857
Barnes & Noble · X12 004010
Barnes & Noble’s published 857 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
21 of 21 segments
HEADING
ST
Transaction Set Header
pos 010
Required
max —
BHT
Beginning of Hierarchical Transaction
pos 020
Required
max —
HL LoopShipment Levelvariant 1 of 5required
HL
Shipment Level
pos 030
Required
max —
G05 Loop
G05
Total Shipment Information
pos 040
Optional
max —
TD5
Carrier Details (Routing Sequence/Transit Time)
pos 080
Optional
max —
DTM
Date/Time Reference
pos 100
Optional
max —
N9
Reference Identification
pos 110
Optional
max —
HL LoopOrder Levelvariant 2 of 5required
HL
Order Level
pos 030
Required
max —
G05 Loop
N1 LoopShip To / Bill To (Not yet active)variant 1 of 2
N1
Ship To / Bill To (Not yet active)
pos 140
Optional
max —
N1 LoopShip Fromvariant 2 of 2
N1
Ship From
pos 140
Optional
max —
TDS Loop
PRF
Purchase Order Reference
pos 190
Optional
max —
HL LoopLevelvariant 3 of 5required
HL
Level
pos 030
Required
max —
PAL Loop
PAL
Pallet Information
pos 300
Optional
max —
MAN
UCC-128 Serial Shipping Container Code
pos 310
Optional
max —
HL LoopPack Level (Carton)variant 4 of 5required
HL
Pack Level (Carton)
pos 030
Required
max —
PAL LoopUCC-128 Serial Shipping Container Code
MAN
UCC-128 Serial Shipping Container Code
pos 310
Optional
max —
HL LoopItem Levelvariant 5 of 5required
HL
Item Level
pos 030
Required
max —
IT1 Loop
IT1
Baseline Item Data (Invoice)
pos 370
Optional
max —
PO4
Item Physical Details
pos 390
Optional
max —
CTP
Pricing Information
pos 420
Optional
max —
SE
Transaction Set Trailer
pos 510
Required
max —
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