850 Drop Ship Purchase Order
Boscov's · X12 004010
Boscov'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
28 of 28 segments
HEADING
ST
Transaction Set Header ST
pos 010
Optional
max —
BEG
Beginning Segment For Purchase Order BEG
Example: BEG*00*SA*1599999999**20031031
pos 020
Required
max —
REF
Customer Order Numbervariant 1 of 2
Example: REF*CO*93993832
pos 050
Optional
max —
REF
Internal Vendor Numbervariant 2 of 2
Example: REF*CO*93993832
pos 050
Optional
max —
PER
Administrative Communications Contact PER
pos 060
Optional
max 3
SAC Loop
SAC
Service Promotion Allowance Or Charge Information SAC
Examples:
SAC*N*F050*************Thank you for shopping at ONLINE!
SAC*S*H151*************Get well soon!
pos 120
Required
max —
DTM
Customer Ordervariant 1 of 3
pos 150
Optional
max —
DTM
Delivery Requestedvariant 2 of 3
pos 150
Optional
max —
DTM
Requested Shipvariant 3 of 3
pos 150
Optional
max —
TD5
Carrier Details Routing Sequence Transit Time TD5
Example: TD5*****UG
pos 240
Optional
max 12
N1 LoopBill-to-Partyvariant 1 of 3required
N1
Name N1
Example: N1*BT*JENNIFER LEWIS
pos 310
Required
max —
N2
Additional Name Information N2
Example:
N2*JENNIFER*LEWIS
N2*JOANNE*WELLS
pos 320
Optional
max 2
N3
Address Information N3
Example: N3*21 CORPORATE DR*SUITE 205
pos 330
Required
max 2
N4
Geographic Location N4
Example: N4*CLIFTON PARK*NY*120658763
pos 340
Required
max —
PER
Administrative Communications Contact PER
Example:
PER*BD*PP*TE*518-555-0987*NP*518-555-9238*EM*CUSTOMER_SUP@ONLINE.CO
pos 360
Optional
max —
N1 LoopOrdered Byvariant 2 of 3required
N1
Name N1
pos 310
Required
max —
PER
Administrative Communications Contact PER
Example:
PER*BD*PP*TE*518-555-0987*NP*518-555-9238*EM*CUSTOMER_SUP@ONLINE.CO
pos 360
Optional
max —
N1 LoopShip Tovariant 3 of 3required
N1
Name N1
Example: N1*ST*JOANNE WELLS
pos 310
Required
max —
N2
Additional Name Information N2
Example:
N2*JENNIFER*LEWIS
N2*JOANNE*WELLS
pos 320
Optional
max 2
N3
Address Information N3
Example: N3*21 CORPORATE DR*SUITE 205
pos 330
Required
max 2
N4
Geographic Location N4
Example: N4*CLIFTON PARK*NY*120658763
pos 340
Required
max —
PER
Administrative Communications Contact PER
Example:
PER*BD*PP*TE*518-555-0987*NP*518-555-9238*EM*CUSTOMER_SUP@ONLINE.CO
pos 360
Optional
max —
DETAIL
PO1 Looprequired
PO1
Baseline Item Data PO1
Example: PO1*01*5**31.02**SK*J07874*VN*49-98760
pos 010
Required
max —
CTP Looprequired
CTP
Pricing Information CTP
pos 040
Required
max —
PID Looprequired
PID
Product Item Description PID
Example: PID*F*08***BLOUSE
pos 050
Required
max —
SAC Looprequired
SAC
Service Promotion Allowance Or Charge Information SAC
pos 130
Required
max —
SUMMARY
CTT Loop
CTT
Transaction Totals CTT
pos 010
Required
max —
SE
Transaction Set Trailer SE
pos 030
Optional
max —
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