850 Purchase Order
TVA Electronics · X12 004010
TVA Electronics’ 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
41 of 41 segments
HEADING
ST
Transaction Set Header
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
pos 010
Required
max —
BEG
Beginning Segment for Purchase Order
To indicate the beginning of the Purchase Order Transaction Set and transmit identifying
pos 020
Required
max —
PER
Buyer Name or Departmentvariant 1 of 2
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
pos 060
Optional
max —
PER
Supplier Contactvariant 2 of 2
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
pos 060
Optional
max —
FOB
F.O.B. Related Instructions
To specify transportation instructions relating to shipment
pos 080
Optional
max —
PAM
Period Amount - Contract Minimum
To indicate a quantity, and/or amount for an identified period
pos 095
Optional
max —
SAC Looprepeats 25
SAC
Service, Promotion, Allowance, or Charge Information
To request or identify a service, promotion, allowance, or charge; to specify the amount
pos 120
Optional
max —
ITD
Terms of Sale/Deferred Terms of Sale
To specify terms of sale
pos 130
Optional
max —
DTM
Effectivevariant 1 of 2
To specify pertinent dates and times
pos 150
Optional
max —
DTM
Expirationvariant 2 of 2
To specify pertinent dates and times
pos 150
Optional
max —
TD5
Carrier Details (Routing Sequence/Transit Time)
To specify the carrier and sequence of routing and provide transit time information
pos 240
Optional
max 12
N9 Looprepeats 1000
N9
Reference Identification
To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
pos 295
Optional
max —
MSG
Message Text
To provide a free-form format that allows the transmission of text information
pos 300
Optional
max 1000
N1 LoopVendorvariant 1 of 3repeats 1
N1
Vendor
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 35 characters in length
pos 320
Optional
max —
N3
Address Information
To specify the location of the named party
pos 330
Optional
max —
N4
Geographic Location
To specify the geographic place of the named party
pos 340
Optional
max —
N1 LoopBill-to-Partyvariant 2 of 3repeats 1
N1
Bill-to-Party
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 35 characters in length
pos 320
Optional
max —
N3
Address Information
To specify the location of the named party
pos 330
Optional
max —
N4
Geographic Location
To specify the geographic place of the named party
pos 340
Optional
max —
N1 LoopShip Tovariant 3 of 3repeats 1
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 35 characters in length
pos 320
Optional
max —
N3
Address Information
To specify the location of the named party
pos 330
Optional
max —
N4
Geographic Location
To specify the geographic place of the named party
pos 340
Optional
max —
DETAIL
PO1 Looprepeats 100000required
PO1
Baseline Item Data
To specify basic and most frequently used line item data
pos 010
Required
max —
LIN
Item Identification - Additional Manufacture Name, Part Number and
To specify additional line item identification data
pos 015
Optional
max —
PID Looprepeats 1000
PID
Product/Item Description
To describe a product or process in coded or free-form format
pos 050
Optional
max —
MSG
Message Text - Line Item Comments
To provide a free-form format that allows the transmission of text information
pos 289
Optional
max —
SCH Looprepeats 200
SCH
Line Item Schedule
To specify the data for scheduling a specific line-item
pos 295
Optional
max —
TD5
Carrier Details (Routing Sequence/Transit Time)
To specify the carrier and sequence of routing and provide transit time information
pos 297
Optional
max 12
N1 Looprepeats 200
N1
Name - Ship To
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
pos 350
Optional
max —
N2
Additional Name Information
To specify additional names or those longer than 35 characters in length
pos 360
Optional
max —
N3
Address Information
To specify the location of the named party
pos 370
Optional
max —
N4
Geographic Location
To specify the geographic place of the named party
pos 380
Optional
max —
SLN Looprepeats 1000
SLN
Subline Item Detail
To specify product subline detail item data
pos 470
Optional
max —
MSG
Message Text - Subline Item Comments
To provide a free-form format that allows the transmission of text information
pos 475
Optional
max —
AMT Looprepeats 1
AMT
Monetary Amount - Line Item Amount
To indicate the total monetary amount
pos 600
Optional
max —
SUMMARY
CTT Looprepeats 1
CTT
Transaction Totals
To transmit a hash total for a specific element in the transaction set
pos 010
Optional
max —
AMT
Monetary Amount - Purchase Order Total Amount
To indicate the total monetary amount
pos 020
Optional
max —
SE
Transaction Set Trailer
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted
pos 030
Required
max —
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