X12 855 Purchase Order Acknowledgment
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.
- ~ Segment
- * Element
- > Component
- ^ Repetition
- None included
Interchange Control Header
To start and identify an interchange of zero or more functional groups and interchange-related control segments
Code identifying 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 identifying 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)
Code indicating 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
Code indicating 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
Type is not applicable; the repetition separator is a delimiter and not a data element; this field provides the delimiter used to separate repeated occurrences of a simple data element or a composite data structure; this value must be different than the data element separator, component element separator, and the segment terminator
- ^
- Repetition Separator
Code specifying the version number of the interchange control segments
- 00403
- Draft Standards for Trial Use Approved for Publication by ASC X12 Procedures Review Board through October 1999
A control number assigned by the interchange sender
Code indicating sender's request for an interchange acknowledgment
- 0
- No Acknowledgment Requested
- 1
- Interchange Acknowledgment Requested
Code indicating 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
- PR
- Purchase Order Acknowledgment (855)
Code identifying party sending transmission; codes agreed to by trading partners
Code identifying party receiving transmission; codes agreed to by trading partners
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
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 identifying the issuer of the standard; this code is used in conjunction with Data Element 480
- 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
- 004030
- Draft Standards Approved for Publication by ASC X12 Procedures Review Board through October 1999
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) is 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
Identifying control number that must be unique within the transaction set functional group assigned by the originator for a transaction set
Beginning Segment for Purchase Order Acknowledgment
To indicate the beginning of the Purchase Order Acknowledgment Transaction Set and transmit identifying numbers and dates
Code identifying purpose of transaction set
- 00
- Original
Code specifying the type of acknowledgment
- AC
- Acknowledge - With Detail and Change
This code is used when the PO is being acknowledged, includes All items from the Purchase Order but some or all items have changes
- AD
- Acknowledge - With Detail, No Change
This code is used when the PO is being acknowledged, includes All items from the Purchase Order and all items are accepted without changes
- AK
- Acknowledge - No Detail or Change
- RD
- Reject with Detail
This code is used when the PO is being rejected, includes All items from the Purchase Order with appropriate line item statuses
- RJ
- Rejected - No Detail
Identifying number for Purchase Order assigned by the orderer/purchaser
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
- BAK04 is the date assigned by the purchaser to purchase order.
Purchase Order Date
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
- BAK09 is the date assigned by the sender to the acknowledgment.
PO Acknowledgement Date
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
- 11
- Account Number
If sent on the purchase order, should be returned
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
Customer Order Number
To specify identifying information
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
- CO
- Customer Order Number
If sent on the purchase order, should be returned
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
Internal Vendor Number
To specify identifying information
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
- IA
- Internal Vendor Number
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
Administrative Communications Contact
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
Code identifying the major duty or responsibility of the person or group named
- IC
- Information Contact
Code identifying the type of communication number
- TE
- Telephone
Complete communications number including country or area code when applicable
Telephone #
Code identifying the type of communication number
- FX
- Facsimile
Complete communications number including country or area code when applicable
Fax #
Code identifying the type of communication number
- EM
- Electronic Mail
Complete communications number including country or area code when applicable
Email address
F.O.B. Related Instructions
To specify transportation instructions relating to shipment
Code identifying payment terms for transportation charges
- FOB01 indicates which party will pay the carrier.
- CC
- Collect
- CF
- Collect, Freight Credited Back to Customer
- DF
- Defined by Buyer and Seller
- MX
- Mixed
- PC
- Prepaid but Charged to Customer
- PO
- Prepaid Only
- PU
- Pickup
Code identifying type of location
- FOB02 is the code specifying transportation responsibility location.
- AC
- City and State
- DE
- Destination (Shipping)
- OR
- Origin (Shipping Point)
A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content
Terms of Sale/Deferred Terms of Sale
To specify terms of sale
Code identifying type of payment terms
- If the code in ITD01 is "04", then ITD07 or ITD09 is required and either ITD10 or ITD11 is required; if the code in ITD01 is "05", then ITD06 or ITD07 is required.
- 05
- Discount Not Applicable
- 08
- Basic Discount Offered
- 14
- Previously agreed upon
Code identifying the beginning of the terms period
- 3
- Invoice Date
Terms discount percentage, expressed as a percent, available to the purchaser if an invoice is paid on or before the Terms Discount Due Date
Date payment is due if discount is to be earned expressed in format CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
If a discount is allowed, this field is mandatory
Number of days in the terms discount period by which payment is due if terms discount is earned
Number of days until total invoice amount is due (discount not applicable)
A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content
Terms Description
Reference Identification
To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
Text
To specify textual data
Please use this field to include any necessary comments
Name
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual
- SF
- Ship From
Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)
- 1
- D-U-N-S Number, Dun & Bradstreet
- 9
- D-U-N-S+4, D-U-N-S Number with Four Character Suffix
- 92
- Assigned by Buyer or Buyer's Agent
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.
Additional Name Information
To specify additional names
Address Information
To specify the location of the named party
Geographic Location
To specify the geographic place of the named party
Free-form text for city name
- A combination of either N401 through N404, or N405 and N406 may be adequate to specify a location.
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.
Code defining international postal zone code excluding punctuation and blanks (zip code for United States)
Name
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual
- ST
- Ship To
Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)
- 92
- Assigned by Buyer or Buyer's Agent
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.
Additional Name Information
To specify additional names
Address Information
To specify the location of the named party
Geographic Location
To specify the geographic place of the named party
Free-form text for city name
- A combination of either N401 through N404, or N405 and N406 may be adequate to specify a location.
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.
Code defining international postal zone code excluding punctuation and blanks (zip code for United States)
Detail
The PO1 loop is Required when BAK 02 is AC, AD or RD
Baseline Item Data
To specify basic and most frequently used line item data
- PO102 is required.
Alphanumeric characters assigned for differentiation within a transaction set
- PO101 is the line item identification.
Line Sequence #
Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken
- AS
- Assortment
- EA
- Each
Price per unit of product, service, commodity, etc.
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.
- UP
- UCC - 12
Identifying number for a product or service
Retail level UPC Number
Code identifying the type/source of the descriptive number used in Product/Service ID (234)
- IT
- Buyer's Style Number
Identifying number for a product or service
The style number is mandatory if sent on the purchase order
Code identifying the type/source of the descriptive number used in Product/Service ID (234)
- UK
- EAN/UCC - 14
Identifying number for a product or service
Pricing Information
To specify pricing information
Code identifying pricing specification
- RTL
- Retail
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.
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.
- F
- Free-form
Code identifying the general class of a product or process characteristic
- 08
- Product
SKU Description
- GEN
- General Description
Style Description
A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content
Line Item Acknowledgment
To acknowledge the ordered quantities and specify the ready date for a specific line item
If ACK01=IB or DR, ACK04 and ACK05 are required
If ACK01=IB or IQ, ACK02 and ACK03 are required
If ACK01=IP, the new price for this item must be sent in PO104
If ACK01=IS, the substitute Vendor Item Number must be sent in PO109
If ACK01=R2, the corrected product number should be sent in PO107/09/11, depending which product number was incorrect
Code specifying the action taken by the seller on a line item requested by the buyer
- DR
- Item Accepted - Date Rescheduled
- IA
- Item Accepted
- IB
- Item Backordered
- IP
- Item Accepted - Price Changed
- IQ
- Item Accepted - Quantity Changed
- IR
- Item Rejected
- IS
- Item Accepted - Substitution Made
- R2
- Item Rejected, Invalid Item Product Number
Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken
- AS
- Assortment
- EA
- Each
Code specifying type of date or time, or both date and time
- 068
- Current Schedule Ship
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
Current Schedule Ship Date
Summary
Transaction Totals
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.
The CTT segment is mandatory when the BAK02 is equal tp AC, AD or RD.
Total number of line items in the transaction set
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.
-.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
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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