EDI 888 Item Maintenance

Functional Group QG

X12M Supply Chain Subcommittee

This X12 Transaction Set provides the format and establishes the data contents of the Item Maintenance Transaction Set (888) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This transaction set is used to enable a manufacturer, supplier, broker, or agent to provide detailed finished goods product information to a partner in a consumer goods market. This transaction set can be used to provide information about new products or changes in existing product specifications. Price changes will not be sent with this transaction set, but can be sent with the Price Change Transaction Set (879).

Heading

Position
Segment
Name
Max use
  1. To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number

  2. To indicate the beginning of a transaction set

  3. 0100 Loop Mandatory
    Repeat >1
    1. To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code

      One iteration of the N1 loop should be used to identify the buying party (BY) to establish the area or location for which the item maintenance applies.
    2. To specify additional names

    3. To specify the location of the named party

    4. To specify the geographic place of the named party

  4. To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

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

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

  7. To identify price bracket values

  8. To specify pertinent dates and times

  9. To specify lead time for availability of products and services

  10. 0200 Loop Optional
    Repeat >1
    1. To transmit standard code list identification information

    2. To identify standard industry codes

Detail

Position
Segment
Name
Max use
  1. 0300 Loop Mandatory
    Repeat >1
    1. To identify the specific type of item maintenance

    2. To specify pertinent dates and times

      The G62 segment is used to specify the effective date for the item maintenance action reflected in G5301.
    3. To transmit information in a free-form format, if necessary, for comment or special instruction

    4. 0310 Loop Mandatory
      Repeat >1
      1. To reference a line number in a transaction set

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

      3. To specify the quantity, number of pallet spaces and stackability of unitized units

      4. To describe an item in free-form format

      5. To specify quantity information

      6. To specify basic item identification data

      7. To describe a product or process in coded or free-form format

      8. To describe marking, packaging, loading, and unloading requirements

      9. To specify the terms of sale

      10. To specify pertinent dates and times

      11. To provide price list references and descriptions

      12. To specify vendor's conditions related to price change

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

      14. To reference a promotion number related to the price change

      15. To provide a vendor's pricing structure associated with a specific line item

      16. To identify price bracket values

      17. To specify pre-pricing information

      18. To specify unit amount and method of payment for a charge/allowance for a line item

      19. To specify information relative to hazardous material

      20. To describe the UPC Case Codes in a module

      21. To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

      22. To specify item unit data

      23. To specify physical measurements or counts, including dimensions, tolerances, variances, and weights (See X12 EDI Standard Figures, https://figures.x12.org, for example of use of C001)

      24. To specify the transportation details relative to commodity, weight, and quantity

      25. To specify transportation special handling requirements, or hazardous materials information, or both

      26. To specify lead time for availability of products and services

      27. 0311 Loop Optional
        Repeat >1
        1. To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code

        2. To specify additional names

        3. To specify the location of the named party

        4. To specify the geographic place of the named party

        5. To identify the type and physical attributes of the pallet, and, gross weight, gross volume, and height of the load and the pallet

        6. To identify price bracket values

        7. To specify quantity information

      28. 0312 Loop Optional
        Repeat >1
        1. To provide physical characteristics relative to a consumer unit

        2. To describe an item in free-form format

        3. To specify quantity information

        4. To specify basic item identification data

        5. To describe a product or process in coded or free-form format

        6. To specify information relative to hazardous material

        7. To specify identifying information

        8. To describe marking, packaging, loading, and unloading requirements

        9. To specify physical measurements or counts, including dimensions, tolerances, variances, and weights (See X12 EDI Standard Figures, https://figures.x12.org, for example of use of C001)

        10. To specify the transportation details relative to commodity, weight, and quantity

        11. To specify transportation special handling requirements, or hazardous materials information, or both

        12. To specify product subline detail item data

        13. To specify lead time for availability of products and services

      29. 0313 Loop Optional
        Repeat >1
        1. To transmit standard code list identification information

        2. To identify standard industry codes

  2. To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)

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