EDI 893 Item Information Request

This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Item Information Request Transaction Set (893) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used by distributors and brokers to request complete item information from the manufacturers, suppliers, brokers, or agents. The item information will be returned using the Item Maintenance Transaction Set (888).

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

G39

Item Characteristics - Vendor's Selling Unit

Mandatory

AtMax 9999

To identify a vendor's selling unit or to provide physical characteristics relative to a vendor's selling unit

G69

Line Item Detail - Description

Opt

AtMax 1

To describe an item in free-form format

0100

LOOP

Mandatory

AtMax 999

Name

Mandatory

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

Geographic Location

Opt

AtMax 2

To specify the geographic place of the named party

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 893 Item Information Request

Segments

Elements