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X12 846 Customer Inventory Inquiry/Advice

X12 Release 4010

This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Inventory Inquiry/Advice Transaction Set (846) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used in the following ways: (1) for a seller of goods and services to provide inventory information to a prospective purchaser, with no obligation to the purchaser to acquire these goods or services; (2) for a representative of a seller of goods and services to supply inventory information to that seller; (3) for one location to supply another location with inventory information; and (4) for an inquiry as to the availability of inventory with no obligation on the seller of goods and services to reserve that inventory.

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    Overview
    ISA
    -
    Interchange Control Header
    Max use 1
    Required
    GS
    -
    Functional Group Header
    Max use 1
    Required
    heading
    ST
    010
    Transaction Set Header
    Max use 1
    Required
    BIA
    020
    Beginning Segment for Inventory Inquiry/Advice
    Max use 1
    Required
    REF
    060
    Reference Identification
    Max use 12
    Optional
    N1 Loop
    GE
    -
    Functional Group Trailer
    Max use 1
    Required
    IEA
    -
    Interchange Control Trailer
    Max use 1
    Required
    ISA

    Interchange Control Header

    RequiredMax use 1

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

    Example
    ISA-01
    I01
    Authorization Information Qualifier
    Required

    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
    Min 10Max 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

    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
    Min 10Max 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
    Min 2Max 2

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

    Codes
    ISA-06
    I06
    Interchange Sender ID
    Required
    Min 15Max 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
    Min 2Max 2

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

    Codes
    ISA-08
    I07
    Interchange Receiver ID
    Required
    Min 15Max 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
    YYMMDD format

    Date of the interchange

    ISA-10
    I09
    Interchange Time
    Required
    HHMM format

    Time of the interchange

    ISA-11
    I10
    Interchange Control Standards Identifier
    Required

    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

    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
    Min 9Max 9

    A control number assigned by the interchange sender

    ISA-14
    I13
    Acknowledgment Requested
    Required
    Min 1Max 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
    Min 1Max 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
    Min 1Max 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

    Functional Group Header

    RequiredMax use 1

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

    Example
    GS-01
    479
    Functional Identifier Code
    Required

    Code identifying a group of application related transaction sets

    IB
    Inventory Inquiry/Advice (846)
    GS-02
    142
    Application Sender's Code
    Required
    Min 2Max 15

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

    GS-03
    124
    Application Receiver's Code
    Required
    Min 2Max 15

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

    GS-04
    373
    Date
    Required
    CCYYMMDD format

    Date expressed as CCYYMMDD

    GS-05
    337
    Time
    Required
    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
    Min 1Max 9

    Assigned number originated and maintained by the sender

    GS-07
    455
    Responsible Agency Code
    Required
    Min 1Max 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

    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

    ST
    010

    Transaction Set Header

    RequiredMax use 1

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

    Example
    ST-01
    143
    Transaction Set Identifier Code
    Required

    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).
    846
    Inventory Inquiry/Advice
    ST-02
    329
    Transaction Set Control Number
    Required
    Min 4Max 9

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

    BIA
    020

    Beginning Segment for Inventory Inquiry/Advice

    RequiredMax use 1

    To indicate the beginning of an Inventory Inquiry/Advice Transaction Set

    Usage notes

    Sample

    BIA00DS070020160802

    Example
    BIA-01
    353
    Transaction Set Purpose Code
    Required

    Code identifying purpose of transaction set

    00
    Original
    BIA-02
    755
    Report Type Code
    Required

    Code indicating the title or contents of a document, report or supporting item

    DD
    Distributor Inventory Report
    DS
    Discharge Summary
    BIA-03
    127
    Reference Identification
    Required
    Min 1Max 30

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

    • BIA03 identifies the number of the inquiry/advice that is transferred.
    BIA-04
    373
    Date
    Required
    CCYYMMDD format

    Date expressed as CCYYMMDD

    • BIA04 identifies the date of the inquiry/advice that is transferred.
    BIA-05
    337
    Time
    Optional
    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)

    • BIA05 identifies the time of the inquiry/advice that is transferred.
    REF
    060

    Reference Identification

    OptionalMax use 12

    To specify identifying information

    Usage notes

    Sample

    REFIA3920024

    Example
    REF-01
    128
    Reference Identification Qualifier
    Required

    Code qualifying the Reference Identification

    IA
    Internal Vendor Number
    REF-02
    127
    Reference Identification
    Optional
    Min 1Max 30

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

    N1 Loop
    RequiredMax >1
    N1
    080

    Name

    RequiredMax use 1

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

    Usage notes

    Sample

    N1DSD&H Distributing

    Example
    At least one of Name (N1-02) or Identification Code Qualifier (N1-03) is required
    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

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

    DS
    Distributor
    WH
    Warehouse
    N1-02
    93
    Name
    Required
    Min 1Max 60

    Free-form name

    N1-03
    66
    Identification Code Qualifier
    Optional

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

    ZZ
    Mutually Defined
    N1-04
    67
    Identification Code
    Optional
    Min 2Max 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.
    N3
    100

    Address Information

    OptionalMax use 2

    To specify the location of the named party

    Usage notes

    Sample

    N3*Address

    Example
    N3-01
    166
    Address Information
    Required
    Min 1Max 55

    Address information

    N4
    110

    Geographic Location

    OptionalMax use 1

    To specify the geographic place of the named party

    Usage notes

    Sample

    N4HarrisburgPA*12345

    Example
    N4-01
    19
    City Name
    Optional
    Min 2Max 30

    Free-form text for city name

    • A combination of either N401 through N404, or N405 and N406 may be adequate to specify a location.
    N4-02
    156
    State or Province Code
    Optional
    Min 2Max 2

    Code (Standard State/Province) as defined by appropriate government agency

    • N402 is required only if city name (N401) is in the U.S. or Canada.
    N4-03
    116
    Postal Code
    Optional
    Min 3Max 15

    Code defining international postal zone code excluding punctuation and blanks (zip code for United States)

    Detail

    LIN Loop
    RequiredMax >1
    LIN
    010

    Item Identification

    RequiredMax use 1

    To specify basic item identification data

    Usage notes

    Sample

    LIN*UP00041333029863VP658736587436BP041333029863

    Example
    If either Product/Service ID Qualifier (LIN-04) or Product/Service ID (LIN-05) is present, then the other is required
    If either Product/Service ID Qualifier (LIN-06) or Product/Service ID (LIN-07) is present, then the other is required
    LIN-01
    350
    Assigned Identification
    Optional
    Min 1Max 20

    Alphanumeric characters assigned for differentiation within a transaction set

    • LIN01 is the line item identification
    LIN-02
    235
    Product/Service ID Qualifier
    Required

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

    • LIN02 through LIN31 provide for fifteen different product/service IDs for each item. For example: Case, Color, Drawing No., U.P.C. No., ISBN No., Model No., or SKU.
    UP
    U.P.C. Consumer Package Code (1-5-5-1)
    LIN-03
    234
    Product/Service ID
    Required
    Min 1Max 48

    Identifying number for a product or service

    LIN-04
    235
    Product/Service ID Qualifier
    Optional

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

    VP
    Vendor's (Seller's) Part Number
    LIN-05
    234
    Product/Service ID
    Optional
    Min 1Max 48

    Identifying number for a product or service

    LIN-06
    235
    Product/Service ID Qualifier
    Optional

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

    BP
    Buyer's Part Number
    LIN-07
    234
    Product/Service ID
    Optional
    Min 1Max 48

    Identifying number for a product or service

    PID
    030

    Product/Item Description

    OptionalMax use 200

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

    Usage notes

    Sample

    PIDF08***Product Description

    Example
    PID-01
    349
    Item Description Type
    Required

    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-02
    750
    Product/Process Characteristic Code
    Optional

    Code identifying the general class of a product or process characteristic

    08
    Product
    PID-05
    352
    Description
    Required
    Min 1Max 80

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

    SDQ
    220

    Destination Quantity

    OptionalMax use 500

    To specify destination and quantity detail

    Usage notes

    sample

    SDQEA9100212234124534509023489034************

    Example
    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
    SDQ-01
    355
    Unit or Basis for Measurement Code
    Required

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

    EA
    Each
    SDQ-02
    66
    Identification Code Qualifier
    Optional

    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
    91
    Assigned by Seller or Seller's Agent
    SDQ-03
    67
    Identification Code
    Required
    Min 2Max 80

    Code identifying a party or other code

    • SDQ03 is the store number.
    SDQ-04
    380
    Quantity
    Required
    Min 1Max 15

    Numeric value of quantity

    SDQ-05
    67
    Identification Code
    Optional
    Min 2Max 80

    Code identifying a party or other code

    SDQ-06
    380
    Quantity
    Optional
    Min 1Max 15

    Numeric value of quantity

    SDQ-07
    67
    Identification Code
    Optional
    Min 2Max 80

    Code identifying a party or other code

    SDQ-08
    380
    Quantity
    Optional
    Min 1Max 15

    Numeric value of quantity

    SDQ-09
    67
    Identification Code
    Optional
    Min 2Max 80

    Code identifying a party or other code

    SDQ-10
    380
    Quantity
    Optional
    Min 1Max 15

    Numeric value of quantity

    SDQ-11
    67
    Identification Code
    Optional
    Min 2Max 80

    Code identifying a party or other code

    SDQ-12
    380
    Quantity
    Optional
    Min 1Max 15

    Numeric value of quantity

    SDQ-23
    310
    Location Identifier
    Optional
    Min 1Max 30

    Code which identifies a specific location

    • SDQ23 identifies the area within the location identified in SDQ03, SDQ05, SDQ07, SDQ09, SDQ11, SDQ13, SDQ15, SDQ17, SDQ19, and SDQ21.
    • SDQ23 may be used to identify areas within a store, e.g., front room, back room, selling outpost, end aisle display, etc. The value is agreed to by trading partners or industry conventions.
    QTY Loop
    RequiredMax >1
    QTY
    320

    Quantity

    RequiredMax use 1

    To specify quantity information

    Usage notes

    Sample

    QTY3318*EA

    Example
    QTY-01
    673
    Quantity Qualifier
    Required

    Code specifying the type of quantity

    33
    Quantity Available for Sale (stock quantity)
    QTY-02
    380
    Quantity
    Required
    Min 1Max 15

    Numeric value of quantity

    QTY-03
    C001
    Composite Unit of Measure
    To identify a composite unit of measure (See Figures Appendix for examples of use)
    C001-01
    355
    Unit or Basis for Measurement Code
    Required

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

    EA
    Each

    Summary

    CTT
    010

    Transaction Totals

    OptionalMax use 1

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

    • Number of line items (CTT01) is the accumulation of number of LIN segments. If used, hash total (CTT02) is the sum of the values of the quantities (QTY02) of each QTY segment.
    Usage notes

    Sample

    CTT*5502

    Example
    CTT-01
    354
    Number of Line Items
    Required
    Min 1Max 6

    Total number of line items in the transaction set

    SE
    020

    Transaction Set Trailer

    RequiredMax 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)

    Example
    SE-01
    96
    Number of Included Segments
    Required
    Min 1Max 10

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

    SE-02
    329
    Transaction Set Control Number
    Required
    Min 4Max 9

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

    Functional Group Trailer

    RequiredMax use 1

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

    Example
    GE-01
    97
    Number of Transaction Sets Included
    Required
    Min 1Max 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
    Min 1Max 9

    Assigned number originated and maintained by the sender

    Interchange Control Trailer

    RequiredMax use 1

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

    Example
    IEA-01
    I16
    Number of Included Functional Groups
    Required
    Min 1Max 5

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

    IEA-02
    I12
    Interchange Control Number
    Required
    Min 9Max 9

    A control number assigned by the interchange sender

    EDI Samples

    Sample

    ST*846*0001
    BIA*00*DS*0700*20160802
    REF*IA*XXXXXX
    N1*DS*D&H Distributing
    N3*Addresss
    N4*City*ST*Zip
    LIN**UP*0007325000001*VP*0270456467031*BP*455723541
    PID*F*08***Item Description
    SDQ*EA*91*002*12*234*12*453*45*090*234*890*34************
    QTY*33*6*EA
    LIN**UP*0007325000002*VP*0270456467032*BP*455723542
    PID*F*08***Item Description
    SDQ*EA*91*002*12*234*12*453*45*090*234*890*34************
    QTY*33*0*EA
    LIN**UP*0007325000003*VP*0270456467033*BP*455723543
    PID*F*08***Item Description
    SDQ*EA*91*002*12*234*12*453*45*090*234*890*34************
    QTY*33*18*EA
    LIN**UP*0007325000004*VP*0270456467034*BP*455723544
    PID*F*08***Item Description
    SDQ*EA*91*002*12*234*12*453*45*090*234*890*34************
    QTY*33*36*EA
    CTT*5502
    SE*56477*0004

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