856 Ship Notice/Manifest
O'Reilly · X12 004010
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Specification
6 of 6 segments
HEADING
ST
Transaction Set Header ST
pos 010
Optional
max —
BSN
Beginning Segment For Ship Notice BSN
pos 020
Required
max —
DTM
Estimated Deliveryvariant 1 of 2
pos 040
Optional
max —
DTM
Shippedvariant 2 of 2
pos 040
Optional
max —
SUMMARY
CTT
Transaction Totals CTT
pos 010
Optional
max —
SE
Transaction Set Trailer SE
pos 020
Optional
max —
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