EDI 838 Trading Partner Profile
This X12 Transaction Set contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Trading Partner Profile Transaction Set (838) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This transaction set can be used to request, change, verify or transmit business profile information to or from a trading partner. This information can be used by the receiver to facilitate the processing of the sender's business transactions.The transaction set may be used to convey government survey information, business classification, general survey information, summary supplier ratings, changes in the EDI environment information, tax information, entity relationships, and general business profile information to update automated information data bases between trading partners.
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 type and purpose of the profile data
Opt
AtMax 1
To identify the requested limitations and the corresponding response actions of an inquiry
Opt
AtMax 1
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
Opt
GT 1
To provide a description of the included specification or technical data items
Opt
GT 1
To specify pertinent dates and times
LX
LOOP
Opt
GT 1
TPD
LOOP
Opt
GT 1
Opt
AtMax 1
To indicate that the loop immediately preceding this segment is complete
SPR
LOOP
Opt
GT 1
PAM
LOOP
Opt
GT 1
ENE
LOOP
Opt
GT 1
Opt
GT 1
To identify the explicit relationship between entities, i.e., parent, child, peer
Opt
GT 1
To indicate the total monetary amount
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)