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). In a collaborative forecasting relationship, this transaction set can be used by either a manufacturer or distributor to request product activity from the other. The product activity will be returned using the Product Activity Data Transaction Set (852).

Segments

Position

Segment

Name

Max use

100

Transaction Set Header

Mandatory

AtMax 1

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

200

B2A

Set Purpose

Mandatory

AtMax 1

To allow for positive identification of transaction set purpose

300

REF

Reference Identification

Opt

AtMax 10

To specify identifying information

0100

LOOP

Mandatory

GT 1

400

Name

Mandatory

AtMax 1

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

500

Additional Name Information

Opt

AtMax 1

To specify additional names

600

Address Information

Opt

AtMax 2

To specify the location of the named party

700

Geographic Location

Opt

AtMax 2

To specify the geographic place of the named party

0200

LOOP

Mandatory

GT 1

800

G39

Item Characteristics - Vendor's Selling Unit

Mandatory

AtMax 1

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

900

G69

Line Item Detail - Description

Opt

AtMax 1

To describe an item in free-form format

1000

DTM

Date/Time Reference

Opt

AtMax 5

To specify pertinent dates and times

1100

RCR

Reporting Criteria

Opt

AtMax 2

To specify the criteria for reporting product activity and timing

1200

G43

Promotion/Price List Area

Opt

AtMax 1

To specify the geographic area in which a promotion or price is in effect

1300

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

3	1705	Implementation Convention Reference	Opt	Alphanumeric	1/35	1

EDI Dictionary

EDI 893 Item Information Request

Segments

Elements