SPO Shipment Purchase Order Detail

To specify the purchase order details for a shipment

Position: SPO-01 · Element: 324 · Name: Purchase Order Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 22 · Repeat: -

Identifying number for Purchase Order assigned by the orderer/purchaser.

Position: SPO-02 · Element: 127 · Name: Reference Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 30 · Repeat: -

Reference number or identification number as defined for a particular Transaction Set, or as specified by the Reference Number Qualifier.

SPO02 is the department number.

Position: SPO-03 · Element: 355 · Name: Unit or Basis for Measurement Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

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

P0304: If either SPO-03 or SPO-04 is present, then the other is required

Position: SPO-04 · Element: 380 · Name: Quantity · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 15 · Repeat: -

Numeric value of quantity.

SPO04 is the total quantity for the purchase order.

Position: SPO-05 · Element: 188 · Name: Weight Unit Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: -

Code specifying the weight unit

P0506: If either SPO-05 or SPO-06 is present, then the other is required

Position: SPO-06 · Element: 81 · Name: Weight · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 10 · Repeat: -

Numeric value of weight.

SPO06 is the total weight for the purchase order.

Position: SPO-07 · Element: 647 · Name: Application Error Condition Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

Code indicating application error condition.

SPO07 indicates the data error condition relative to the shipment management information.

Position: SPO-08 · Element: 127 · Name: Reference Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 30 · Repeat: -

Reference number or identification number as defined for a particular Transaction Set, or as specified by the Reference Number Qualifier.

SPO08 is used to specify sorting and or segregating reference numbers for each receiving location (processing area.)