820 Remittance Advice
Lowe's · X12 004010
Lowe's’ published 820 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 —
BPR
Beginning Segment For Payment Order Remittance Advice BPR
Example:
BPR*I*700.00*C*ACH*CCP**04*1111111*DA*2222222*3333333333*04*444444444*DA*555555555*19980702\
or
BPR*I*700.00*C*ACH*CCD**01*111111111*DA*222222222*3333333333*01*4444444444*DA*555555555*1998
0702\
pos 020
Required
max —
TRN
Trace TRN
TRN*1*0000201
pos 035
Required
max —
CUR
Currency CUR
The currency code used is the three letter ISO 4217 international standard code (USD/CAD).
Example:
CUR*PR*USD\
pos 040
Optional
max —
REF
Reference Identification REF
Example:
REF*CK*0000201\
pos 050
Optional
max —
DTM
Date Time Reference DTM
Example:
DTM*097*19980702\
pos 060
Optional
max —
N1 Loop
N1
Name N1
N1*PE*ABC COMPANY\
N1*PR*LOWE'S\
N1*RB*EI TEST BANK\
N1*RI**93*12345\
pos 070
Required
max —
DETAIL
ENT Loop
ENT
Entity ENT
Example:
ENT*1\
pos 010
Required
max —
NM1 Loop
NM1
Individual Or Organizational Name NM1
Example:
NM1*AO*2*ABC COMPANY\
pos 020
Required
max —
RMR Loop
RMR
Remittance Advice Accounts Receivable Open Item Reference RMR
Example:
RMR*IV*1932017**450*451*1\
pos 150
Required
max —
NTE
Note Special Instruction NTE
Example:
NTE*ZZZ*DESCRIPTION ADJUSTMENTS TO INVOICE
pos 160
Optional
max —
REF
Reference Identification REF
Example:
REF*PO*74949\
REF*VV*D33097\
pos 170
Optional
max —
DTM
Date Time Reference DTM
Example:
DTM*003*19980602\
pos 180
Optional
max —
SUMMARY
SE
Transaction Set Trailer SE
pos 010
Optional
max —
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