850 Customer Purchase Order
D&H · X12 004010
D&H ’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
22 of 22 segments
HEADING
ST
Transaction Set Header ST
pos 010
Optional
max —
BEG
Beginning Segment For Purchase Order BEG
Sample
BEG*00*SA*PSR8519**20160715~
pos 020
Required
max —
REF
Reference Identification REF
Sample
REF*CO*PSR8519~
pos 050
Required
max —
PER
Administrative Communications Contact PER
pos 060
Optional
max 3
FOB
Fob Related Instructions FOB
pos 080
Optional
max —
ITD
Terms Of Sale Deferred Terms Of Sale ITD
Sample:
ITD*14*3*2**45***46~
pos 130
Optional
max —
DTM
Do Not Deliver Beforevariant 1 of 3
Sample:
DTM*063*20160720~
pos 150
Optional
max —
DTM
Do Not Deliver Aftervariant 2 of 3
Sample:
DTM*063*20160720~
pos 150
Optional
max —
DTM
Do Not Deliver Beforevariant 3 of 3
Sample:
DTM*063*20160720~
pos 150
Optional
max —
TD5
Carrier Details Routing Sequence Transit Time TD5
Sample:
TD5**2*SK9J0NN*********ZZ~
pos 240
Optional
max 12
N9 Loop
N9
Reference Identification N9
Sample:
N9*ZZ*******~
pos 295
Required
max —
MSG
Message Text MSG
Sample:
MSG*Notes About the Order up to 264 characters***~
pos 300
Optional
max 1000
N1 Looprequired
N1
Name N1
Sample:
N1*BT*XYZ Logistics*1*10762EEFF~
pos 310
Required
max —
N2
Additional Name Information N2
Sample:
N2*XYZ CO In*XYZ CO IN~
pos 320
Optional
max 2
N3
Address Information N3
Sample:
N3*100 South Milwaukee Ave.~
pos 330
Optional
max 2
N4
Geographic Location N4
Sample:
N4*XYZ Hills*NY*10061*US~
pos 340
Optional
max —
PER
Administrative Communications Contact PER
Sample:
PER*IC*KIMBERLY HOFSTETTER*TE*8474656000*EM*kimbhof@xyz.com~
pos 360
Optional
max —
DETAIL
PO1 Looprequired
PO1
Baseline Item Data PO1
Sample:
PO1*1*1*EA*6.9**UP*1486426*VP*CBP50*BP*CBP50****~
pos 010
Required
max —
PID Loop
PID
Product Item Description PID
pos 050
Required
max —
DTM
Date Time Reference DTM
pos 210
Optional
max 10
SUMMARY
CTT Looprequired
CTT
Transaction Totals CTT
Sample:
CTT*1~
pos 010
Required
max —
SE
Transaction Set Trailer SE
pos 030
Optional
max —
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