X12 856 Ship Notice

X12 856 Ship Notice

The EDI 856 transaction is more commonly called the EDI Advance Ship Notice or EDI ASN. It is utilized to electronically communicate the contents of a shipment to another trading partner. It is sent in advance of a shipment arriving at the other trading partner’s facility. The 856 ship manifest transaction is commonly used by the retail, manufacturing, and automotive industries in response to EDI 850, EDI 830, or EDI 862 transactions. In addition to detailing the contents of a shipment, the EDI 856 transaction includes order information, descriptions of products, types of packaging used, carrier information, and more. An EDI ASN may provide information at a variety of levels, including:

X12 856 Specification

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X12 856 Code Example

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X12 856 Sample File

ISA*00* *00* *16*SENDER1 *14*RECEIVER1 *071216*1406*U*00204*000000263*1*T*>~ GS*IN*SENDER1*RECEIVER1*20071216*1406*000000001*X*004010~ ST*856*0001~ BSN*00*01140824*20051015*1345*0001~ HL*1**S~ TD1*CTN25*2****G*45582*LB*1000*CF~ TD5*B*2*JBHT*M~ TD3*TL*ABCD*07213567******30394938483234~ REF*BM*01140824~ REF*CN*082131~ REF*CR*01082131~ DTM*011*200~ N1*ST*WAL-MART DC 6094J-JIT*UL*0078742035260~ N1*SF*SUPPLIER NAME~ HL*2*1*O~ PRF*9988776655***20051015~ REF*IA*211555050~ REF*DP*00005~ REF*MR*0073~ REF*IV*01140824~ N1*BY*WAL-MART STORES,INC.*UL*0078742000992~ HL*3*2*P~ MAN*GM*00000010012345614785~ HL*4*3*I~ LIN**UP*008815509183~ SN1**4*EA~ HL*5*3*I~ LIN**UP*008815547321~ SN1**9*EA~ HL*6*1*O~ PRF*2288115555***20051015~ REF*IA*211555050~ REF*DP*00005~ REF*MR*0073~ REF*IV*01140824~ N1*BY*WAL-MART STORES,INC.*UL*0078742000015~ HL*7*6*P~ MAN*GM*00000010012378945698~ HL*8*7*I~ LIN**UP*008815509183~ SN1**4*EA~ HL*9*7*I~ LIN**UP*008815547321~ SN1**9*EA~ CTT*9~ SE*44*0001~ GE*2*000000001~ IEA*1*000000263~

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