860 Purchase Order Change Request - Buyer Initiated
Sherwin-Williams · X12 004010
Sherwin-Williams’ published 860 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
24 of 24 segments
HEADING
ST
Transaction Set Header
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number.
pos 010
Required
max —
BCH
Beginning Segment for Purchase Order
To indicate the beginning of the Purchase Order Transaction Set and transmit
pos 020
Required
max —
PER
Administrative Communication Contact
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should
pos 060
Optional
max 3
FOB
F.O.B. Related Instructions
To specify transportation instructions relating to shipment.
pos 080
Optional
max —
TD5
Carrier Details (Routing Sequence/Transit Time)
To specify the carrier and sequence of routing and provide transit time
pos 240
Optional
max 12
N9 Looprepeats 1000
N9
Reference Identification
To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification
pos 295
Optional
max —
MSG
Message Text
To provide free-form format that allows the transmission of text information.
pos 300
Optional
max 1000
N1 LoopShip Tovariant 1 of 4repeats 200
N1
Ship To
To identify a party by type of organization, name and code.
pos 310
Optional
max —
N2
Additional Name Information
To specify additional names or those longer than 60 characters in length.
pos 320
Optional
max 2
N3
Address Information
To specify the location of the named party.
pos 330
Optional
max 2
N4
Geographic Location
To specify the geographic place of the named party.
pos 340
Optional
max —
N1 LoopBill To Party for Other Than Freightvariant 2 of 4repeats 200
N1
Bill To Party for Other Than Freight
To identify a party by type of organization, name and code.
pos 310
Optional
max —
N3
Address Information
To specify the location of the named party.
pos 330
Optional
max 2
N4
Geographic Location
To specify the geographic place of the named party.
pos 340
Optional
max —
N1 LoopCarriervariant 3 of 4repeats 200
N1
Carrier
To identify a party by type of organization, name and code.
pos 310
Optional
max —
N1 LoopRemit Tovariant 4 of 4repeats 200
N1
Remit To
To identify a party by type of organization, name and code.
pos 310
Optional
max —
N3
Address Information
To specify the location of the named party.
pos 330
Optional
max 2
N4
Geographic Location
To specify the geographic place of the named party.
pos 340
Optional
max —
DETAIL
POC Looprequired
POC
Purchase Order Change Baseline Item Data
To specify basic and most frequently used purchase order line item data.
pos 010
Required
max —
PID Looprepeats 1000
PID
Product/Item Description
To describe a product or process in coded or free-form format.
pos 050
Optional
max —
DTM
Date/Time/Period
To specify pertinent dates and times.
pos 210
Optional
max 10
PKG
Marking, Packaging, Loading
To describe marking, packaging, loading and unloading requirements.
pos 305
Optional
max 200
SUMMARY
CTT Looprequired
CTT
Transaction Totals
To transmit a hash total for a specific element in the transaction set.
pos 010
Required
max —
SE
Transaction Set Trailer
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the
pos 030
Required
max —
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