SPO Shipment Purchase Order Detail

To specify the purchase order details for a shipment

Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
SPO-01
Purchase Order Number
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
22
-
Identifying number for Purchase Order assigned by the orderer/purchaser
SPO-02
Reference Identification
String (AN)
Optional
1
30
-
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
SPO02 is the department number.
SPO-03
Unit or Basis for Measurement Code
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
2
2
-
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
SPO-04
Quantity
Decimal number (R)
Conditional
1
15
-
Numeric value of quantity
SPO04 is the total quantity for the purchase order.
SPO-05
Weight Unit Code
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
1
1
-
Code specifying the weight unit
P0506: If either SPO-05 or SPO-06 is present, then the other is required
SPO-06
Weight
Decimal number (R)
Conditional
1
10
-
Numeric value of weight
SPO06 is the total weight for the purchase order.
SPO-07
Application Error Condition Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
1
3
-
Code indicating application error condition
SPO07 indicates the data error condition relative to the shipment management information.
SPO-08
Reference Identification
String (AN)
Optional
1
30
-
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
SPO08 is used to specify sorting and/or segregating reference numbers for each receiving location (processing area).

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