855 Purchase Order Acknowledgment
Sally Beauty · X12 005010
Sally Beauty’s published 855 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
18 of 18 segments
HEADING
ST
Transaction Set Header ST
pos 0100
Optional
max —
BAK
Beginning Segment For Purchase Order Acknowledgment BAK
pos 0200
Required
max —
REF
Reference Information Customer Order Numbervariant 1 of 2
pos 0500
Optional
max —
REF
Reference Information Internal Vendor Numbervariant 2 of 2
pos 0500
Required
max —
SAC Loop
SAC
Service Promotion Allowance Or Charge Information SAC
When the SAC segment is sent on the 850 or 860, it should be echoed back or updated on the purchase order acknowledgement.
pos 1200
Required
max —
ITD
Terms Of Sale Deferred Terms Of Sale ITD
Send on the PO Ack only if requested changes from the PO.
pos 1300
Optional
max 5
DTM
Date/Time Reference Do Not Deliver Aftervariant 1 of 2
Please send if changes from the Dates on the PO.
pos 1500
Optional
max 10
DTM
Date/Time Reference Do Not Deliver Beforevariant 2 of 2
Please send if changes from the Dates on the PO.
pos 1500
Optional
max —
N9 Loop
N9
Extended Reference Information N9
pos 2800
Required
max —
MTX
Text MTX
pos 2900
Required
max —
DETAIL
PO1 Loop
PO1
Baseline Item Data PO1
The PO1 loop is Mandatory unless BAK02 = "AK" or "RJ".
pos 0100
Required
max —
PID Looprequired
PID
Product Item Description PID
pos 0500
Required
max —
SAC Loop
SAC
Service Promotion Allowance Or Charge Information SAC
When the SAC segment is sent on the 850 or 860, it should be echoed back or updated on the purchase order acknowledgement.
pos 1300
Required
max —
ACK Looprequired
ACK
Line Item Acknowledgment ACK
pos 2700
Required
max —
N9 Loop
N9
Extended Reference Information N9
Required to be sent if the ACK01 = "IR".
pos 3500
Required
max —
MTX
Text MTX
pos 3600
Required
max —
SUMMARY
CTT Loop
CTT
Transaction Totals CTT
pos 0100
Required
max —
SE
Transaction Set Trailer SE
pos 0300
Optional
max —
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