EDI documents and transactions
Here’s some common EDI transactions that are supported within the X12 and EDIFACT EDI world. View our comprehensive list below to see EDI codes, names and definitions.
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Common EDI transactions
Supplier EDI Documents
| X12 Transaction Number | EDIFACT Transaction ID | Transaction name | Transaction Usage |
| 832 | PRICAT | Price/Sales Catalog | Used in general retail to obtain supplier item information and load to their Item master file for new good, item updates or discontinued product notification |
| 879 | Price Information | Used in grocery to share item price updates | |
| 888 | Item Maintenance | Used in grocery to obtain supplier item information and load to their Item master file for new good, item updates or discontinued product notification | |
| 889 | Promotion Announcement | Used in grocery to share item promotion price updates/alerts | |
| 830 | DELFOR | Planning Schedule | Used in retail to share with the suppliers forecast/future purchase plans |
| 846 | INVRPT | Inventory Inquiry/Advice | Most commonly used by suppliers to provide available and future inventory quantities, corporately or by ship from location |
| 852 | SLSRPT | Product Activity Data | Used in retail and grocery to provide sales and store inventory to suppliers. Also used by grocery to report sales for scan based trading relationships (in this usage, the grocer also create an internal invoice to pay the supplier), also known for use with consignment relationships |
Order Cycle EDI Documents
| X12 Transaction Number | EDIFACT Transaction ID | Transaction name | Transaction Usage |
| 850 | ORDERS | Purchase Order | Used in retail for order products to be shipped to a DC/store or end consumer. Can contain a single ship to or a single order with multiple ship to and provided marked for/cross dock packing details |
| 875 | Grocery Product Purchase Order | Used in retail for order products to be shipped to a DC/store | |
| 855 | ORDRSP | Purchase Order Acknowledgment | Used by retail as an acknowledgment of the purchase order. Also used by retail and grocery as a suggested PO from the supplier to the buyer for VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) |
| 869 | ORSSTA | Order Status Inquiry | Used by retail to request the status of an order with the supplier |
| 870 | ORDREP | Order Status Report | Used by retail as the suppliers response to a retailers request for the status of the order. |
| 860 | ORDCHG | Purchase Order Change – Buyer Initiated | Used in retail to communicate order changes to the supplier. |
| 865 | ORDRSP | Purchase Order Change Acknowledgment/Request – Seller Initiated | Used in retail (primarily in the vendor direct to consumer model) to confirm acknowledgment of PO change or order cancellation |
| 876 | Grocery Product Purchase Order Change | Used in grocery to communicate order changes to the supplier. | |
| 856 | DESADV | Shipment Notification | Used as advance ship notice or shipment confirmation. From supplier to retailer. retailer will use as visibility to inbound shipments, receiving automation or confirmation of shipment for vendor direct to consumer orders |
| 857 | Shipment and Billing | Used primarily in book retail as both an advance ship notice and an invoice |
Finance EDI Documents
| X12 Transaction Number | EDIFACT Transaction ID | Transaction name | Transaction Usage |
| 810 | INVOIC | Invoice | Used by retail where supplier requests payment for products or services rendered |
| 880 | Grocery Product Invoice | Used by grocery where supplier requests payment for products | |
| 811 | Consolidated Service Invoice/Statement | Used by retail where supplier requests payment services rendered | |
| 812 | Credit/Debit Adjustment | Used in retail and grocery as either a credit memo from the supplier to the retailer or as a debit memo (deduction notice) from the retailer to the supplier. | |
| 820 | REMADV | Payment Order/Remittance Advice | Used by all buying organizations to report to the suppliers that payment has been made on the details of what makes up that payment |
| 823 | Lockbox | Used by banks to report deposits made to a suppliers account from retailer payments | |
| 894 | Delivery/Return Base Record | Used by grocery and specialty retailers where suppliers are invoicing what was delivered to the store in the direct store delivery model. Often used with NEX/DEX systems | |
| 895 | Delivery/Return Acknowledgment or Adjustment | Used by grocery and specialty retailers where retailer provides details of the acceptance of the 894 invoice or provide a reconciliation against the 894 invoicing | |
| 210 | Motor Carrier Freight Details and Invoice | Used by motor carriers to invoice either retailers, suppliers, manufacturers etc for freight services | |
| 882 | Direct Store Delivery Summary Information | Used in grocery as a summary invoice billing. Details represent a single invoice charging multiple locations |
Transportation/Logistics Management EDI Documents
| X12 Transaction Number | EDIFACT Transaction ID | Transaction name | Transaction Usage |
| 204 | Motor Carrier Load Tender | Used by shipper or consignee requesting a shipment to be picked up and routed. Used for single stop routes, LTL (less than truck load) or TL (truck load) | |
| 211 | Motor Carrier Bill of Lading | Used by shipper or consignee requesting a shipment to be picked up and routed. Used for multiple stop routes, LTL (less than truck load) | |
| 990 | Response to a Load Tender | Acceptance of the load tender (204, 211) | |
| 215 | Motor Carrier Pickup Manifest | Used by retailers and suppliers to communicate contents of a dropped trailer that is ready for pickup with a carrier | |
| 214 | Transportation Carrier Shipment Status Message | Used in retail and grocery where the carrier provide the status of a shipment moved by a transportation carrier | |
| 753 | Request for Routing Instruction | Used in retail when the retailer is managing their inbound freight from suppliers. suppliers will send this transaction to indicate a shipment is ready for pickup and the window of time the product is available | |
| 754 | Routing Instructions | Used in retail when the retailer is managing their inbound freight from suppliers. Retailer will send this transaction to suppliers indicating the carrier and when the shipment will be pickup | |
| 300 | Reservation/Booking Request | Used by import freight forwarder/consolidators for suppliers to book space for a shipment on an ocean container | |
| 301 | Confirmation | Used by import freight forwarder/consolidators to communicate acceptance of booking request to the suppliers for a shipment on an ocean container | |
| 315 | Status Details (Ocean) | Used in retail and grocery where the ocean carrier provide the status of a shipment moved by a ocean liner |
Warehouse Fulfillment EDI Documents
| X12 Transaction Number | EDIFACT Transaction ID | Transaction name | Transaction Usage |
| 940 | Warehouse Shipping Order | Used in warehouse fulfillment service providers. Represents a request from the retailer or supplier to have the 3PL DC fill/pick products to be shipped | |
| 943 | Warehouse Stock Transfer Shipment Advice | Used in warehouse fulfillment service providers. Represents a notification by the 3PL DC about products transfers being shipped | |
| 944 | Warehouse Stock Transfer Receipt Advice | Used in warehouse fulfillment service providers. Represents a notification by the 3PL DC about products transfers being received | |
| 945 | Warehouse Shipment Advice | Used by a third party remote warehouse to inform a supplier that the shipment has been sent out to the end user. | |
| 947 | Warehouse Inventory Adjustment Advice | Used in warehouse fulfillment service providers to indicate product movement within the warehouse. Includes recalls, damage, obsolesces or cycle inventory counts adjustments or levels | |
| 861 | RECADV | Receiving Advice/Acceptance | Used to report what has been received against an inbound shipment |
Manufacturing/Material Handling EDI Documents
| X12 Transaction Number | EDIFACT Transaction ID | Transaction name | Transaction Usage |
| 840 | REQOTE | Request for Quotation | Used to request a quote for product or services (Bid) |
| 843 | QUOTES | Response to Requested Quotation | Used to respond to a quote for product or services (Bid) |
| 830 | DELFOR | Planning Schedule with Release Capability | Used in manufacturing to indicate future planned and current committed quantities of an item against a contract. Suppliers will ship against the release request |
| 862 | DELJIT | Shipping Schedule | Used in manufacturing to request a supplier to schedule a shipment against an order |
Other EDI Documents
| X12 Transaction Number | EDIFACT Transaction ID | Transaction name | Transaction Usage |
| 180 | Return Merchandise Authorization and Notification | Used by retailers to request return authorization for products and by suppliers to authorize return or disposition of product | |
| 816 | Organizational Relationships | Used by retailers to report the store number and addresses of their locations. Can be a complete list or an update of the store details | |
| 845 | ATHSTS | Price Authorization Acknowledgment/Status | Primarily used in medical/pharmaceuticals where a manufacturer is reporting the award of a bid or contract and the locations/customers supporting the bid to a distributor |
| 844 | SSDCLM | Product Transfer Account Adjustment | Primarily used in medical/pharmaceuticals where a distributor reports or requests a rebate for products shipped/sold at bid price below purchase price to the Manufacturer for reimbursement |
| 867 | SLSRPT | Product Transfer and Resale Report | Primarily used in medical/pharmaceuticals where a distributor reports products movement/shipped/sold |
| 849 | Response to Product Transfer Account Adjustment | Primarily used in medical/pharmaceuticals where a manufacturer reports acceptance or a reconciliation of the rebate request (844) | |
| 824 | APERAK | Application Advice | Used by buying organizations to report an error in the processing of data from a supplier |
| 864 | Text Message | Also used by buying organizations to report an error in the processing of data from a supplier. But is also used for mass communications to a trading partner community | |
| 997 | CONTRL | Functional Acknowledgment (FA) | Serves as a response, or electronic receipt, between EDI transactions. |
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