856 Ship Notice/Manifest
Michaels · X12 004010
Michaels’ 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
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 —
BSN
Beginning Segment for Ship Notice
To transmit identifying numbers, dates, and other basic data relating to
pos 020
Required
max —
DETAIL
HL LoopShipmentvariant 1 of 4required
HL
Shipment
To identify dependencies among and the content of hierarchically related
pos 030
Required
max —
TD1
Carrier Details (Quantity and Weight)
To specify the transportation details relative to commodity, weight, and
pos 110
Optional
max —
TD5
Carrier Details (Routing Sequence)
To specify the carrier and sequence of routing and to provide transit time
pos 120
Optional
max —
REF
Reference Identification
To specify identifying information.
pos 150
Optional
max 12
DTM
Date/Time Reference
To specify pertinent dates and times.
pos 200
Optional
max 2
N1 Loop
N1
Name
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
pos 220
Optional
max 2
N3
Address Information
To specify the location of the named party
pos 240
Optional
max 2
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
pos 030
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
pos 110
Optional
max 20
REF
Reference Identification
To specify identifying information.
pos 150
Optional
max —
HL LoopPackvariant 3 of 4required
PO4
Item Physical Details
To specify the physical qualities, packaging, weights, and dimensions re-
pos 060
Optional
max —
MAN
Marks and Numbers
To indicate identifying marks and numbers for shipping containers.
pos 190
Optional
max —
HL
Pack
To identify dependencies among and the content of hierarchically related
pos 200
Required
max 10
HL LoopItemvariant 4 of 4required
LIN
Item Identification
To specify basic item identification data.
pos 020
Optional
max —
SN1
Item Detail (Shipment)
To specify line-item detail relative to shipment.
pos 030
Optional
max —
PID
Product/Item Description
To describe a product or process in coded or free-form format.
pos 070
Optional
max —
HL
Item
To identify dependencies among and the content of hierarchically related
pos 200
Required
max —
SUMMARY
CTT
Transaction Totals
To transmit a hash total for a specific element in the transaction set.
pos 020
Optional
max —
SE
Transaction Set Trailer
pos 020
Required
max —
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