EDI 893 Item Information Request

Functional Group QG

X12M Supply Chain Subcommittee

This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Item Information Request Transaction Set (893) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used by distributors and brokers to request complete item information from the manufacturers, suppliers, brokers, or agents. The item information will be returned using the Item Maintenance Transaction Set (888).

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

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

2. 020 · G39 · Item Characteristics - Vendor's Selling Unit · Max 9999 · Mandatory

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

3. 025 · G69 · Line Item Detail - Description · Max 1 · Optional

   To describe an item in free-form format

4. 0100 Loop Mandatory Repeat 999

   1. 030 · N1 · Name · Max 1 · Mandatory

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

      At least two occurrences of the N1 loop must be present; one to specify the receiver of the request, and additional segments to identify the recipients of the resulting Item Maintenance Transaction Set (888).

   2. 040 · N2 · Additional Name Information · Max 1 · Optional

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

   3. 050 · N3 · Address Information · Max 2 · Optional

      To specify the location of the named party

   4. 060 · N4 · Geographic Location · Max 2 · Optional

      To specify the geographic place of the named party

5. 070 · 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)