860 Purchase Order Change Request - Buyer Initiated
AT&T · X12 004010
AT&T’s published 860 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
43 of 43 segments
HEADING
ST
Transaction Set Header ST
pos 010
Optional
max —
BCH
Beginning Segment For Purchase Order Change BCH
Sample EDI:
BCH*04*SA*1301743*0*1*20070423****20070502*20070502~
pos 020
Required
max —
CUR
Currency CUR
Sample EDI:
CUR*BY*USD~
pos 040
Optional
max —
REF
PO Typevariant 1 of 3
The REF*ZZ will always be sent to the Vendor in the Purchase Order.
Sample EDI:
REF*ZZ*Handset Device Accessory~
pos 050
Required
max —
REF
Quote Numbervariant 2 of 3
The Quote Reference Segment is not used for Handset Device Accessory Vendors.
The Q1 qualifier can appear two times in the header REF segment. AT&T Mobility will send the Original Quote Number and the Current Quote Number in the 860 Purchase Order Change transaction. The REF03 will contain a static value to identify the Quote Number.
Sample EDI:
REF*Q1*999999998*ORIGINAL QUOTE~
REF*Q1*999999999*CURRENT QUOTE~
pos 050
Optional
max —
REF
Supplier Numbervariant 3 of 3
Sample EDI:
REF*ZA*99999999~
pos 050
Required
max —
PER
Administrative Communications Contact PER
Sample EDI:
PER*BD*FirstName LastName*TE*123-456-7890***EM*email.address@company.com~
pos 060
Required
max 3
FOB
Fob Related Instructions FOB
Sample EDI:
FOB*PC~
pos 080
Optional
max —
ITD
Terms Of Sale Deferred Terms Of Sale ITD
Sample EDI:
ITD*01*3**********IMMEDIATE~
pos 130
Optional
max 5
DTM
Date Time Reference DTM
Sample EDI:
DTM*017*20070630~
pos 150
Optional
max 10
AMT Loop
AMT
Monetary Amount AMT
This segment only used for Blanket POs.
Sample EDI:
AMT*ACR*12200*D~
pos 277
Required
max —
DTM
Date Time Reference DTM
This segment only used for Blanket POs.
Sample EDI:
DTM*007*20070630~
pos 280
Optional
max —
N9 Looprequired
N9
Reference Identification N9
With N9*ZZ, AT&T Mobility will always send the value "AT&T MOBILITY MESSAGES" if the header level MSG segments exist.
Sample EDI:
N9*ZZ*AT&T MOBILITY MESSAGES~
pos 285
Required
max —
MSG
Message Text MSG
Sample EDI:
MSG*FREE-FORM MESSAGE TEXT*SS~
pos 290
Optional
max 1000
N1 LoopBill Tovariant 1 of 3required
N1
Name N1
Sample EDI:
N1*BT*BILL TO PARTY~
pos 300
Required
max —
N3
Address Information N3
Sample EDI:
N3*STREET ADDRESS~
pos 320
Optional
max 2
N4
Geographic Location N4
Sample EDI:
N4*CITY*ST*ZIPCO*US~
pos 330
Optional
max —
PER
Administrative Communications Contact PER
Sample EDI:
PER*BI*FirstName LastName*TE*123-456-7890***EM*email.address@company.com~
pos 350
Required
max —
N1 LoopShip Tovariant 2 of 3required
N1
Name N1
Sample EDI:
N1*ST*SHIP TO~
pos 300
Required
max —
N3
Address Information N3
Sample EDI:
N3*STREET ADDRESS~
pos 320
Optional
max 2
N4
Geographic Location N4
Sample EDI:
N4*CITY*ST*ZIPCO*US~
pos 330
Optional
max —
PER
Administrative Communications Contact PER
Sample EDI:
PER*ST*FirstName LastName*TE*123-456-7890***EM*email.address@company.com~
pos 350
Required
max —
N1 LoopVendorvariant 3 of 3required
N1
Name N1
Sample EDI:
N1*VN*VENDOR NAME*92*VENDOR ID~
pos 300
Required
max —
N3
Address Information N3
Sample EDI:
N3*STREET ADDRESS~
pos 320
Optional
max 2
N4
Geographic Location N4
Sample EDI:
N4*CITY*ST*ZIPCO*US~
pos 330
Optional
max —
PER
Administrative Communications Contact PER
Sample EDI:
PER*SU*FirstName LastName*TE*123-456-7890***EM*email.address@company.com~
pos 350
Required
max —
DETAIL
POC Loop
POC
Line Item Change POC
Sample EDI:
POC*1*DI*0*0*EA*1**SK*RTL.28696*VN*Vendor Item~
pos 010
Required
max —
PID Loop
PID
Product Item Description PID
Sample EDI:
PID*F****ITEM DESCRIPTION~
pos 050
Required
max —
REF
Reference Identification REF
Used to notify the trading partner that the line item is Taxable or Non-Taxable.
Sample EDI:
REF*ZZ*TAXABLE - YES~
REF*ZZ*TAXABLE - NO~
pos 100
Optional
max —
MSG
Message Text MSG
Item Level messages/attachments
NOTE: AT&T Mobility can send Item Level messages/attachments as well as Shipment Level messages/attachments in the N9 loop which may follow this MSG segment.
Sample EDI:
MSG*FREE-FORM MESSAGE TEXT*SS~
pos 292
Optional
max —
N9 Loop
N9
Reference Identification N9
With N9*ZZ, AT&T Mobility will always send the value "AT&T MOBILITY MESSAGES" if the header level MSG segments exist.
Sample EDI:
N9*ZZ*AT&T MOBILITY MESSAGES~
pos 320
Required
max —
MSG
Message Text MSG
Shipment Level messages/attachments
NOTE: AT&T Mobility can send Item Level messages/attachments as well as Shipment Level messages/attachments in the MSG segment which may precede this N9 Loop.
Sample EDI:
MSG*FREE-FORM MESSAGE TEXT*SS~
pos 330
Optional
max 1000
N1 Looprequired
N1
Name N1
Sample EDI:
N1*ST*MEMPHIS DISTRIBUTION CENTER*92*10107048~
pos 340
Required
max —
N3
Address Information N3
Sample EDI:
N3*STREET ADDRESS~
pos 360
Required
max 2
N4
Geographic Location N4
Sample EDI:
N4*CITY*ST*ZIPCO*US~
pos 370
Required
max —
QTY
Quantity QTY
Sample EDI:
QTY*B3*100*EA~
pos 373
Required
max —
REF
Distribution Numbervariant 1 of 2
Distribution Number is being sent with the Line Item and is required for return on the EDI 855 PO Acknowledgement, the EDI 856 Shipment Notice and the EDI 810 Invoice. Default Distribution Number cannot be null.
Sample EDI:
REF*KA*1~
pos 380
Required
max —
REF
Shipment Numbervariant 2 of 2
Shipment Number is being sent with the Line Item and is required for return on the EDI 855 PO Acknowledgement, the EDI 856 Shipment Notice and the EDI 810 Invoice. Default Shipment Number cannot be null.
Sample EDI:
REF*SI*1~
pos 380
Required
max —
PER
Administrative Communications Contact PER
Sample EDI:
PER*DC*SHIP TO CONTACT*TE*123-456-7890~
PER*RQ*DELIVERY CONTACT*TE*123-456-7890~
pos 390
Required
max 3
DTM
Date Time Reference DTM
Sample EDI:
DTM*017*20070630~
pos 396
Required
max —
SUMMARY
CTT Looprequired
CTT
Transaction Totals CTT
Sample EDI:
CTT*1~
pos 010
Required
max —
AMT
Monetary Amount AMT
Sample EDI:
AMT*BAP*42400*D~
pos 020
Optional
max 5
SE
Transaction Set Trailer SE
pos 030
Optional
max —
Validate a 860
Paste or upload a document and check it against AT&T’s published rules — segment order and repetition, required elements, field lengths, data types and accepted codes. Nothing is stored.
Go live on AT&T’s 860 in days, not months
Weredi maps this guide to your ERP, runs the test cycle with AT&T, and keeps the spec current as it changes.