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

• AC: Acknowledge - With Detail and Change
• AD: Acknowledge - With Detail, No Change
• AH: Acknowledge - Hold Status
• RD: Reject with Detail
• RF: Reject with Exception Detail Only

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

Identifying number for Purchase Order assigned by the orderer/purchaser

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

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD

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

BAK-08 · 127 · Reference Identification · Required · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 30

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

• BAK08 is the seller's order number.

BAK-09 · 373 · Date · Required · Date (DT) · CCYYMMDD format

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD

• BAK09 is the date assigned by the sender to the acknowledgment.

150 Heading > DTM

DTM Confirmed

Optional · Max use 10

To specify pertinent dates and times

Variants (all may be used)

DTMScheduled for delivery (after and including)

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

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

• 055: Confirmed

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

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD

150 Heading > DTM

DTM Scheduled for delivery (after and including)

Optional · Max use 10

To specify pertinent dates and times

Variants (all may be used)

DTMConfirmed

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

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

• 070: Scheduled for Delivery (After and Including)

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

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD

N9 Loop Optional Max >1

280 Heading > N9 Loop > N9

N9 Reference Identification

Required · Max use 1

To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

N9-01 · 128 · Reference Identification Qualifier · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code qualifying the Reference Identification

• 7G: Data Quality Reject Reason

N9-02 · 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

N1 Ship To Optional Max >1

300 Heading > Ship To > N1

N1 Name

Required · Max use 1

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

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

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

• ST: Ship To

N1-02 · 93 · Name · Optional · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 60

Free-form name

N1-03 · 66 · Identification Code Qualifier · Required · 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
• 91: Assigned by Seller or Seller's Agent

N1-04 · 67 · Identification Code · Required · 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.

Detail

PO1 Loop Required 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.

PO1-01 · 350 · Assigned Identification · Required · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 20

Alphanumeric characters assigned for differentiation within a transaction set

• PO101 is the line item identification.

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

Quantity ordered

PO1-03 · 355 · Unit or Basis for Measurement Code · Required · Identifier (ID)

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

• CA: Case
• CS: Cassette
• EA: Each

PO1-04 · 212 · Unit Price · Required · Decimal number (R) · Min 1 Max 15

Price per unit of product, service, commodity, etc.

PO1-05 · 639 · Basis of Unit Price Code · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code identifying the type of unit price for an item

• CA: Catalog

PO1-06 · 235 · Product/Service ID Qualifier · Required · Identifier (ID)

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.

• VN: Vendor's (Seller's) Item Number

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

Identifying number for a product or service

040 Detail > PO1 Loop > CTP

CTP Pricing Information

Optional · Max use >1

To specify pricing information

CTP-02 · 236 · Price Identifier Code · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code identifying pricing specification

• CON: Contract Price

CTP-03 · 212 · Unit Price · Required · Decimal number (R) · Min 1 Max 15

Price per unit of product, service, commodity, etc.

• See Figures Appendix for an example detailing the use of CTP03 and CTP04.
• See Figures Appendix for an example detailing the use of CTP03, CTP04 and CTP07.

CTP-05 · C001 · Composite Unit of Measure · Required · To identify a composite unit of measure (See Figures Appendix for examples of use)

C001-01 · 355 · Unit or Basis for Measurement Code · Required · Identifier (ID)

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

• CA: Case
• EA: Each

PID Loop Optional Max >1

050 Detail > PO1 Loop > PID Loop > PID

PID Product/Item Description

Required · Max use 1

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

PID-01 · 349 · Item Description Type · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code indicating the format of a description

• If PID01 equals "F", then PID05 is used. If PID01 equals "S", then PID04 is used. If PID01 equals "X", then both PID04 and PID05 are used.

• F: Free-form

PID-05 · 352 · Description · Required · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 80

A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content

ACK Loop Required Max >1

270 Detail > PO1 Loop > ACK Loop > ACK

ACK Line Item Acknowledgment

Required · Max use 1

To acknowledge the ordered quantities and specify the ready date for a specific line item

ACK-01 · 668 · Line Item Status Code · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code specifying the action taken by the seller on a line item requested by the buyer

• IA: Item Accepted
• IC: Item Accepted - Changes Made
• IR: Item Rejected

ACK-02 · 380 · Quantity · Required · Decimal number (R) · Min 1 Max 15

Numeric value of quantity

ACK-03 · 355 · Unit or Basis for Measurement Code · Required · Identifier (ID)

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

• CA: Case
• CS: Cassette
• EA: Each

ACK-07 · 235 · Product/Service ID Qualifier · Required · Identifier (ID)

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

• VN: Vendor's (Seller's) Item Number

ACK-08 · 234 · Product/Service ID · Required · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 48

Identifying number for a product or service

N9 Loop Optional Max >1

350 Detail > PO1 Loop > N9 Loop > N9

N9 Reference Identification

Required · Max use 1

To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

N9-01 · 128 · Reference Identification Qualifier · Required · Identifier (ID)

Code qualifying the Reference Identification

• 82: Data Item Description (DID) Reference

N9-02 · 127 · Reference Identification · Required · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 30

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

360 Detail > PO1 Loop > N9 Loop > MSG

MSG Message Text

Optional · Max use 1000

To provide a free-form format that allows the transmission of text information

MSG-01 · 933 · Free-Form Message Text · Required · String (AN) · Min 1 Max 264

Free-form message text

Summary

CTT Loop Required 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.

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

Total number of line items in the transaction set

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