850 Purchase Order
Ingram · X12 004010
Ingram’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
14 of 14 segments
HEADING
ST
Transaction Set Header ST
pos 010
Optional
max —
BEG
Beginning Segment For Purchase Order BEG
pos 020
Required
max —
REF
Reference Identification REF
pos 050
Optional
max —
CSH
Sales Requirements CSH
pos 110
Optional
max 5
DTM
Date Time Reference DTM
pos 150
Optional
max 10
N1 LoopBill-to-Partyvariant 1 of 2
N1
Name N1
pos 310
Required
max —
N1 LoopShip Tovariant 2 of 2
N1
Name N1
pos 310
Required
max —
N3
Address Information N3
pos 330
Optional
max 2
N4
Geographic Location N4
pos 340
Optional
max —
DETAIL
PO1 Looprequired
PO1
Baseline Item Data PO1
pos 010
Required
max —
CTP Loop
CTP
Pricing Information CTP
pos 040
Required
max —
IT8
Conditions Of Sale IT8
pos 140
Optional
max —
SUMMARY
CTT Looprequired
CTT
Transaction Totals CTT
pos 010
Required
max —
SE
Transaction Set Trailer SE
pos 030
Optional
max —
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