EDI 250 Purchase Order Shipment Management Document

Functional Group PV

X12I Transportation Subcommittee

This X12 Transaction Set contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Purchase Order Shipment Management Document Transaction Set (250) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This transaction set can be used to allow a retailer or manufacturer to communicate purchase order data, to a transportation provider, for the purpose of managing the purchase order cycle from the time of pick-up request through delivery.

Heading

1. 0100 · ST · Transaction Set Header · Max 1 · Mandatory

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

2. 0200 · BGN · Beginning Segment · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To indicate the beginning of a transaction set

3. 0300 · L11 · Business Instructions and Reference Number · Max 10 · Optional

   To specify instructions in this business relationship or a reference number

4. 0400 · SSD · Shipment Sort Segregate Data · Max 999999 · Optional

   To supply shipment sort segregate data and related shipment identification numbers

Detail

1. 0100 Loop Mandatory Repeat >1

   1. 0100 · PRF · Purchase Order Reference · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To provide reference to a specific purchase order

   2. 0200 · L11 · Business Instructions and Reference Number · Max >1 · Optional

      To specify instructions in this business relationship or a reference number

   3. 0300 · FOB · F.O.B. Related Instructions · Max 1 · Optional

      To specify transportation instructions relating to shipment

   4. 0400 · G05 · Total Shipment Information · Max 1 · Optional

      To provide totals relating to the shipment

   5. 0500 · DTM · Date/Time Reference · Max 10 · Optional

      To specify pertinent dates and times

   6. 0600 · H3 · Special Handling Instructions · Max 6 · Optional

      To specify special handling instructions in coded or free-form format

   7. 0110 Loop Optional Repeat >1

      1. 0700 · N1 · Party Identification · Max 1 · Mandatory

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

      2. 0800 · N2 · Additional Name Information · Max 1 · Optional

         To specify additional names

      3. 0900 · N3 · Party Location · Max 2 · Optional

         To specify the location of the named party

      4. 1000 · N4 · Geographic Location · Max 1 · Optional

         To specify the geographic place of the named party

      5. 1100 · L11 · Business Instructions and Reference Number · Max >1 · Optional

         To specify instructions in this business relationship or a reference number

      6. 1200 · G05 · Total Shipment Information · Max 1 · Optional

         To provide totals relating to the shipment

      7. 1300 · DTM · Date/Time Reference · Max 10 · Optional

         To specify pertinent dates and times

2. 1400 · 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)