850 Purchase Order
Spencer Gifts · X12 005010
Spencer Gifts’ 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
37 of 37 segments
HEADING
ST
Transaction Set Header
pos 0100
Required
max —
SAC LoopAllowance / Chargevariant 1 of 2repeats 11required
SAC
Allowance / Charge
pos 1200
Required
max —
SAC LoopNo Allowance or Chargevariant 2 of 2repeats 11required
SAC
No Allowance or Charge
pos 1200
Required
max —
ITD
Terms of Sale/Deferred Terms of Sale
pos 1300
Optional
max —
DTM
Date/Time Reference
pos 1500
Optional
max 3
BEG
Beginning Segment for Purchase Order
pos 0200
Required
max —
TD5
Carrier Details (Routing Sequence/Transit Time)
pos 2400
Optional
max —
N9 Looprepeats 1
N9
Extended Reference Information
pos 2950
Optional
max —
MTX
Text
pos 3000
Optional
max 5
N1 Looprepeats 2required
N1
Party Identification
pos 3100
Required
max —
N2
Additional Name Information
pos 3200
Optional
max —
N3
Party Location
pos 3300
Optional
max —
N4
Geographic Location
pos 3400
Optional
max —
CUR
Currency
pos 0400
Optional
max —
REF
Reference Information
pos 0500
Required
max —
PER
Administrative Communications Contact
pos 0600
Optional
max 2
FOB
F.O.B. Related Instructions
pos 0800
Optional
max —
DETAIL
PO1 Looprepeats 100000required
PO1
Baseline Item Data
pos 0100
Required
max —
REF
Reference Information
pos 1000
Optional
max 2
SAC Looprepeats 1
SAC
Service, Promotion, Allowance, or Charge Information
pos 1300
Optional
max —
CUR
Currency
pos 1350
Optional
max —
SDQ
Destination Quantity
pos 1900
Optional
max 500
TC2
Commodity
pos 2350
Optional
max —
MTX
Text
pos 2890
Optional
max 3
CTP Looprepeats 2
CTP
Pricing Information
pos 0400
Optional
max —
CUR
Currency
pos 0430
Optional
max —
SLN Looprepeats 1000
SLN
Subline Item Detail
pos 4700
Optional
max —
MTX
Text
pos 4750
Optional
max —
PID
Product/Item Description
pos 4900
Optional
max 4
TC2
Commodity
pos 5050
Optional
max —
CTP
Pricing Information
pos 5160
Optional
max —
SAC Looprepeats 1
SAC
Service, Promotion, Allowance, or Charge Information
pos 5260
Optional
max —
MEA
Measurements
pos 0490
Optional
max —
PID Looprepeats 4required
PID
Product/Item Description
pos 0500
Required
max —
PO4
Item Physical Details
pos 0900
Optional
max —
SUMMARY
CTT Looprepeats 1required
CTT
Transaction Totals
pos 0100
Required
max —
SE
Transaction Set Trailer
pos 0300
Required
max —
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