855 Purchase Order Acknowledgment
Christopher & Banks · X12 005010
Christopher & Banks’ 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
20 of 20 segments
HEADING
ST
Transaction Set Header
pos 0100
Required
max —
ITD
Terms of Sale/Deferred Terms of Sale
pos 1300
Optional
max —
DTM
Date/Time Reference
pos 1500
Optional
max 3
BAK
Beginning Segment for Purchase Order Acknowledgment
pos 0200
Required
max —
N9 Looprepeats 1required
N9
Extended Reference Information
pos 2800
Required
max —
MTX
Text
pos 2900
Required
max —
N1 Looprepeats 1
N1
Party Identification
pos 3000
Optional
max —
N3
Party Location
pos 3200
Optional
max 2
N4
Geographic Location
pos 3300
Optional
max —
REF
Reference Information
pos 0500
Required
max —
PER
Administrative Communications Contact
pos 0600
Optional
max —
FOB
F.O.B. Related Instructions
pos 0800
Optional
max —
DETAIL
PO1 Looprepeats 100000
PO1
Baseline Item Data
pos 0100
Optional
max —
ACK Looprepeats 104
ACK
Line Item Acknowledgment
pos 2700
Optional
max —
SLN Looprepeats 1000
SLN
Subline Item Detail
pos 4900
Optional
max —
PID
Product/Item Description
pos 5100
Optional
max 3
PID Looprepeats 3
PID
Product/Item Description
pos 0500
Optional
max —
PO4
Item Physical Details
pos 0900
Optional
max —
SUMMARY
CTT Looprepeats 1
CTT
Transaction Totals
pos 0100
Optional
max —
SE
Transaction Set Trailer
pos 0300
Required
max —
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