846 Inventory Inquiry/Advice
AT&T · X12 004010
AT&T’s published 846 specification, rendered as an interactive guide. Expand any segment to see its elements, data types, lengths and accepted codes — then validate your own document against it below.
Specification
10 of 10 segments
HEADING
ST
Transaction Set Header ST
pos 010
Optional
max —
BIA
Beginning Segment For Inventory Inquiry Advice BIA
Sample EDI:
BIA*00*DD*41*20070101~
pos 020
Required
max —
N1 Looprequired
N1
Name N1
Example:
N1*SN*STORE 123456*92*123456~
pos 080
Required
max —
N3
Address Information N3
Sample EDI:
N3*1234 STOREFRONT ROAD~
N3*SUITE 123~
pos 100
Required
max 2
N4
Geographic Location N4
Sample EDI:
N4*ATLANTA*GA*30303*US~
pos 110
Required
max —
PER
Administrative Communications Contact PER
Sample EDI:
PER*IC*Contact Name*TE*408-123-4567 x999~
pos 130
Optional
max 3
DETAIL
LIN Looprequired
LIN
Item Identification LIN
Sample EDI:
LIN**MG*RG1100VIA*VP*12345*UP*123456789012~
pos 010
Required
max —
QTY Looprequired
QTY
Quantity QTY
Sample EDI:
QTY*20*0~
QTY*33*0~
QTY*39*0~
QTY*74*0~
QTY*76*0~
QTY*BQ*0~
pos 320
Required
max —
SUMMARY
CTT
Transaction Totals CTT
Sample EDI:
CTT*1~
pos 010
Required
max —
SE
Transaction Set Trailer SE
pos 020
Optional
max —
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