856 Ship Notice/Manifest
Toys R Us · X12 004030
Toys R Us’ published 856 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
29 of 29 segments
HEADING
ST
Transaction Set Header
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
pos 0100
Required
max —
BSN
Beginning Segment for Ship Notice
To transmit identifying numbers, dates, and other basic data relating to the transaction set
pos 0200
Required
max —
DETAIL
HL LoopShipmentvariant 1 of 5required
HL
Shipment
To identify dependencies among and the content of hierarchically related groups of data
pos 0100
Required
max —
TD1
Carrier Details (Quantity and Weight)
To specify the transportation details relative to commodity, weight, and quantity
pos 1100
Required
max 20
TD5
Carrier Details (Routing Sequence/Transit Time)
To specify the carrier and sequence of routing and provide transit time information
pos 1200
Required
max 12
TD3 Looprepeats 12required
TD3
Carrier Details (Equipment)
To specify transportation details relating to the equipment used by the carrier
pos 1300
Required
max —
REF
Reference Identification
To specify identifying information
pos 1500
Required
max —
DTM
Date/Time Reference
To specify pertinent dates and times
pos 2000
Required
max 10
FOB
F.O.B. Related Instructions
To specify transportation instructions relating to shipment
pos 2100
Required
max —
N1 Looprepeats 200required
N1
Name
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
pos 2200
Required
max —
N3
Address Information
To specify the location of the named party
pos 2400
Optional
max 2
N4
Geographic Location
To specify the geographic place of the named party
pos 2500
Optional
max —
HL LoopOrdervariant 2 of 5required
HL
Order
To identify dependencies among and the content of hierarchically related groups of data
pos 0100
Required
max —
TD1
Carrier Details (Quantity and Weight)
To specify the transportation details relative to commodity, weight, and quantity
pos 1100
Required
max 20
TD5
Carrier Details (Routing Sequence/Transit Time)
To specify the carrier and sequence of routing and provide transit time information
pos 1200
Required
max 12
REF
Reference Identification
To specify identifying information
pos 1500
Optional
max —
PRF
Purchase Order Reference
To provide reference to a specific purchase order
pos 0500
Required
max —
HL LoopShipping Tarevariant 3 of 5required
HL
Shipping Tare
To identify dependencies among and the content of hierarchically related groups of data
pos 0100
Required
max —
MAN
Marks and Numbers
To indicate identifying marks and numbers for shipping containers
pos 1900
Required
max —
HL LoopItemvariant 4 of 5required
HL
Item
To identify dependencies among and the content of hierarchically related groups of data
pos 0100
Required
max —
LIN
Item Identification
To specify basic item identification data
pos 0200
Required
max —
SN1
Item Detail
To specify line-item detail relative to shipment
pos 0300
Required
max —
PO4
Item Physical Details
To specify the physical qualities, packaging, weights, and dimensions relating to the item
pos 0600
Optional
max —
HL LoopPackvariant 5 of 5required
HL
Pack
To identify dependencies among and the content of hierarchically related groups of data
pos 0100
Required
max —
MAN
Marks and Numbers
To indicate identifying marks and numbers for shipping containers
pos 1900
Required
max —
DTM
Date/Time Reference
To specify pertinent dates and times
pos 2000
Optional
max 10
PO4
Item Physical Details
To specify the physical qualities, packaging, weights, and dimensions relating to the item
pos 0600
Optional
max —
SUMMARY
CTT
Transaction Totals
To transmit a hash total for a specific element in the transaction set
pos 0100
Required
max —
SE
Transaction Set Trailer
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments
pos 0200
Required
max —
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