850 Purchase Order
Bob's Stores · X12 004010
Bob's Stores’ 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
14 of 14 segments
HEADING
ST
Transaction Set Header
pos 010
Required
max —
BEG
Beginning Segment for Purchase Order
pos 020
Optional
max 9
REF
IAvariant 1 of 2
pos 050
Optional
max 10
REF
DPvariant 2 of 2
pos 050
Optional
max 10
PER
Administrative Communications Contact
pos 060
Optional
max 11
CTP
Pricing Information
pos 090
Optional
max 17
DTM
Date/Time Reference
pos 150
Optional
max 12
N9 Loop
N9
Reference Identification
pos 295
Optional
max 13
N1 LoopBYvariant 1 of 2
N1
BY
pos 310
Optional
max 14
N1 LoopSTvariant 2 of 2
N1
ST
pos 310
Optional
max 15
DETAIL
PO1 Loop
PO1
Baseline Item Data
pos 010
Optional
max 16
SDQ
Destination Quantity
pos 190
Optional
max 18
SUMMARY
CTT Loop
CTT
Transaction Totals
pos 010
Optional
max 20
SE
Transaction Set Trailer
pos 030
Required
max —
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