EDI 250 Purchase Order Shipment Management Document

This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Purchase Order Shipment Management Document Transaction Set (250) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This transaction set can be used to allow a retailer or manufacturer to communicate purchase order data, to a transportation provider, for the purpose of managing the purchase order cycle from the time of pick-up request through delivery.

Segments

Position

Segment

Name

Max use

Transaction Set Header

Mandatory

AtMax 1

To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number

BGN

Beginning Segment

Mandatory

AtMax 1

To indicate the beginning of a transaction set

REF

Reference Identification

Opt

AtMax 10

To specify identifying information

SSD

Shipment Sort Segregate Data

Opt

AtMax 999999

To supply shipment sort segregate data and related shipment identification numbers

0100

LOOP

Mandatory

GT 1

PRF

Purchase Order Reference

Mandatory

AtMax 1

To provide reference to a specific purchase order

REF

Reference Identification

Opt

GT 1

To specify identifying information

FOB

F.O.B. Related Instructions

Opt

AtMax 1

To specify transportation instructions relating to shipment

G05

Total Shipment Information

Opt

AtMax 1

To provide totals relating to the shipment

DTM

Date/Time Reference

Opt

AtMax 10

To specify pertinent dates and times

Special Handling Instructions

Opt

AtMax 6

To specify special handling instructions in coded or free-form format

0110

LOOP

Opt

GT 1

Name

Opt

AtMax 1

To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code

Additional Name Information

Opt

AtMax 1

To specify additional names or those longer than 35 characters in length

Address Information

Opt

AtMax 2

To specify the location of the named party

100

Geographic Location

Opt

AtMax 1

To specify the geographic place of the named party

110

REF

Reference Identification

Opt

GT 1

To specify identifying information

120

G05

Total Shipment Information

Opt

AtMax 1

To provide totals relating to the shipment

130

DTM

Date/Time Reference

Opt

AtMax 10

To specify pertinent dates and times

140

Transaction Set Trailer

Mandatory

AtMax 1

To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)

Elements

Position	Element	Name	Requirement	Type	Min/Max	Repeat

1	143	Transaction Set Identifier Code	Mandatory	ID	3/3	1

2	329	Transaction Set Control Number	Mandatory	Alphanumeric	4/9	1

EDI Dictionary

EDI 250 Purchase Order Shipment Management Document

Segments

Elements