855 Purchase Order Acknowledgment
Cabela's · X12 004030
Cabela's’ published 855 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
22 of 22 segments
HEADING
ST
Transaction Set Header ST
pos 0100
Optional
max —
BAK
Beginning Segment For Purchase Order Acknowledgment BAK
When using qualifier AE, only send the information that is changing.
When using qualifier AK, only the mandatory segments at the header level are required
When using qualifier RJ (Rejected) then the mandatory segments at the header level are required as well as the MTX segment.
pos 0200
Required
max —
REF
Reference Identification Othersvariant 1 of 2
Both of these numbers are required. The Vendor number sent back on the Invoice must be the same vendor number sent in REF(IA) on the 850 you received
pos 0500
Required
max 2
REF
Reference Identification Customer Order Numbervariant 2 of 2
If sent on the PO, this field is required on the PO Ack
pos 0500
Optional
max 1
PER
Administrative Communications Contact PER
This is to be used to communicate who or what number Cabela's can use if questions arrives about this transaction
pos 0600
Optional
max 1
FOB
Fob Related Instructions FOB
Only send this information if a change is needed.
pos 0800
Optional
max 1
SAC Looprepeats 10
SAC
Service Promotion Allowance Or Charge Information SAC
Only send this information if a change is needed.
pos 1200
Required
max —
ITD
Terms Of Sale Deferred Terms Of Sale ITD
Only send this information if a change is needed.
pos 1300
Optional
max 1
DTM
Date Time Reference DTM
Only send this information if a change is needed
pos 1500
Optional
max 2
TD5
Carrier Details Routing Sequence Transit Time TD5
Only send this information if a change is needed
pos 2400
Optional
max 1
N9 Looprepeats 1
N9
Reference Identification N9
pos 2800
Required
max —
MTX
Text MTX
Required when BAK02=RJ, ACK01=IR or ACK01=R2
pos 2900
Required
max 1
N1 Looprepeats 2
N1
Name N1
pos 3000
Required
max —
N3
Address Information N3
pos 3200
Optional
max 2
N4
Geographic Location N4
pos 3300
Optional
max —
DETAIL
PO1 Looprepeats 100000required
PO1
Baseline Item Data PO1
pos 0100
Required
max —
PID LoopPID Loop Productvariant 1 of 2repeats 1required
PID
Product Item Description PID
pos 0500
Required
max —
PID LoopPID Loop Vendor Colour Descriptionvariant 2 of 2repeats 2
PID
Product Item Description PID
pos 0500
Required
max —
PO4
Item Physical Details PO4
pos 0900
Optional
max 1
ACK Looprepeats 8required
ACK
Line Item Acknowledgment ACK
f ACK01= IB or DR, ACK04 and 05 are required
If ACK01 = IB or IQ, ACK02 and 03 are required
If ACK01 = IP, new price for this item must be sent in PO104
If ACK01 = IS, substitute vendor Item number must be sent in the PO1 segment, qualifier VN
pos 2700
Required
max —
SUMMARY
CTT Looprepeats 1
CTT
Transaction Totals CTT
pos 0100
Required
max —
SE
Transaction Set Trailer SE
pos 0300
Optional
max —
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