850 Purchase Order
Office Depot · X12 004010
Office Depot’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
21 of 21 segments
HEADING
ST
Transaction Set Header ST
pos 010
Optional
max —
BEG
Beginning Segment For Purchase Order BEG
Example: BEG~00~SA~5971515-1105~~20000501}
pos 020
Required
max —
REF
End User's Purchase Order Numbervariant 1 of 2
Customer Order number, will be transmitted only if requested.
Example: REF~EU~71220}
pos 050
Optional
max —
REF
Product Specification Document Numbervariant 2 of 2
Office Depot Customer Purchase Order Number (Also known as AOPS Order # a value of all zero’s will be sent if PO is for store direct shipments)
Example: REF~QC~083431107001}
pos 050
Optional
max —
FOB
Fob Related Instructions FOB
Example: FOB~PP~DE.
pos 080
Optional
max —
CSH
Sales Requirements CSH
Example: CSH~Y}
pos 110
Optional
max 5
ITD
Terms Of Sale Deferred Terms Of Sale ITD
Example: ITD~03~2~2~~90~~90}
pos 130
Optional
max —
DTM
Cancel Aftervariant 1 of 3
Example: DTM~001~20000501}
pos 150
Optional
max 10
DTM
Delivery Requestedvariant 2 of 3
Example: DTM~002~20000510}
pos 150
Optional
max 10
DTM
Requested Shipvariant 3 of 3
Example: DTM~010~20000505}
pos 150
Optional
max 10
TD5
Carrier Details Routing Sequence Transit Time TD5
Will only be sent if PO is created with this information.
Example: TD5~~92~ST}
pos 240
Optional
max 12
N9 Looprequired
N9
Reference Identification N9
Example: Example: N9~ME~PO COMMENTS}
pos 295
Required
max —
MSG
Message Text MSG
Examples:
MSG~03612}
MSG~ANY QUESTIONS CALL JANET 561-438-1414}
pos 300
Optional
max 1000
N1 Looprequired
N1
Name N1
Example: N1~ST~OFFICE DEPOT~93~1105
pos 310
Required
max —
N2
Additional Name Information N2
Will not receive this segment unless PO is for a drop shipment direct to customer.
Example: N2~KAREN WRIGHT}
pos 320
Optional
max 2
N3
Address Information N3
Will not receive this segment unless PO is for a drop shipment direct to customer.
Example: N3~9538 BOCA RIVER CIRCLE}
pos 330
Optional
max 2
N4
Geographic Location N4
Will not receive this segment unless PO is for a drop shipment direct to customer.
Example: N4~BOCA RATON~FL~33431}
pos 340
Optional
max —
PER
Administrative Communications Contact PER
Will not receive this segment unless PO is for a drop shipment direct to customer.
Example: PER~DC~~TE~5614384485}
pos 360
Optional
max —
DETAIL
PO1 Looprequired
PO1
Baseline Item Data PO1
Examples:
PO1~1~48~EA~3.7~~VA~893-1~IN~0173179~UP~ 051131069060}
PO1~2~10~EA~49~~VA~RK2-KM~IN~0101893~UP~000000000000}
pos 010
Required
max —
SUMMARY
CTT Looprequired
CTT
Transaction Totals CTT
Example: CTT~2}
pos 010
Required
max —
SE
Transaction Set Trailer SE
pos 030
Optional
max —
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