856 Ship Notice/Manifest
True Value · X12 004010
True Value’s 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
17 of 17 segments
HEADING
ST
Transaction Set Header
pos 010
Required
max —
BSN
Beginning Segment for Ship Notice
pos 020
Required
max —
DETAIL
HL LoopShipmentvariant 1 of 3required
HL
Shipment
pos 010
Required
max —
TD1
Carrier Details (Quantity and Weight)
pos 110
Required
max 3
TD5
Carrier Details (Routing Sequence/Transit Time)
pos 120
Required
max —
REF
Reference Identification
pos 150
Required
max 3
DTM
Date/Time Reference
pos 200
Required
max —
N1 Looprequired
N1
Name
pos 220
Required
max —
N4
Geographic Location
pos 250
Required
max —
HL LoopOrdervariant 2 of 3required
HL
Order
pos 010
Required
max —
PRF
Purchase Order Reference
pos 050
Required
max —
HL LoopItemvariant 3 of 3required
HL
Item
pos 010
Required
max —
LIN
Item Identification
pos 020
Required
max —
SN1
Item Detail (Shipment)
pos 030
Required
max —
TD5
Carrier Details (Routing Sequence/Transit Time)
pos 120
Optional
max —
SUMMARY
CTT
Transaction Totals
pos 010
Optional
max —
SE
Transaction Set Trailer
pos 020
Required
max —
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