          To specify physical measurements or counts, including dimensions, tolerances, variances, and weights (See Figures Appendix for example of use of C001.)

      18. 154 · TD1 · Carrier Details (Quantity and Weight) · Max 1 · Optional

          To specify the transportation details relative to commodity, weight and quantity.

      19. 0311 Loop Optional Repeat >1

          1. 156 · N1 · Name · Max 1 · Mandatory

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

          2. 157 · N2 · Additional Name Information · Max 2 · Optional

             To specify additional names or those longer than 35 characters in length

          3. 158 · N3 · Address Information · Max 2 · Optional

             To specify the location of the named party

          4. 159 · N4 · Geographic Location · Max 1 · Optional

             To specify the geographic place of the named party

      20. 0312 Loop Optional Repeat >1

          1. 160 · G55 · Item Characteristics - Consumer Unit · Max 1 · Mandatory

             To provide physical characteristics relative to a consumer unit.

          2. 170 · G69 · Line Item Detail - Description · Max 5 · Optional

             To describe an item in free-form format

      21. 0313 Loop Optional Repeat >1

          1. 180 · LM · Code Source Information · Max 1 · Mandatory

             To transmit standard code list identification information

          2. 190 · LQ · Industry Code · Max 100 · Mandatory

             Code to transmit standard industry codes

2. 200 · SE · Transaction Set Trailer · Max 1 · Mandatory

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