X12 856 Ship Notice/Manifest
This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Ship Notice/Manifest Transaction Set (856) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used to list the contents of a shipment of goods as well as additional information relating to the shipment, such as order information, product description, physical characteristics, type of packaging, marking, carrier information, and configuration of goods within the transportation equipment. The transaction set enables the sender to describe the contents and configuration of a shipment in various levels of detail and provides an ordered flexibility to convey information.
The sender of this transaction is the organization responsible for detailing and communicating the contents of a shipment, or shipments, to one or more receivers of the transaction set. The receiver of this transaction set can be any organization having an interest in the contents of a shipment or information about the contents of a shipment.
- ~ Segment
- * Element
- > Component
- None included
Interchange Control Header
To start and identify an interchange of zero or more functional groups and interchange-related control segments
Code to identify the type of information in the Authorization Information
- 00
- No Authorization Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I02)
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)
Code to identify the type of information in the Security Information
- 00
- No Security Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I04)
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)
Qualifier to designate the system/method of code structure used to designate the sender or receiver ID element being qualified
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
Qualifier to designate the system/method of code structure used to designate the sender or receiver ID element being qualified
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
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
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
A control number assigned by the interchange sender
Code sent by the sender to request an interchange acknowledgment (TA1)
- 0
- No Acknowledgment Requested
- 1
- Interchange Acknowledgment Requested
Code to indicate whether data enclosed by this interchange envelope is test, production or information
- I
- Information
- P
- Production Data
- T
- Test Data
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
To indicate the beginning of a functional group and to provide control information
Code identifying a group of application related transaction sets
- SH
- Ship Notice/Manifest (856)
Code identifying party sending transmission; codes agreed to by trading partners
Code identifying party receiving transmission. Codes agreed to by trading partners
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)
Assigned number originated and maintained by the sender
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
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
Transaction Set Header
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
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).
- 856
- Ship Notice/Manifest
Identifying control number that must be unique within the transaction set functional group assigned by the originator for a transaction set
Beginning Segment for Ship Notice
To transmit identifying numbers, dates, and other basic data relating to the transaction set
Code identifying purpose of transaction set
- 00
- Original
A unique control number assigned by the original shipper to identify a specific shipment
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD
- BSN03 is the date the shipment transaction set is created.
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)
- BSN04 is the time the shipment transaction set is created.
Code indicating the hierarchical application structure of a transaction set that utilizes the HL segment to define the structure of the transaction set
- 0002
- Shipment, Order, Item, Packaging
Detail
Hierarchical Level
To identify dependencies among and the content of hierarchically related groups of data segments
- The HL segment is the only mandatory segment within the HL loop, and by itself, the HL segment has no meaning.
A unique number assigned by the sender to identify a particular data segment in a hierarchical structure
- HL01 shall contain a unique alphanumeric number for each occurrence of the HL segment in the transaction set. For example, HL01 could be used to indicate the number of occurrences of the HL segment, in which case the value of HL01 would be "1" for the initial HL segment and would be incremented by one in each subsequent HL segment within the transaction.
Code defining the characteristic of a level in a hierarchical structure
- HL03 indicates the context of the series of segments following the current HL segment up to the next occurrence of an HL segment in the transaction. For example, HL03 is used to indicate that subsequent segments in the HL loop form a logical grouping of data referring to shipment, order, or item-level information.
- S
- Shipment
Code indicating if there are hierarchical child data segments subordinate to the level being described
- HL04 indicates whether or not there are subordinate (or child) HL segments related to the current HL segment.
- 1
- Additional Subordinate HL Data Segment in This Hierarchical Structure.
Carrier Details (Quantity and Weight)
To specify the transportation details relative to commodity, weight, and quantity
Example: TD1*****A310.5*01
This segment is required to be provided when any part of an order is being shipped. If you are only reporting cancellations or backorders this segment is not required to be provided.
Code identifying the type of packaging; Part 1: Packaging Form, Part 2: Packaging Material; if the Data Element is used, then Part 1 is always required
- 01
- Aluminum
- 04
- As Specified by the DOT
- 07
- Burlap
- 10
- Chemically Hardened Fibre
- 16
- Cloth Top
- 19
- Cloth or Fabric
- 22
- Compressed
- 25
- Corrugated or Solid
- 28
- Double-wall Paper
- 31
- Fibre
- 34
- Fibre (Paperboard)
- 37
- Fiberboard
- 40
- Fiberboard Metal
- 43
- Glass
- 46
- In Inner Containers
- 48
- Wire/Cord
- 49
- Insulated
- 50
- Steel - Vinyl Coated
- 51
- Wire Mesh
- 52
- Iron or Steel
- 53
- Jumbo
- 54
- Special Jumbo
- 55
- Lead
- 58
- Metal
- 59
- Metal Cans
- 61
- Moisture Resistant
- 64
- Molded Plastic
- 67
- Multiple-wall Paper (2 or more walls)
- 70
- Multiple-wall Paper (3 or more walls)
- 71
- Not Otherwise Specified
- 72
- Paper - VCI
- 73
- Other than Glass
- 74
- Other than Metal or Plastic Tubes, or Glass
- 75
- Plastic - Vacuum Formed
- 76
- Paper
- 77
- Plastic - Structural Foam
- 78
- Plastic - Injection Molded
- 79
- Plastic
- 80
- Polyethylene Lined
- 81
- Plastic - Virgin
- 82
- Pulpboard
- 83
- Plastic - Regrind
- 84
- Polystyrene
- 85
- Rubber
- 86
- Foam
- 88
- Rubber and Fabric
- 89
- Special
- 90
- Standard
- 91
- Stainless Steel
- 92
- Tubes, Metal or Plastic
- 94
- Wood
- 95
- Single Wall Corrugated Board
- 96
- Double Wall Corrugated Board
- 97
- Triple Wall Corrugated Board
Number of units (pieces) of the lading commodity
Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken
- 01
- Actual Pounds
Carrier Details (Routing Sequence/Transit Time)
To specify the carrier and sequence of routing and provide transit time information
EXAMPLE: TD5B***UG
This segment is required to be provided when any part of an order is being shipped. If you are reporting cancellations or backorders only this segment is not required to be provided.
Code describing the relationship of a carrier to a specific shipment movement
- B
- Origin/Delivery Carrier (Any Mode)
Free-form description of the routing or requested routing for shipment, or the originating carrier's identity
This element contains a JCPenney specific code that indicates both the shipper and the level of service. Contact CommerceHub for a complete list of codes. Failure to include one of the approved codes (even during the testing phase of your implementation) will result in a failure to process the message.
There will be cases where an 'unspecified' code will be issued to you on the purchase order. JCPenney will not accept this same 'unspecified' code back in the shipment confirmation. It is expected that you will provide a code that actually represents the shipper and service level.
Date/Time Reference
To specify pertinent dates and times
EXAMPLE: DTM01120031015
This segment is required to be provided when any part of an order is being shipped. If you are reporting cancellations only this segment is not required to be provided.
Code specifying type of date or time, or both date and time
- 011
- Shipped
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)
Hierarchical Level
To identify dependencies among and the content of hierarchically related groups of data segments
- The HL segment is the only mandatory segment within the HL loop, and by itself, the HL segment has no meaning.
A unique number assigned by the sender to identify a particular data segment in a hierarchical structure
- HL01 shall contain a unique alphanumeric number for each occurrence of the HL segment in the transaction set. For example, HL01 could be used to indicate the number of occurrences of the HL segment, in which case the value of HL01 would be "1" for the initial HL segment and would be incremented by one in each subsequent HL segment within the transaction.
Identification number of the next higher hierarchical data segment that the data segment being described is subordinate to
- HL02 identifies the hierarchical ID number of the HL segment to which the current HL segment is subordinate.
Code defining the characteristic of a level in a hierarchical structure
- HL03 indicates the context of the series of segments following the current HL segment up to the next occurrence of an HL segment in the transaction. For example, HL03 is used to indicate that subsequent segments in the HL loop form a logical grouping of data referring to shipment, order, or item-level information.
- O
- Order
Code indicating if there are hierarchical child data segments subordinate to the level being described
- HL04 indicates whether or not there are subordinate (or child) HL segments related to the current HL segment.
- 1
- Additional Subordinate HL Data Segment in This Hierarchical Structure.
Purchase Order Reference
To provide reference to a specific purchase order
Identifying number for Purchase Order assigned by the orderer/purchaser
Product/Item Description
To describe a product or process in coded or free-form format
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.
- S
- Structured (From Industry Code List)
Code identifying the agency assigning the code values
- Use PID03 to indicate the organization that publishes the code list being referred to.
- VI
- Voluntary Inter-Industry Commerce Standard (VICS) EDI
A code from an industry code list which provides specific data about a product characteristic
- PID04 should be used for industry-specific product description codes.
- Populate with "FL" to indicate FLSA compliance
This element is required to be populated with "FL" to indicate FLSA compliance
Reference Identification
To specify identifying information
EXAMPLES: REFIV1234567
This segment is required to be provided when any part of an order is being shipped. If you are reporting cancellations only this segment is not required to be provided.
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
- IV
- Seller's Invoice Number
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
Service, Promotion, Allowance, or Charge Information
To request or identify a service, promotion, allowance, or charge; to specify the amount or percentage for the service, promotion, allowance, or charge
EXAMPLES: SACCG830**525
The SACC*G830 segment is an optional segment and should only be sent if shipping charges are being billed back to JCPenney.
Code which indicates an allowance or charge for the service specified
- If SAC01 is "A" or "C", then at least one of SAC05, SAC07, or SAC08 is required.
- C
- Charge
Code identifying the service, promotion, allowance, or charge
- G830
- Shipping and Handling
Monetary amount
- SAC05 is the total amount for the service, promotion, allowance, or charge.
- If SAC05 is present with SAC07 or SAC08, then SAC05 takes precedence.
Hierarchical Level
To identify dependencies among and the content of hierarchically related groups of data segments
- The HL segment is the only mandatory segment within the HL loop, and by itself, the HL segment has no meaning.
A unique number assigned by the sender to identify a particular data segment in a hierarchical structure
- HL01 shall contain a unique alphanumeric number for each occurrence of the HL segment in the transaction set. For example, HL01 could be used to indicate the number of occurrences of the HL segment, in which case the value of HL01 would be "1" for the initial HL segment and would be incremented by one in each subsequent HL segment within the transaction.
Identification number of the next higher hierarchical data segment that the data segment being described is subordinate to
- HL02 identifies the hierarchical ID number of the HL segment to which the current HL segment is subordinate.
Code defining the characteristic of a level in a hierarchical structure
- HL03 indicates the context of the series of segments following the current HL segment up to the next occurrence of an HL segment in the transaction. For example, HL03 is used to indicate that subsequent segments in the HL loop form a logical grouping of data referring to shipment, order, or item-level information.
- I
- Item
Code indicating if there are hierarchical child data segments subordinate to the level being described
- HL04 indicates whether or not there are subordinate (or child) HL segments related to the current HL segment.
- 0
- No Subordinate HL Segment in This Hierarchical Structure.
- 1
- Additional Subordinate HL Data Segment in This Hierarchical Structure.
Item Identification
To specify basic item identification data
Alphanumeric characters assigned for differentiation within a transaction set
- LIN01 is the line item identification
- Merchant's purchase order line number
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.
- VN
- Vendor's (Seller's) Item Number
Identifying number for a product or service
- Vendor's Item Number
Item Detail (Shipment)
To specify line-item detail relative to shipment
Example:
SHIPMENT: SN13EAAC CANCEL: SN10EA**3EA**ID
A 'ship' action is assumed if the SN1-08 code is omitted or not 'AC','ID'.
Numeric value of units shipped in manufacturer's shipping units for a line item or transaction set
Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken
- SN103 defines the unit of measurement for both SN102 and SN104.
- EA
- Each
Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken
- EA
- Each
Code specifying the action taken by the seller on a line item requested by the buyer
- AC
- Item Accepted and Shipped
- ID
- Item Deleted
Product/Item Description Free Form
To describe a product or process in coded or free-form format
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
Use when reporting Kimberly diamond compliance
Code identifying the general class of a product or process characteristic
- CM
- Compliance Method
Use when reporting Kimberly diamond compliance and PID01 = F
A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content
Product/Item Description Semi Structured
To describe a product or process in coded or free-form format
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.
- X
- Semi-structured (Code and Text)
Used for CARB Formaldehyde Compliance Code
A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content
When PID01 = X
This element contains the CARB Formaldehyde Compliance Code. One of the following codes must be populated here:
0-Non-Compliant
1-Phase 1 Compliant
2-Phase 2 Compliant
3-No Added Formaldehyde
4-Ultra Low Emission Formaldehyde Use (ULEF)
When PID01 = F
This is the text that JCPenney requires if this compliance pertains to your product.
"PRODUCT MEETS JCP JEWELRY,KP DIAMOND,BURMA RUBYJADEITE,
IR GEM REQUIREMENTS"
Reference Identification
To specify identifying information
Example: REFGK199999999902
This segment only needs to be included when a CARB Identifier Code needs to be passed.
EXAMPLE: REFTDbad_sku*this sku does not exist
This segment needs to be included when reporting cancellations
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
- GK
- Third Party Reference Number
Used for CARB Certifier ID
- TD
- Reason for Change
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
When REF01 is GK
This element contains the CARB Identifier Code. Each vendor using this element should have a unique code that should be used here. When REF01 is TD
Contact your CommerceHub Onboarding Specialist for the complete list of cancel codes.
Date/Time Reference
To specify pertinent dates and times
Code specifying type of date or time, or both date and time
- 079
- Promised for Shipment
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)
Name
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual
- WH
- Warehouse
Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)
- 54
- Warehouse
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.
Warehouse ID
EXAMPLE: HL32*P
- Pack level HL is required for reporting tracking number(s) when item level SN1_08 = "AC"
Hierarchical Level
To identify dependencies among and the content of hierarchically related groups of data segments
- The HL segment is the only mandatory segment within the HL loop, and by itself, the HL segment has no meaning.
A unique number assigned by the sender to identify a particular data segment in a hierarchical structure
- HL01 shall contain a unique alphanumeric number for each occurrence of the HL segment in the transaction set. For example, HL01 could be used to indicate the number of occurrences of the HL segment, in which case the value of HL01 would be "1" for the initial HL segment and would be incremented by one in each subsequent HL segment within the transaction.
Identification number of the next higher hierarchical data segment that the data segment being described is subordinate to
- HL02 identifies the hierarchical ID number of the HL segment to which the current HL segment is subordinate.
Code defining the characteristic of a level in a hierarchical structure
- HL03 indicates the context of the series of segments following the current HL segment up to the next occurrence of an HL segment in the transaction. For example, HL03 is used to indicate that subsequent segments in the HL loop form a logical grouping of data referring to shipment, order, or item-level information.
- P
- Pack
Code indicating if there are hierarchical child data segments subordinate to the level being described
- HL04 indicates whether or not there are subordinate (or child) HL segments related to the current HL segment.
- 0
- No Subordinate HL Segment in This Hierarchical Structure.
Marks and Numbers
To indicate identifying marks and numbers for shipping containers
Code specifying the application or source of Marks and Numbers (87)
- MAN01/MAN02 and MAN04/MAN05 may be used to identify two different marks and numbers assigned to the same physical container.
- When MAN01 contains code "UC" (U.P.C. Shipping Container Code) and MAN05/MAN06 contain a range of ID numbers, MAN03 is not used. The reason for this is that the U.P.C. Shipping Container code is the same on every carton that is represented in the range in MAN05/MAN06.
Marks and numbers used to identify a shipment or parts of a shipment
- When both MAN02 and MAN03 are used, MAN02 is the starting number of a sequential range and MAN03 is the ending number of that range.
Tracking number
IMPORTANT NOTE: CommerceHub enforces validation rules for UPS and FEDEX tracking numbers including check digit routines when applicable. Please insure that all tracking numbers you submit are correctly formatted. Any shipment confirmation message containing invalid tracking numbers will be rejected.
Code specifying the application or source of Marks and Numbers (87)
This qualifier indicates that the MAN05 contains the SSCC ID# for the package.
Note: The presence of an SSCC ID for ship to home orders will cause the message to be rejected.
- GM
- SSCC-18 and Application Identifier
Marks and numbers used to identify a shipment or parts of a shipment
- When both MAN05 and MAN06 are used, MAN05 is the starting number of a sequential range, and MAN06 is the ending number of that range.
This element contains the SSCC ID# for the package. If you are shipping in multiple boxes OR producing your own packing slips, the SSCC-ID is required and will cause the message to be rejected if not present.
Summary
Transaction Set Trailer
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)
Total number of segments included in a transaction set including ST and SE segments
Identifying control number that must be unique within the transaction set functional group assigned by the originator for a transaction set
Functional Group Trailer
To indicate the end of a functional group and to provide control information
Total number of transaction sets included in the functional group or interchange (transmission) group terminated by the trailer containing this data element
Assigned number originated and maintained by the sender
Interchange Control Trailer
To define the end of an interchange of zero or more functional groups and interchange-related control segments
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