X12 855 Purchase Order Acknowledgment

X12 Release 4010

This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Purchase Order Acknowledgment Transaction Set (855) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used to provide for customary and established business and industry practice relative to a seller's acknowledgment of a buyer's purchase order. This transaction set can also be used as notification of a vendor generated order. This usage advises a buyer that a vendor has or will ship merchandise as prearranged in their partnership.

Delimiters

• ~ Segment
• * Element
• > Component

ISA Interchange Control Header

Required · Max use 1

To start and identify an interchange of zero or more functional groups and interchange-related control segments

ISA-01 · I01 · Authorization Information Qualifier · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code to identify the type of information in the Authorization Information

• 00: No Authorization Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I02)

ISA-02 · I02 · Authorization Information · Required · String (AN) · Min 10 Max 10

Information used for additional identification or authorization of the interchange sender or the data in the interchange; the type of information is set by the Authorization Information Qualifier (I01)

ISA-03 · I03 · Security Information Qualifier · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code to identify the type of information in the Security Information

• 00: No Security Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I04)

ISA-04 · I04 · Security Information · Required · String (AN) · Min 10 Max 10

This is used for identifying the security information about the interchange sender or the data in the interchange; the type of information is set by the Security Information Qualifier (I03)

ISA-05 · I05 · Interchange ID Qualifier · Required · Identifier (ID) · Min 2 Max 2

Qualifier to designate the system/method of code structure used to designate the sender or receiver ID element being qualified

Codes

• 01: Duns (Dun & Bradstreet)
• 02: SCAC (Standard Carrier Alpha Code)
• 03: FMC (Federal Maritime Commission)
• 04: IATA (International Air Transport Association)
• 08: UCC EDI Communications ID (Comm ID)
• 09: X.121 (CCITT)
• 10: Department of Defense (DoD) Activity Address Code
• 11: DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration)
• 12: Phone (Telephone Companies)
• 13: UCS Code (The UCS Code is a Code Used for UCS Transmissions; it includes the Area Code and Telephone Number of a Modem; it Does Not Include Punctuation, Blanks or Access Code)
• 14: Duns Plus Suffix
• 15: Petroleum Accountants Society of Canada Company Code
• 16: Duns Number With 4-Character Suffix
• 17: American Bankers Association (ABA) Transit Routing Number (Including Check Digit, 9 Digit)
• 18: Association of American Railroads (AAR) Standard Distribution Code
• 19: EDI Council of Australia (EDICA) Communications ID Number (COMM ID)
• 20: Health Industry Number (HIN)
• 21: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, or (IPEDS)
• 22: Federal Interagency Commission on Education, or FICE
• 23: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data 12-Digit Number for Pre-K-Grade 12 Institutes, or NCES
• 24: The College Board's Admission Testing Program 4-Digit Code of Postsecondary Institutes, or ATP
• 25: American College Testing Program 4-Digit Code of Postsecondary Institutions, or ACT
• 26: Statistics of Canada List of Postsecondary Institutions
• 27: Carrier Identification Number as assigned by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
• 28: Fiscal Intermediary Identification Number as assigned by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
• 29: Medicare Provider and Supplier Identification Number as assigned by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
• 30: U.S. Federal Tax Identification Number
• 31: Jurisdiction Identification Number Plus 4 as assigned by the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC)
• 32: U.S. Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN)
• 33: National Association of Insurance Commissioners Company Code (NAIC)
• 34: Medicaid Provider and Supplier Identification Number as assigned by individual State Medicaid Agencies in conjunction with Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
• 35: Statistics Canada Canadian College Student Information System Institution Codes
• 36: Statistics Canada University Student Information System Institution Codes
• 37: Society of Property Information Compilers and Analysts
• AM: Association Mexicana del Codigo de Producto (AMECOP) Communication ID
• NR: National Retail Merchants Association (NRMA) - Assigned
• SN: Standard Address Number
• ZZ: Mutually Defined

ISA-06 · I06 · Interchange Sender ID · Required · String (AN) · Min 15 Max 15

Identification code published by the sender for other parties to use as the receiver ID to route data to them; the sender always codes this value in the sender ID element

ISA-07 · I05 · Interchange ID Qualifier · Required · Identifier (ID) · Min 2 Max 2

Qualifier to designate the system/method of code structure used to designate the sender or receiver ID element being qualified

Codes

• 01: Duns (Dun & Bradstreet)
• 02: SCAC (Standard Carrier Alpha Code)
• 03: FMC (Federal Maritime Commission)
• 04: IATA (International Air Transport Association)
• 08: UCC EDI Communications ID (Comm ID)
• 09: X.121 (CCITT)
• 10: Department of Defense (DoD) Activity Address Code
• 11: DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration)
• 12: Phone (Telephone Companies)
• 13: UCS Code (The UCS Code is a Code Used for UCS Transmissions; it includes the Area Code and Telephone Number of a Modem; it Does Not Include Punctuation, Blanks or Access Code)
• 14: Duns Plus Suffix
• 15: Petroleum Accountants Society of Canada Company Code
• 16: Duns Number With 4-Character Suffix
• 17: American Bankers Association (ABA) Transit Routing Number (Including Check Digit, 9 Digit)
• 18: Association of American Railroads (AAR) Standard Distribution Code
• 19: EDI Council of Australia (EDICA) Communications ID Number (COMM ID)
• 20: Health Industry Number (HIN)
• 21: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, or (IPEDS)
• 22: Federal Interagency Commission on Education, or FICE
• 23: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data 12-Digit Number for Pre-K-Grade 12 Institutes, or NCES
• 24: The College Board's Admission Testing Program 4-Digit Code of Postsecondary Institutes, or ATP
• 25: American College Testing Program 4-Digit Code of Postsecondary Institutions, or ACT
• 26: Statistics of Canada List of Postsecondary Institutions
• 27: Carrier Identification Number as assigned by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
• 28: Fiscal Intermediary Identification Number as assigned by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
• 29: Medicare Provider and Supplier Identification Number as assigned by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
• 30: U.S. Federal Tax Identification Number
• 31: Jurisdiction Identification Number Plus 4 as assigned by the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC)
• 32: U.S. Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN)
• 33: National Association of Insurance Commissioners Company Code (NAIC)
• 34: Medicaid Provider and Supplier Identification Number as assigned by individual State Medicaid Agencies in conjunction with Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
• 35: Statistics Canada Canadian College Student Information System Institution Codes
• 36: Statistics Canada University Student Information System Institution Codes
• 37: Society of Property Information Compilers and Analysts
• AM: Association Mexicana del Codigo de Producto (AMECOP) Communication ID
• NR: National Retail Merchants Association (NRMA) - Assigned
• SN: Standard Address Number
• ZZ: Mutually Defined

ISA-08 · I07 · Interchange Receiver ID · Required · String (AN) · Min 15 Max 15

Identification code published by the receiver of the data; When sending, it is used by the sender as their sending ID, thus other parties sending to them will use this as a receiving ID to route data to them

ISA-09 · I08 · Interchange Date · Required · Date (DT) · YYMMDD format

Date of the interchange

ISA-10 · I09 · Interchange Time · Required · Time (TM) · HHMM format

Time of the interchange

ISA-11 · I10 · Interchange Control Standards Identifier · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code to identify the agency responsible for the control standard used by the message that is enclosed by the interchange header and trailer

• U: U.S. EDI Community of ASC X12, TDCC, and UCS

ISA-12 · I11 · Interchange Control Version Number · Required · Identifier (ID)

This version number covers the interchange control segments

• 00401: Draft Standards for Trial Use Approved for Publication by ASC X12 Procedures Review Board through October 1997

ISA-13 · I12 · Interchange Control Number · Required · Numeric (N0) · Min 9 Max 9

A control number assigned by the interchange sender

ISA-14 · I13 · Acknowledgment Requested · Required · Identifier (ID) · Min 1 Max 1

Code sent by the sender to request an interchange acknowledgment (TA1)

• 0: No Acknowledgment Requested
• 1: Interchange Acknowledgment Requested

ISA-15 · I14 · Usage Indicator · Required · Identifier (ID) · Min 1 Max 1

Code to indicate whether data enclosed by this interchange envelope is test, production or information

• I: Information
• P: Production Data
• T: Test Data

ISA-16 · I15 · Component Element Separator · Required · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 1

Type is not applicable; the component element separator is a delimiter and not a data element; this field provides the delimiter used to separate component data elements within a composite data structure; this value must be different than the data element separator and the segment terminator

• >: Component Element Separator

GS Functional Group Header

Required · Max use 1

To indicate the beginning of a functional group and to provide control information

GS-01 · 479 · Functional Identifier Code · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code identifying a group of application related transaction sets

• PR: Purchase Order Acknowledgement (855)

GS-02 · 142 · Application Sender's Code · Required · String (AN) · Min 2 Max 15

Code identifying party sending transmission; codes agreed to by trading partners

GS-03 · 124 · Application Receiver's Code · Required · String (AN) · Min 2 Max 15

Code identifying party receiving transmission. Codes agreed to by trading partners

GS-04 · 373 · Date · Required · Date (DT) · CCYYMMDD format

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD

GS-05 · 337 · Time · Required · Time (TM) · HHMM, HHMMSS, HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD format

Time expressed in 24-hour clock time as follows: HHMM, or HHMMSS, or HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD, where H = hours (00-23), M = minutes (00-59), S = integer seconds (00-59) and DD = decimal seconds; decimal seconds are expressed as follows: D = tenths (0-9) and DD = hundredths (00-99)

GS-06 · 28 · Group Control Number · Required · Numeric (N0) · Min 1 Max 9

Assigned number originated and maintained by the sender

GS-07 · 455 · Responsible Agency Code · Required · Identifier (ID) · Min 1 Max 2

Code used in conjunction with Data Element 480 to identify the issuer of the standard

• T: Transportation Data Coordinating Committee (TDCC)
• X: Accredited Standards Committee X12

GS-08 · 480 · Version / Release / Industry Identifier Code · Required · String (AN)

Code indicating the version, release, subrelease, and industry identifier of the EDI standard being used, including the GS and GE segments; if code in DE455 in GS segment is X, then in DE 480 positions 1-3 are the version number; positions 4-6 are the release and subrelease, level of the version; and positions 7-12 are the industry or trade association identifiers (optionally assigned by user); if code in DE455 in GS segment is T, then other formats are allowed

• 004010: Draft Standards Approved for Publication by ASC X12 Procedures Review Board through October 1997

Heading

010 Heading > ST

ST Transaction Set Header

Required · Max use 1

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

ST-01 · 143 · Transaction Set Identifier Code · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code uniquely identifying a Transaction Set

• The transaction set identifier (ST01) used by the translation routines of the interchange partners to select the appropriate transaction set definition (e.g., 810 selects the Invoice Transaction Set).

• 855: Purchase Order Acknowledgment

ST-02 · 329 · Transaction Set Control Number · Required · Numeric (N) · Min 4 Max 9

Identifying control number that must be unique within the transaction set functional group assigned by the originator for a transaction set

020 Heading > BAK

BAK Beginning Segment for Purchase Order Acknowledgment

Required · Max use 1

To indicate the beginning of the Purchase Order Acknowledgment Transaction Set and transmit identifying numbers and dates

BAK-01 · 353 · Transaction Set Purpose Code · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code identifying purpose of transaction set

• 00: Original

BAK-02 · 587 · Acknowledgment Type · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code specifying the type of acknowledgment

• AP: Acknowledge - Product Replenishment

BAK-03 · 324 · Purchase Order Number · Required · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 22

Identifying number for Purchase Order assigned by the orderer/purchaser

Usage notes

Twelve digits.

BAK-04 · 373 · Date · Required · Date (DT) · CCYYMMDD format

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD

• BAK04 is the date assigned by the purchaser to purchase order.

Usage notes

Date as YYYYMMDD.

050 Heading > REF

REF Reference Identification

Optional · Max use >1

To specify identifying information

REF-01 · 128 · Reference Identification Qualifier · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code qualifying the Reference Identification

• AN: Associated Purchase Orders

REF-02 · 127 · Reference Identification · Optional · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 30

Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

Usage notes

Associated purchase order numbers.

150 Heading > DTM

DTM Current Schedule Delivery

Optional · Max use 10

To specify pertinent dates and times

Variants (all may be used)

DTMCurrent Schedule Ship

DTM-01 · 374 · Date/Time Qualifier · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code specifying type of date or time, or both date and time

• 067: Current Schedule Delivery

DTM-02 · 373 · Date · Optional · Date (DT) · CCYYMMDD format

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD

Usage notes

Scheduled delivery as YYYYMMDD.

150 Heading > DTM

DTM Current Schedule Ship

Optional · Max use 10

To specify pertinent dates and times

Variants (all may be used)

DTMCurrent Schedule Delivery

DTM-01 · 374 · Date/Time Qualifier · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code specifying type of date or time, or both date and time

• 068: Current Schedule Ship

DTM-02 · 373 · Date · Optional · Date (DT) · CCYYMMDD format

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD

Usage notes

Scheduled ship as YYYYMMDD.

240 Heading > TD5

TD5 Carrier Details (Routing Sequence/Transit Time)

Optional · Max use 12

To specify the carrier and sequence of routing and provide transit time information

TD5-04 · 91 · Transportation Method/Type Code · Optional · Identifier (ID) · Min 1 Max 2

Code specifying the method or type of transportation for the shipment

N1 Loop Optional Max >1

300 Heading > N1 Loop > N1

N1 Name

Required · Max use 1

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

If either Identification Code Qualifier (N1-03) or Identification Code (N1-04) is present, then the other is required

N1-01 · 98 · Entity Identifier Code · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual

• ST: Ship To

N1-03 · 66 · Identification Code Qualifier · Optional · Identifier (ID)

Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)

• 9: D-U-N-S+4, D-U-N-S Number with Four Character Suffix

N1-04 · 67 · Identification Code · Optional · String (AN) · Min 2 Max 80

Code identifying a party or other code

• This segment, used alone, provides the most efficient method of providing organizational identification. To obtain this efficiency the "ID Code" (N104) must provide a key to the table maintained by the transaction processing party.

Usage notes

DUNS and four digits.

Detail

PO1 Loop Optional Max >1

010 Detail > PO1 Loop > PO1

PO1 Baseline Item Data

Required · Max use 1

To specify basic and most frequently used line item data

• PO102 is required.

If Unit or Basis for Measurement Code (PO1-03) is present, then Quantity Ordered (PO1-02) is required

If either Product/Service ID Qualifier (PO1-06) or Product/Service ID (PO1-07) is present, then the other is required

PO1-02 · 330 · Quantity Ordered · Optional · Decimal number (R) · Min 1 Max 15

Quantity ordered

Usage notes

Total quantity of all SDQ quantities.

PO1-03 · 355 · Unit or Basis for Measurement Code · Optional · Identifier (ID) · Min 2 Max 2

Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken

PO1-06 · 235 · Product/Service ID Qualifier · Optional · Identifier (ID) · Min 2 Max 2

Code identifying the type/source of the descriptive number used in Product/Service ID (234)

• PO106 through PO125 provide for ten different product/service IDs per each item. For example: Case, Color, Drawing No., U.P.C. No., ISBN No., Model No., or SKU.

PO1-07 · 234 · Product/Service ID · Optional · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 48

Identifying number for a product or service

090 Detail > PO1 Loop > PO4

PO4 Item Physical Details

Optional · Max use >1

To specify the physical qualities, packaging, weights, and dimensions relating to the item

PO4-01 · 356 · Pack · Optional · Numeric (N0) · Min 1 Max 6

The number of inner containers, or number of eaches if there are no inner containers, per outer container

Usage notes

Master pack.

190 Detail > PO1 Loop > SDQ

SDQ Destination Quantity

Optional · Max use 500

To specify destination and quantity detail

If either Identification Code (SDQ-05) or Quantity (SDQ-06) is present, then the other is required

If either Identification Code (SDQ-07) or Quantity (SDQ-08) is present, then the other is required

If either Identification Code (SDQ-09) or Quantity (SDQ-10) is present, then the other is required

If either Identification Code (SDQ-11) or Quantity (SDQ-12) is present, then the other is required

If either Identification Code (SDQ-13) or Quantity (SDQ-14) is present, then the other is required

If either Identification Code (SDQ-15) or Quantity (SDQ-16) is present, then the other is required

If either Identification Code (SDQ-17) or Quantity (SDQ-18) is present, then the other is required

If either Identification Code (SDQ-19) or Quantity (SDQ-20) is present, then the other is required

If either Identification Code (SDQ-21) or Quantity (SDQ-22) is present, then the other is required

SDQ-01 · 355 · Unit or Basis for Measurement Code · Required · Identifier (ID) · Min 2 Max 2

Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken

SDQ-02 · 66 · Identification Code Qualifier · Optional · Identifier (ID)

Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)

• SDQ02 is used only if different than previously defined in the transaction set.

• 54: Warehouse

SDQ-03 · 67 · Identification Code · Required · String (AN) · Min 2 Max 80

Code identifying a party or other code

• SDQ03 is the store number.

Usage notes

Five digit warehouse number.

SDQ-04 · 380 · Quantity · Required · Decimal number (R) · Min 1 Max 15

Numeric value of quantity

SDQ-05 · 67 · Identification Code · Optional · String (AN) · Min 2 Max 80

Code identifying a party or other code

SDQ-06 · 380 · Quantity · Optional · Decimal number (R) · Min 1 Max 15

Numeric value of quantity

SDQ-07 · 67 · Identification Code · Optional · String (AN) · Min 2 Max 80

Code identifying a party or other code

SDQ-08 · 380 · Quantity · Optional · Decimal number (R) · Min 1 Max 15

Numeric value of quantity

SDQ-09 · 67 · Identification Code · Optional · String (AN) · Min 2 Max 80

Code identifying a party or other code

SDQ-10 · 380 · Quantity · Optional · Decimal number (R) · Min 1 Max 15

Numeric value of quantity

SDQ-11 · 67 · Identification Code · Optional · String (AN) · Min 2 Max 80

Code identifying a party or other code

SDQ-12 · 380 · Quantity · Optional · Decimal number (R) · Min 1 Max 15

Numeric value of quantity

SDQ-13 · 67 · Identification Code · Optional · String (AN) · Min 2 Max 80

Code identifying a party or other code

SDQ-14 · 380 · Quantity · Optional · Decimal number (R) · Min 1 Max 15

Numeric value of quantity

SDQ-15 · 67 · Identification Code · Optional · String (AN) · Min 2 Max 80

Code identifying a party or other code

SDQ-16 · 380 · Quantity · Optional · Decimal number (R) · Min 1 Max 15

Numeric value of quantity

SDQ-17 · 67 · Identification Code · Optional · String (AN) · Min 2 Max 80

Code identifying a party or other code

SDQ-18 · 380 · Quantity · Optional · Decimal number (R) · Min 1 Max 15

Numeric value of quantity

SDQ-19 · 67 · Identification Code · Optional · String (AN) · Min 2 Max 80

Code identifying a party or other code

SDQ-20 · 380 · Quantity · Optional · Decimal number (R) · Min 1 Max 15

Numeric value of quantity

SDQ-21 · 67 · Identification Code · Optional · String (AN) · Min 2 Max 80

Code identifying a party or other code

SDQ-22 · 380 · Quantity · Optional · Decimal number (R) · Min 1 Max 15

Numeric value of quantity

Summary

CTT Loop Optional Max >1

010 Summary > CTT Loop > CTT

CTT Transaction Totals

Required · Max use 1

To transmit a hash total for a specific element in the transaction set

• The number of line items (CTT01) is the accumulation of the number of PO1 segments. If used, hash total (CTT02) is the sum of the value of quantities ordered (PO102) for each PO1 segment.

If either Weight (CTT-03) or Unit or Basis for Measurement Code (CTT-04) is present, then the other is required

If either Volume (CTT-05) or Unit or Basis for Measurement Code (CTT-06) is present, then the other is required

CTT-01 · 354 · Number of Line Items · Required · Numeric (N0) · Min 1 Max 6

Total number of line items in the transaction set

CTT-02 · 347 · Hash Total · Optional · Decimal number (R) · Min 1 Max 10

Sum of values of the specified data element. All values in the data element will be summed without regard to decimal points (explicit or implicit) or signs. Truncation will occur on the left most digits if the sum is greater than the maximum size of the hash total of the data element.

## Example:
-.0018 First occurrence of value being hashed.
.18 Second occurrence of value being hashed.
1.8 Third occurrence of value being hashed.
18.01 Fourth occurrence of value being hashed.

1855 Hash total prior to truncation.
855 Hash total after truncation to three-digit field.

CTT-03 · 81 · Weight · Optional · Decimal number (R) · Min 1 Max 10

Numeric value of weight

CTT-04 · 355 · Unit or Basis for Measurement Code · Optional · Identifier (ID) · Min 2 Max 2

Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken

CTT-05 · 183 · Volume · Optional · Decimal number (R) · Min 1 Max 8

Value of volumetric measure

CTT-06 · 355 · Unit or Basis for Measurement Code · Optional · Identifier (ID) · Min 2 Max 2

Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken

030 Summary > SE

SE Transaction Set Trailer

Required · Max use 1

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

SE-01 · 96 · Number of Included Segments · Required · Numeric (N0) · Min 1 Max 10

Total number of segments included in a transaction set including ST and SE segments

SE-02 · 329 · Transaction Set Control Number · Required · Numeric (N) · Min 4 Max 9

Identifying control number that must be unique within the transaction set functional group assigned by the originator for a transaction set

GE Functional Group Trailer

Required · Max use 1

To indicate the end of a functional group and to provide control information

GE-01 · 97 · Number of Transaction Sets Included · Required · Numeric (N0) · Min 1 Max 6

Total number of transaction sets included in the functional group or interchange (transmission) group terminated by the trailer containing this data element

GE-02 · 28 · Group Control Number · Required · Numeric (N0) · Min 1 Max 9

Assigned number originated and maintained by the sender

IEA Interchange Control Trailer

Required · Max use 1

To define the end of an interchange of zero or more functional groups and interchange-related control segments

IEA-01 · I16 · Number of Included Functional Groups · Required · Numeric (N0) · Min 1 Max 5

A count of the number of functional groups included in an interchange

IEA-02 · I12 · Interchange Control Number · Required · Numeric (N0) · Min 9 Max 9

A control number assigned by the interchange sender