850 Purchase Order
BJs Wholesale - Commerce Hub · X12 004010
BJs Wholesale - Commerce Hub’s published 850 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
19 of 19 segments
HEADING
ST
Transaction Set Header ST
pos 010
Optional
max —
BEG
Beginning Segment For Purchase Order BEG
Example: BEG*00*SA*1599999999**20131031
pos 020
Required
max —
REF
Reference Identification REF
Examples:
REF*IA*V12345
REF*IT*987654321
REF*X9*123456789
REF*CO*B*93993832
REF*WS*23454
pos 050
Required
max —
DTM
Date Time Reference DTM
Example: DTM*006*20130227
pos 150
Optional
max 10
TD5
Carrier Details Routing Sequence Transit Time TD5
Example: TD5*****UG
pos 240
Required
max 12
N1 LoopBill-to-Partyvariant 1 of 2
N1
Name N1
Example: N1*BT*BARBARA LEWIS
pos 310
Required
max —
N3
Address Information N3
Example: N3*21 CORPORATE DR*SUITE 205
pos 330
Optional
max 2
N4
Geographic Location N4
Example: N4*CLIFTON PARK*NY*120658763*USA
pos 340
Optional
max —
PER
Administrative Communications Contact PER
Used to associate a company name, telephone number and/or e-mail address with N1 entity.
Example:
PER*BD**TE*555-555-5555***EM*CUSTOMER_SUP@ONLINE.COM
pos 360
Optional
max —
N1 LoopShip Tovariant 2 of 2required
N1
Name N1
Example: N1*ST*JOANNE WELLS
pos 310
Required
max —
N3
Address Information N3
Example: N3*21 CORPORATE DR*SUITE 205
pos 330
Optional
max 2
N4
Geographic Location N4
Example: N4*CLIFTON PARK*NY*120658763*USA
pos 340
Optional
max —
PER
Administrative Communications Contact PER
Used to associate a company name, telephone number and/or e-mail address with N1 entity.
Example:
PER*BD**TE*555-555-5555***EM*CUSTOMER_SUP@ONLINE.COM
pos 360
Optional
max —
DETAIL
PO1 Looprequired
PO1
Baseline Item Data PO1
Example:
PO1*01*5*EA*31.02*TE*SK*J07874*VN*49-98760***UP*99999999999
pos 010
Required
max —
PID Loop
PID
Product Item Description PID
Example: PID*F*08***BLOUSE
pos 050
Required
max —
DTM
Date Time Reference DTM
Example: DTM*038*20000227
pos 210
Optional
max 10
TD5
Carrier Details Routing Sequence Transit Time TD5
Example: TD5*****UG
pos 250
Required
max 12
SUMMARY
CTT Looprequired
CTT
Transaction Totals CTT
Example: CTT*1
pos 010
Required
max —
SE
Transaction Set Trailer SE
pos 030
Optional
max —
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