855 Purchase Order Acknowledgment
Whole Foods · X12 004030
Whole Foods’ published 855 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 0100
Required
max —
SAC Loop
SAC
Service, Promotion, Allowance, or Charge Information
pos 1200
Optional
max —
DTM
Date/Time Reference
pos 1500
Optional
max —
BAK
Beginning Segment for Purchase Order Acknowledgment
pos 0200
Required
max —
N9 Loop
N9
Reference Identification
pos 2950
Optional
max —
MTX
Text
pos 3000
Optional
max —
N1 Looprequired
N1
Name
pos 3000
Required
max —
CUR
Currency
pos 0400
Optional
max —
DETAIL
PO1 Looprequired
PO1
Baseline Item Data
pos 0100
Required
max —
SAC Loop
SAC
Service, Promotion, Allowance, or Charge Information
pos 1300
Optional
max —
DTM
Date/Time Reference
pos 2000
Optional
max —
PID Loop
PID
Product/Item Description
pos 0500
Optional
max —
AMT
Monetary Amount
pos 6000
Required
max —
PO4
Item Physical Details
pos 0900
Required
max —
SUMMARY
CTT Looprequired
CTT
Transaction Totals
pos 0100
Optional
max —
AMT
Monetary Amount
pos 0200
Required
max —
SE
Transaction Set Trailer
pos 0300
Required
max —
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