X12 850 Purchase Order

X12 Release 4010

This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Purchase Order Transaction Set (850) 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 the placement of purchase orders for goods and services. This transaction set should not be used to convey purchase order changes or purchase order acknowledgment information.

Delimiters

• ~ Segment
• * Element
• > Component

ISA

Interchange Control Header

RequiredMax 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 · 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 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 · 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 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 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 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 · Qualifier to designate the system/method of code structure used to designate the sender or receiver ID element being qualified · 01 Duns (Dun & Bradstreet)

ISA-08 · I07 · Interchange Receiver ID · Required 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 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 9 Max 9 · A control number assigned by the interchange sender

ISA-14 · I13 · Acknowledgment Requested · Required 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 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 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

RequiredMax use 1

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

GS-01 · 479 · Functional Identifier Code · Required · Code identifying a group of application related transaction sets · PO Purchase Order (850)

GS-02 · 142 · Application Sender's Code · Required Min 2 Max 15 · Code identifying party sending transmission; codes agreed to by trading partners

GS-03 · 124 · Application Receiver's Code · Required Min 2 Max 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 1 Max 9 · Assigned number originated and maintained by the sender

GS-07 · 455 · Responsible Agency Code · Required 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 · 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

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). · 850 Purchase Order

ST-02 · 329 · Transaction Set Control Number · Required 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

BEG

020

Beginning Segment for Purchase Order

RequiredMax use 1

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

BEG-01 · 353 · Transaction Set Purpose Code · Required · Code identifying purpose of transaction set · 00 Original

BEG-02 · 92 · Purchase Order Type Code · Required · Code specifying the type of Purchase Order · SA Stand-alone Order

BEG-03 · 324 · Purchase Order Number · Required Min 1 Max 22 · Identifying number for Purchase Order assigned by the orderer/purchaser

BEG-05 · 373 · Date · Required CCYYMMDD format · Date expressed as CCYYMMDD BEG05 is the date assigned by the purchaser to purchase order.

BEG-06 · 367 · Contract Number · Optional Min 1 Max 30 · Contract number

REF

050

Reference Identification Customer Reference Number

OptionalMax use >1

To specify identifying information

Usage notes

If REF01 = CR then REF02 = Chain Code for Natural Orders or Order Source ID for Conventional Orders

Example

Variants (all may be used)

REFReference Identification Department NumberREFReference Identification Internal Vendor Number

REF-01 · 128 · Reference Identification Qualifier · Required · Code qualifying the Reference Identification · CR Customer Reference Number

REF-02 · 127 · Reference Identification · Required Min 1 Max 30 · Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

REF

050

Reference Identification Department Number

OptionalMax use >1

To specify identifying information

Usage notes

If REF01 = DP then REF02 = Department Number

Example

Variants (all may be used)

REFReference Identification Customer Reference NumberREFReference Identification Internal Vendor Number

REF-01 · 128 · Reference Identification Qualifier · Required · Code qualifying the Reference Identification · DP Department Number

REF-02 · 127 · Reference Identification · Required Min 1 Max 30 · Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

REF

050

Reference Identification Internal Vendor Number

OptionalMax use >1

To specify identifying information

Usage notes

If REF01 = IA then REF02 = Vendor Number

Example

Variants (all may be used)

REFReference Identification Customer Reference NumberREFReference Identification Department Number

REF-01 · 128 · Reference Identification Qualifier · Required · Code qualifying the Reference Identification · IA Internal Vendor Number

REF-02 · 127 · Reference Identification · Required Min 1 Max 30 · Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

FOB

080

F.O.B. Related Instructions

OptionalMax use >1

To specify transportation instructions relating to shipment

FOB-01 · 146 · Shipment Method of Payment · Required · Code identifying payment terms for transportation charges FOB01 indicates which party will pay the carrier. · CC Collect PP Prepaid (by Seller) PU Pickup

FOB-02 · 309 · Location Qualifier · Required · Code identifying type of location FOB02 is the code specifying transportation responsibility location. · DE Destination (Shipping) OR Origin (Shipping Point)

ITD

130

Terms of Sale/Deferred Terms of Sale

OptionalMax use >1

To specify terms of sale

ITD-02 · 333 · Terms Basis Date Code · Required · Code identifying the beginning of the terms period · 3 Invoice Date 15 Receipt of Goods

ITD-03 · 338 · Terms Discount Percent · Required Min 1 Max 6 · Terms discount percentage, expressed as a percent, available to the purchaser if an invoice is paid on or before the Terms Discount Due Date

ITD-05 · 351 · Terms Discount Days Due · Required Min 1 Max 3 · Number of days in the terms discount period by which payment is due if terms discount is earned

ITD-07 · 386 · Terms Net Days · Required Min 1 Max 3 · Number of days until total invoice amount is due (discount not applicable)

DTM

150

Date/Time Reference

OptionalMax use 10

To specify pertinent dates and times

DTM-01 · 374 · Date/Time Qualifier · Required · Code specifying type of date or time, or both date and time · 002 Delivery Requested 010 Requested Ship

DTM-02 · 373 · Date · Required CCYYMMDD format · Date expressed as CCYYMMDD

N1 N1 Loop Bill To

RequiredMax 200

Variants (all may be used)

N1N1 Loop Ship To

N1

310

Name

RequiredMax use 1

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

N1-01 · 98 · Entity Identifier Code · Required · Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual · BT Bill-to-Party

N1-02 · 93 · Name · Required Min 1 Max 60 · Free-form name

N1-03 · 66 · Identification Code Qualifier · Required · Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67) · 92 Assigned by Buyer or Buyer's Agent

N1-04 · 67 · Identification Code · Required 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.

N3

330

Address Information

OptionalMax use 2

To specify the location of the named party

N3-01 · 166 · Address Information · Required Min 1 Max 55 · Address information

N4

340

Geographic Location

OptionalMax use >1

To specify the geographic place of the named party

N4-01 · 19 · City Name · Required Min 2 Max 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 · Required Min 2 Max 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 · Required Min 3 Max 15 · Code defining international postal zone code excluding punctuation and blanks (zip code for United States)

PER

360

Administrative Communications Contact

OptionalMax use >1

To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed

PER-01 · 366 · Contact Function Code · Required · Code identifying the major duty or responsibility of the person or group named · BD Buyer Name or Department

PER-02 · 93 · Name · Required Min 1 Max 60 · Free-form name

PER-03 · 365 · Communication Number Qualifier · Required · Code identifying the type of communication number · TE Telephone

PER-04 · 364 · Communication Number · Required Min 1 Max 80 · Complete communications number including country or area code when applicable

N1 N1 Loop Ship To

RequiredMax 200

Variants (all may be used)

N1N1 Loop Bill To

N1

310

Name

RequiredMax use 1

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

N1-01 · 98 · Entity Identifier Code · Required · Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual · ST Ship To

N1-02 · 93 · Name · Required Min 1 Max 60 · Free-form name

N1-03 · 66 · Identification Code Qualifier · Required · Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67) · 92 Assigned by Buyer or Buyer's Agent

N1-04 · 67 · Identification Code · Required 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.

N3

330

Address Information

OptionalMax use 2

To specify the location of the named party

N3-01 · 166 · Address Information · Required Min 1 Max 55 · Address information

N4

340

Geographic Location

OptionalMax use >1

To specify the geographic place of the named party

N4-01 · 19 · City Name · Required Min 2 Max 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 · Required Min 2 Max 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 · Required Min 3 Max 15 · Code defining international postal zone code excluding punctuation and blanks (zip code for United States)

PER

360

Administrative Communications Contact

OptionalMax use >1

To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed

PER-01 · 366 · Contact Function Code · Required · Code identifying the major duty or responsibility of the person or group named · BD Buyer Name or Department

PER-02 · 93 · Name · Required Min 1 Max 60 · Free-form name

PER-03 · 365 · Communication Number Qualifier · Required · Code identifying the type of communication number · TE Telephone

PER-04 · 364 · Communication Number · Required Min 1 Max 80 · Complete communications number including country or area code when applicable

Detail

PO1 Loop

RequiredMax 100000

PO1

010

Baseline Item Data

RequiredMax use 1

To specify basic and most frequently used line item data

• PO102 is required.

Example

If either Product/Service ID Qualifier (PO1-10) or Product/Service ID (PO1-11) is present, then the other is required

PO1-01 · 350 · Assigned Identification · Optional 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 Min 1 Max 15 · Quantity ordered

PO1-03 · 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 · CA Case DZ Dozen EA Each GR Gram LB Pound

PO1-04 · 212 · Unit Price · Required Min 1 Max 15 · Price per unit of product, service, commodity, etc.

PO1-06 · 235 · Product/Service ID Qualifier · Required · 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. · IN Buyer's Item Number MF Manufacturer MU Authorized Parts List Number UA U.P.C./EAN Case Code (2-5-5)

PO1-07 · 234 · Product/Service ID · Required Min 1 Max 48 · Identifying number for a product or service

PO1-08 · 235 · Product/Service ID Qualifier · Required · Code identifying the type/source of the descriptive number used in Product/Service ID (234) · EN European Article Number (EAN) (2-5-5-1) IN Buyer's Item Number PI Purchaser's Item Code UA U.P.C./EAN Case Code (2-5-5) VN Vendor's (Seller's) Item Number

PO1-09 · 234 · Product/Service ID · Required Min 1 Max 48 · Identifying number for a product or service

PO1-10 · 235 · Product/Service ID Qualifier · Optional · Code identifying the type/source of the descriptive number used in Product/Service ID (234) · UK U.P.C./EAN Shipping Container Code (1-2-5-5-1)

PO1-11 · 234 · Product/Service ID · Optional Min 1 Max 48 · Identifying number for a product or service

PID Loop

RequiredMax 1000

PID

050

Product/Item Description

RequiredMax use 1

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

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-05 · 352 · Description · Required Min 1 Max 80 · A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content

PO4

090

Item Physical Details

OptionalMax use >1

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

PO4-01 · 356 · Pack · Required Min 1 Max 6 · The number of inner containers, or number of eaches if there are no inner containers, per outer container

PO4-14 · 810 · Inner Pack · Optional Min 1 Max 6 · The number of eaches per inner container

SAC Loop

OptionalMax 25

SAC

130

Service, Promotion, Allowance, or Charge Information

RequiredMax use 1

To request or identify a service, promotion, allowance, or charge; to specify the amount or percentage for the service, promotion, allowance, or charge

Example

If Reference Identification (SAC-13) is present, then at least one of Service, Promotion, Allowance, or Charge Code (SAC-02) or Agency Service, Promotion, Allowance, or Charge Code (SAC-04) is required

SAC-01 · 248 · Allowance or Charge Indicator · Required · 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. · A Allowance

SAC-02 · 1300 · Service, Promotion, Allowance, or Charge Code · Required · Code identifying the service, promotion, allowance, or charge · F800 Promotional Allowance

SAC-03 · 559 · Agency Qualifier Code · Required · Code identifying the agency assigning the code values · 13 Arkansas

SAC-04 · 1301 · Agency Service, Promotion, Allowance, or Charge Code · Required Min 1 Max 10 · Agency maintained code identifying the service, promotion, allowance, or charge SAC04 may be used to uniquely identify the service, promotion, allowance, or charge. In addition, it may be used in conjunction to further the code in SAC02.

SAC-05 · 610 · Amount · Required Min 1 Max 15 · 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.

SAC-08 · 118 · Rate · Required Min 1 Max 9 · Rate expressed in the standard monetary denomination for the currency specified SAC08 is the allowance or charge rate per unit.

SAC-09 · 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 · CA Case DZ Dozen EA Each GS Gross LB Pound

SAC-10 · 380 · Quantity · Required Min 1 Max 15 · Numeric value of quantity SAC10 and SAC11 is the quantity basis when the allowance or charge quantity is different from the purchase order or invoice quantity. SAC10 and SAC11 used together indicate a quantity range, which could be a dollar amount, that is applicable to service, promotion, allowance, or charge. In some business applications, it is necessary to advise the trading partner of the actual dollar amount that a particular allowance, charge, or promotion was based on to reduce ambiguity. This amount is commonly referred to as "Dollar Basis Amount". It is represented in the SAC segment in SAC10 using the qualifier "DO" - Dollars in SAC09.

SAC-12 · 331 · Allowance or Charge Method of Handling Code · Required · Code indicating method of handling for an allowance or charge · 02 Off Invoice

SAC-13 · 127 · Reference Identification · Optional Min 1 Max 30 · Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier SAC13 is used in conjunction with SAC02 or SAC04 to provide a specific reference number as identified by the code used.

SAC-15 · 352 · Description · Required Min 1 Max 80 · A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content

Summary

CTT Loop

RequiredMax 1

CTT

010

Transaction Totals

RequiredMax 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.

Example

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 Min 1 Max 6 · Total number of line items in the transaction set

CTT-03 · 81 · Weight · Optional Min 1 Max 10 · Numeric value of weight

CTT-04 · 355 · Unit or Basis for Measurement Code · Optional · Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken · LB Pound

CTT-05 · 183 · Volume · Optional Min 1 Max 8 · Value of volumetric measure

CTT-06 · 355 · Unit or Basis for Measurement Code · Optional · Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken · CF Cubic Feet

AMT

020

Monetary Amount

OptionalMax use 1

To indicate the total monetary amount

• If AMT is used in the summary area, then AMT01 will = TT and AMT02 will indicate total transaction amount as calculated by the sender.

AMT-01 · 522 · Amount Qualifier Code · Required · Code to qualify amount · TT Total Transaction Amount

AMT-02 · 782 · Monetary Amount · Required Min 1 Max 15 · Monetary amount

SE

030

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)

SE-01 · 96 · Number of Included Segments · Required 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 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

RequiredMax use 1

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

GE-01 · 97 · Number of Transaction Sets Included · Required 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 Min 1 Max 9 · Assigned number originated and maintained by the sender

IEA

Interchange Control Trailer

RequiredMax 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 Min 1 Max 5 · A count of the number of functional groups included in an interchange

IEA-02 · I12 · Interchange Control Number · Required Min 9 Max 9 · A control number assigned by the interchange sender

EDI Samples

CustomerGeneric_850

ISA*00*          *00*          *01*123456789      *01*943556183      *140120*0841*U*00401*005887255*0*P*>
GS*PO*123456789*943556183*20140120*0841*005887255*X*004010
ST*850*005887255
BEG*00*SA*5887255**20140120
REF*CR*ABC
N1*BT*Customer Bill To Name*92*11111 
N1*ST*Customer Ship To Name*92*22222 
N3*Address
N4*Short Hills*NJ*07052
PO1*1*4*EA*11.10**UA*001579402481*VN*064558
PID*F****Description 1
PO1*2*3*EA*2**UA*001579402685*VN*068752
PID*F****Description 2
PO1*3*4*EA*3.3**UA*001579402474*VN*067355
PID*F****Description 3
CTT*3
SE*9*005887255
GE*1*005887255
IEA*1*005887255