855 Purchase Order Acknowledgment
Grainger · X12 004010
Grainger’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
29 of 29 segments
HEADING
ST
Transaction Set Header ST
pos 010
Optional
max —
BAK
Beginning Segment For Purchase Order Acknowledgment BAK
pos 020
Required
max —
REF
Internal Customer Numbervariant 1 of 3
pos 050
Optional
max —
REF
Internal Vendor Numbervariant 2 of 3
pos 050
Required
max —
REF
Special Instructions Numbervariant 3 of 3
pos 050
Optional
max —
PER
Administrative Communications Contact PER
pos 060
Optional
max 3
N1 LoopShip Fromvariant 1 of 3required
N1
Name N1
pos 300
Required
max —
N2
Additional Name Information N2
pos 310
Optional
max 2
N3
Address Information N3
pos 320
Required
max 2
N4
Geographic Location N4
pos 330
Required
max —
N1 LoopShip Tovariant 2 of 3required
N1
Name N1
pos 300
Required
max —
N2
Additional Name Information N2
pos 310
Optional
max 2
N3
Address Information N3
pos 320
Required
max 2
N4
Geographic Location N4
pos 330
Required
max —
N1 LoopVendorvariant 3 of 3required
N1
Name N1
pos 300
Required
max —
N2
Additional Name Information N2
pos 310
Optional
max 2
N3
Address Information N3
pos 320
Optional
max 2
N4
Geographic Location N4
pos 330
Optional
max —
DETAIL
PO1 Looprequired
PO1
Baseline Item Data PO1
It is Grainger’s expectation any PO1 data generated to the supplier via the EDI 850 PO will be returned in this segment.
pos 010
Required
max —
PID Looprequired
PID
Product Item Description PID
pos 050
Required
max —
FOB
Fob Related Instructions FOB
pos 180
Required
max —
TD5
Carrier Details Routing Sequence Transit Time TD5
pos 240
Optional
max 12
TD4
Carrier Details Special Handling Or Hazardous Materials Or Both TD4
pos 260
Optional
max 5
ACK Looprequired
ACK
Line Item Acknowledgment ACK
pos 270
Required
max —
SCH Looprequired
SCH
Line Item Schedule SCH
pos 310
Required
max —
N9 Looprequired
N9
Reference Identification N9
pos 350
Required
max —
MSG
Message Text MSG
pos 360
Required
max 1000
SUMMARY
CTT Looprequired
CTT
Transaction Totals CTT
pos 010
Required
max —
SE
Transaction Set Trailer SE
pos 030
Optional
max —
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