856 Ship Notice/Manifest
Finish Line · X12 004010
Finish Line’s published 856 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
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
pos 010
Required
max —
BSN
Beginning Segment for Ship Notice
To transmit identifying numbers, dates, and other basic data relating to the transaction set
pos 020
Required
max —
DETAIL
HL LoopShipmentvariant 1 of 4required
HL
Shipment
To identify dependencies among and the content of hierarchically related groups of data
pos 010
Required
max —
TD1
Carrier Details (Quantity and Weight)
To specify the transportation details relative to commodity, weight, and quantity
pos 110
Required
max —
TD5
Carrier Details (Routing Sequence/Transit Time)
To specify the carrier and sequence of routing and provide transit time information
pos 120
Optional
max —
REF
Reference Identification
To specify identifying information
pos 150
Optional
max 2
DTM
Date/Time Reference
To specify pertinent dates and times
pos 200
Required
max 3
N1 Looprepeats 2required
N1
Name
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
pos 220
Required
max —
N3
Address Information
To specify the location of the named party
pos 240
Optional
max —
N4
Geographic Location
To specify the geographic place of the named party
pos 250
Optional
max —
HL LoopOrdervariant 2 of 4required
HL
Order
To identify dependencies among and the content of hierarchically related groups of data
pos 010
Required
max —
PRF
Purchase Order Reference
To provide reference to a specific purchase order
pos 050
Required
max —
TD1
Carrier Details (Quantity and Weight)
To specify the transportation details relative to commodity, weight, and quantity
pos 110
Required
max —
REF
Reference Identification
To specify identifying information
pos 150
Required
max 2
HL LoopPackvariant 3 of 4required
HL
Pack
To identify dependencies among and the content of hierarchically related groups of data
pos 010
Required
max —
MAN
Marks and Numbers
To indicate identifying marks and numbers for shipping containers
pos 190
Required
max —
HL LoopItemvariant 4 of 4required
HL
Item
To identify dependencies among and the content of hierarchically related groups of data
pos 010
Required
max —
LIN
Item Identification
To specify basic item identification data
pos 020
Required
max —
SN1
Item Detail (Shipment)
To specify line-item detail relative to shipment
pos 030
Required
max —
PID
Product/Item Description
To describe a product or process in coded or free-form format
pos 070
Optional
max 200
SUMMARY
CTT
Transaction Totals
To transmit a hash total for a specific element in the transaction set
pos 010
Optional
max —
SE
Transaction Set Trailer
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted
pos 020
Required
max —
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