EDI 896 Product Dimension Maintenance

Functional Group QG

X12M Supply Chain Subcommittee

This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Product Dimension Maintenance Transaction Set (896) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used to provide information about the physical characteristics of items for use in computerized shelf space management systems.

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. 0100 Loop Mandatory Repeat 10

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

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

   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 1 · 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

3. 060 · N9 · Reference Identification · Max 10 · Optional

   To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

4. 070 · G61 · Contact · Max 3 · Optional

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

5. 080 · G62 · Date/Time · Max 10 · Optional

   To specify pertinent dates and times

6. 090 · NTE · Note/Special Instruction · Max 20 · Optional

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

7. 100 · G43 · Promotion/Price List Area · Max 200 · Optional

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

Detail

1. 0200 Loop Mandatory Repeat 999

   1. 010 · ID1 · Item Detail Dimensions · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To transmit information about the physical characteristics of items

   2. 020 · ID2 · Item Image Detail · Max 1 · Optional

      To transmit item image information

   3. 030 · ID3 · Dimensions Detail · Max 50 · Optional

      To provide information about the physical dimensions of the case

2. 040 · 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)