879 Price Information
Functional Group QG
X12M Supply Chain Subcommittee
This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Price Information Transaction Set (879) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This transaction set can be used to enable a manufacturer, supplier, broker, or agent to provide a trading partner with pricing information.
Heading
Sequence
Segment
Name
Max use
010
Transaction Set HeaderMandatory
Max 1
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
020
Price Change StatusMandatory
Max 1
To enable the supplier/broker to change pricing information
0100 Loop
Repeat 999
040
NameMandatory
Max 1
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
050
Additional Name Information
Max 1
To specify additional names or those longer than 35 characters in length
060
Address Information
Max 2
To specify the location of the named party
070
Geographic Location
Max 1
To specify the geographic place of the named party
090
Reference Identification
Max 10
To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference
Identification Qualifier
100
Contact
Max 3
To identify a person or office to whom communications should be directed
110
Note/Special Instruction
Max 20
To transmit information in a free-form format, if necessary, for comment or
special instruction
120
Price List Reference
Max 1
To provide price list references and descriptions
130
Pricing Conditions
Max 99
To specify vendor's conditions related to price change
140
Promotion/Price List Area
Max 9999
To specify the geographic area in which a promotion or price is in effect
160
Date/TimeMandatory
Max 10
To specify pertinent dates and times
165
Price Bracket Identification
Max 50
To identify price bracket values
170
Promotion Allowance/Charge
Max 100
To specify unit amount and method of payment for a charge/allowance for a line
item
Detail
Sequence
Segment
Name
Max use
0200 Loop
Repeat 9999
020
Line Item NumbersMandatory
Max 1
To provide basic product identification information
025
Item Packing Detail
Max 1
To specify packing details of the items shipped
030
Line Item Detail - Description
Max 5
To describe an item in free-form format
040
Pricing Conditions
Max 99
To specify vendor's conditions related to price change
045
Promotion/Price List Area
Max 9999
To specify the geographic area in which a promotion or price is in effect
055
Date/Time
Max 4
To specify pertinent dates and times
056
Promotion Allowance/Charge
Max 100
To specify unit amount and method of payment for a charge/allowance for a line
item
058
Pricing Information
Max 1
To specify prepricing information
060
Service, Promotion, Allowance, or Charge Information
Max 10
To request or identify a service, promotion, allowance, or charge; to specify
the amount or percentage for the service, promotion, allowance, or charge
0210 Loop
Repeat 100
065
Bracket PriceMandatory
Max 1
To provide a vendor's pricing structure associated with a specific line item
066
Promotion Allowance/Charge
Max 100
To specify unit amount and method of payment for a charge/allowance for a line
item
070
Transaction Set TrailerMandatory
Max 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)