EDI 840 Request For Quotation
This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Request for Quotation Transaction Set (840) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used to provide potential buyers with the ability to solicit price, delivery schedule, and other items from potential sellers of goods and services.
Segments
Position
Segment
Name
Max use
Mandatory
AtMax 1
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
Mandatory
AtMax 1
To indicate the beginning of a Request for Quotation Transaction Set and transmit identifying numbers and dates
Opt
AtMax 1
To specify the currency (dollars, pounds, francs, etc.) used in a transaction
Opt
GT 1
To specify identifying information
Opt
AtMax 3
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
Opt
AtMax 3
To provide data required for proper notification/determination of applicable taxes applying to the transaction or business described in the transaction
Opt
GT 1
To specify transportation instructions relating to shipment
Opt
GT 1
To specify pricing information
Opt
AtMax 10
To indicate a quantity, and/or amount for an identified period
Opt
AtMax 25
To specify general conditions or requirements of the sale
Opt
AtMax 25
To request or identify a service, promotion, allowance, or charge; to specify the amount or percentage for the service, promotion, allowance, or charge
Opt
AtMax 5
To specify terms of sale
Opt
AtMax 20
To specify the exact type and terms of various discount information
Opt
AtMax 10
To specify pertinent dates and times
Opt
AtMax 5
To specify basic item identification data
Opt
AtMax 200
To describe a product or process in coded or free-form format
Opt
AtMax 40
To specify physical measurements or counts, including dimensions, tolerances, variances, and weights(See Figures Appendix for example of use of C001)
Opt
AtMax 25
To identify the type or transmission or both of paperwork or supporting information
Opt
AtMax 200
To describe marking, packaging, loading, and unloading requirements
Opt
AtMax 2
To specify the transportation details relative to commodity, weight, and quantity
Opt
AtMax 12
To specify the carrier and sequence of routing and provide transit time information
Opt
AtMax 12
To specify transportation details relating to the equipment used by the carrier
Opt
AtMax 5
To specify transportation special handling requirements, or hazardous materials information, or both
Opt
AtMax 10
To indicate identifying marks and numbers for shipping containers
Opt
AtMax 100
To indicate information that is required to be included in the response
Opt
GT 1
To specify restrictions/conditions (such as shipping, ordering)
N9
LOOP
Opt
AtMax 1000
N1
LOOP
Opt
AtMax 10000
SPI
LOOP
Opt
AtMax 1
CB1
LOOP
Opt
GT 1
PO1
LOOP
Mandatory
AtMax 100000
LDT
LOOP
Opt
GT 1
SLN
LOOP
Opt
AtMax 1000
N9
LOOP
Opt
AtMax 1000
N1
LOOP
Opt
GT 1
Opt
AtMax 1
To transmit a hash total for a specific element in the transaction set
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)