850 Purchase Order
One Kings Lane · X12 004010
One Kings Lane’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
35 of 35 segments
HEADING
ST
Transaction Set Header ST
pos 010
Optional
max —
BEG
Beginning Segment For Purchase Order BEG
pos 020
Required
max —
CUR
Currency CUR
pos 040
Optional
max —
REF
Internal Control Numbervariant 1 of 3
pos 050
Required
max —
REF
Reference Identification REF Referencesvariant 2 of 3
pos 050
Optional
max —
REF
Internal Vendor Numbervariant 3 of 3
pos 050
Required
max —
PER
Administrative Communications Contact PER
EXAMPLE: PER*OD**TE*1-800-555-1212
pos 060
Required
max 3
SAC Loop
SAC
Service Promotion Allowance Or Charge Information SAC
These SAC messages are printed out on the packing slips at the order level. If you are using the packing slips generated by CommerceHub you can generally disregard these unless you have a special need for them. If you are creating your own packing slips please refer to the Packing Slip Guide in the Resource Center for more specific notes on their use.
pos 120
Required
max —
DTM
Purchase Ordervariant 1 of 2
pos 150
Optional
max —
DTM
Soldvariant 2 of 2
pos 150
Required
max —
PWK
Paperwork PWK
EXAMPLE: PWK*R5****UR*customer service*www.customerservice.com
pos 210
Optional
max 25
TD5
Carrier Details Routing Sequence Transit Time TD5
pos 240
Required
max 12
CTB
Restrictions Conditions CTB
EXAMPLE: CTB*OR*ORDER CONTAINS PERSONALIZED MERCHANDISE
pos 280
Optional
max 5
N1 LoopBill To Partyvariant 1 of 3required
N1
Name N1
pos 310
Required
max —
N3
Address Information N3
pos 330
Required
max 2
N4
Geographic Location N4
pos 340
Required
max —
PER
Administrative Communications Contact PER
pos 360
Optional
max —
N1 LoopShip Fromvariant 2 of 3required
N1
Name N1
pos 310
Required
max —
N3
Address Information N3
pos 330
Required
max 2
N4
Geographic Location N4
pos 340
Required
max —
PER
Administrative Communications Contact PER
pos 360
Optional
max —
N1 LoopShip Tovariant 3 of 3required
N1
Name N1
pos 310
Required
max —
N3
Address Information N3
pos 330
Required
max 2
N4
Geographic Location N4
pos 340
Required
max —
PER
Administrative Communications Contact PER
pos 360
Optional
max —
DETAIL
PO1 Looprequired
PO1
Baseline Item Data PO1
The data sent in the PO1 segment is crucial to all of your subsequent documents like the 856. Of particular note, the PO101 is the line number of the item on the Purchase Order. Due to the unique nature of Drop-Shipping this number may not always start with 1 on your PO and it may not be sequential.
If you notice problems with the SKUs sent to you by your merchant, please call your representative there immediately. CommerceHub does not maintain your item list and the SKUs contained in your 850 correspond to what is setup at the merchant. We cannot alter the SKUs that are sent to us in the original PO.
pos 010
Required
max —
PID Loop
PID
Product Item Description PID
This item level PID is used to convey specific item information that is generally only needed on a packing slip at the item level. If you are using the packing slips generated by CommerceHub you can generally disregard these unless you have a special need for them. If you are creating your own packing slips please refer to the Packing Slip Guide in the Resource Center for more specific notes on their use.
pos 050
Required
max —
PO4
Item Physical Details PO4
pos 090
Required
max —
SAC Loop
SAC
Service Promotion Allowance Or Charge Information SAC
This item-level SAC is used for line level messages or instructions for this item and are generally only needed on the packing slip. If you are using the packing slips generated by CommerceHub you can generally disregard these unless you have a special need for them. If you are creating your own packing slips please refer to the Packing Slip Guide in the Resource Center for more specific notes on their use. Do note that there can be more than one SAC and you will have to combine them appropriately to display the complete message..
pos 130
Required
max —
DTM
Delivery Requestedvariant 1 of 2
pos 210
Required
max —
DTM
Ship No Latervariant 2 of 2
pos 210
Required
max —
TD5
Carrier Details Routing Sequence Transit Time TD5
This element will contain a One Kings Lane specific code that indicates who the shipper is and what the service level is. Use the Integrated Message Codes feature in OrderStream to view a list of your valid codes.
pos 250
Required
max 12
SLN Loop
SLN
Subline Item Detail SLN
EXAMPLE: SLN*1**O
pos 470
Required
max —
PO4
Item Physical Details PO4
pos 518
Optional
max —
SUMMARY
SE
Transaction Set Trailer SE
pos 030
Optional
max —
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