850 Purchase Order
Finish Line · X12 004010
Finish Line’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
23 of 23 segments
HEADING
ST
Transaction Set Header
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
pos 010
Required
max —
BEG
Beginning Segment for Purchase Order
To indicate the beginning of the Purchase Order Transaction Set and transmit identifying
pos 020
Required
max —
REF
Reference Identification
To specify identifying information
pos 050
Required
max 2
PER
Administrative Communications Contact
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
pos 060
Optional
max —
N1 Looprepeats 2required
N1
Name
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
pos 070
Required
max —
N3
Address Information
To specify the location of the named party
pos 090
Optional
max 2
N4
Geographic Location
To specify the geographic place of the named party
pos 100
Optional
max —
FOB
F.O.B. Related Instructions
To specify transportation instructions relating to shipment
pos 080
Optional
max —
CSH
Sales Requirements
To specify general conditions or requirements of the sale
pos 110
Optional
max —
ITD
Terms of Sale/Deferred Terms of Sale
To specify terms of sale
pos 130
Optional
max —
DTM
Date/Time Reference
To specify pertinent dates and times
pos 150
Optional
max 4
N9 Looprepeats 1000
N9
Reference Identification
To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
pos 295
Optional
max —
MSG
Message Text
To provide a free-form format that allows the transmission of text information
pos 300
Optional
max 1000
DETAIL
PO1 Looprepeats 100000required
PO1
Baseline Item Data
To specify basic and most frequently used line item data
pos 010
Required
max —
CTP Loop
CTP
Pricing Information
To specify pricing information
pos 040
Optional
max —
PID Looprepeats 1000
PID
Product/Item Description
To describe a product or process in coded or free-form format
pos 050
Optional
max —
PO4
Item Physical Details
To specify the physical qualities, packaging, weights, and dimensions relating to the item
pos 090
Optional
max —
REF
Reference Identification
To specify identifying information
pos 100
Optional
max —
SLN Looprepeats 1000
SLN
Subline Item Detail
To specify product subline detail item data
pos 470
Optional
max —
PID
Product/Item Description
To describe a product or process in coded or free-form format
pos 490
Optional
max 1000
CTP
Pricing Information
To specify pricing information
pos 516
Optional
max 25
SUMMARY
CTT Looprepeats 1required
CTT
Transaction Totals
To transmit a hash total for a specific element in the transaction set
pos 010
Required
max —
SE
Transaction Set Trailer
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted
pos 030
Required
max —
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