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EDI Documents and Transaction Codes

A quick reference for the EDI documents and transaction codes used across retail, grocery, and warehouse supply chains.

Retail Trading Partners to Suppliers

754

Request For Routing Response

Final routing instructions sent to the supplier by the retailer. Some major retailers will use this form to communicate final routing information for purchase orders, purchase order overrides, and shipment authorizations.

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812

Credit/Debit Authorization

Sent by retailers to suppliers to update credit or debit status and keep accounts current.

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816

Organizational Document

Sent to suppliers when new locations are added or existing stores move to new addresses. It is also used to provide a complete directory of stores and shipping facilities.

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820

Payment Remittance Advice

The Payment Order/Remittance Advice document, indicating much you will be paid and matched to the invoice.

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830

Planning Schedule

Forecasts demand so suppliers can be prepared for future orders.

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850 / 875

Purchase Order

Indicates a seller wants your product or products. The EDI 875 is essentially the same document but is used by grocery stores.

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852

Product Activity Data

Includes numbers like inventory levels and sales rates to indicate how your product is selling in stores.

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860

Purchase Order Change

Sent when the retailer wants to revise the original Purchase Order.

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876

Purchase Order Change: Grocery

Sent when the retailer wants to revise the original Grocery Products Purchase Order.

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864

Text Document

Provides updates like new store openings or new distribution centers, and may also be used to quickly alert vendors about document errors.

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997

Functional Acknowledgement

Informs the supplier that an EDI document, or group of EDI documents, was received.

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Suppliers to Retail Trading Partners

GS1-128 / UCC-128

Labels

Technically not EDI documents, but too important to the process to leave out. In addition to standard information (Supplier Address, Trading Partner Address, etc.), they have barcodes to route the shipment through the supply chain.

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753

Request For Routing

Requests routing information from the retailer.

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810 / 880

Invoice

Provides details for payment, along with related information such as item specifics, price, and quantities. The EDI 880 is used in Grocery.

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832

Catalog/Pricing

A digital catalog of product information and prices that includes minimum order quantities, case-pack quantities, contact information, etc.

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846

Inventory Update

Communicates current inventory levels. Depending on the retailer requirements, it may be sent a few times a week, multiple times in a day, or only when items are being added or removed.

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852

Product Activity Report

Tracks current retailer inventory and sales rates.

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855

Purchase Order Acknowledgement

The PO Acknowledgement. This is how you tell the trading partner, "Hey, I got your PO." You don't have to tell them you're doing your Happy Dance — you're a professional business person, after all — but this form will indicate if you accept the PO, reject the PO, or accept the PO with changes.

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856

Advanced Shipping Notice

The 856 is the Advance Shipping Notice, also referred to as the ASN or simply as The Shipment. There is a lot in this form — order information, carton serial numbers, types of packaging used, carrier information and more.

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865

Purchase Order Change/Request Acknowledgement

Acknowledges that the supplier has received a change to the original Purchase Order, and either accepts or rejects it.

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870

Order Status Report

Updates retailer on current status of an order.

997

Functional Acknowledgement

Informs the retailer that an EDI document or a group of EDI documents has been received.

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Warehouse Documents

940

Warehouse Shipping Order

Sent to a warehouse or 3PL provider, authorizing a shipment to a retail trading partner.

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943

Warehouse Stock Transfer Shipping Advice

Sent by suppliers to inform a warehouse/3PL provider that a transfer shipment has been sent.

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944

Warehouse Stock Transfer Receipt Advice

Sent by a 3PL provider to inform a supplier that a stock transfer shipment has been received.

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945

Warehouse Shipping Advice

Transmitted by a warehouse or 3PL provider, indicating that a shipment has been sent.

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947

Warehouse Inventory Adjustment Advice

Provides information about changes in inventory position, quantity, or status. Can be used by a warehouse or a supplier.

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