EDI 888 Item Maintenance

This X12 Transaction Set provides the format and establishes the data contents of the Item Maintenance Transaction Set (888) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This transaction set is used to enable a manufacturer, supplier, broker, or agent to provide detailed finished goods product information to a partner in a consumer goods market. This transaction set can be used to provide information about new products or changes in existing product specifications. Price changes will not be sent with this transaction set, but can be sent with the Price Change Transaction Set (879).

Segments

Position
Segment
Name
Max use
100
ST
Transaction Set Header
Mandatory
AtMax 1
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
150
BGN
Beginning Segment
Opt
AtMax 1
To indicate the beginning of a transaction set
0100
LOOP
Mandatory
GT 1
600
N9
Extended Reference Information
Opt
AtMax 10
To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
700
G61
Contact
Opt
GT 1
To identify a person or office to whom communications should be directed
800
NTE
Note/Special Instruction
Opt
AtMax 20
To transmit information in a free-form format, if necessary, for comment or special instruction
850
G93
Price Bracket Identification
Opt
AtMax 50
To identify price bracket values
860
G62
Date/Time
Mandatory
AtMax 1
To specify pertinent dates and times
865
LDT
Lead Time
Opt
GT 1
To specify lead time for availability of products and services
0200
LOOP
Opt
GT 1
0300
LOOP
Mandatory
GT 1
0312
LOOP
Opt
GT 1
0313
LOOP
Opt
GT 1
2000
SE
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

PositionElementNameRequirementTypeMin/MaxRepeat
1
143
Transaction Set Identifier CodeMandatoryID3/31
2
329
Transaction Set Control NumberMandatoryAlphanumeric4/91
3
1705
Implementation Convention ReferenceOptAlphanumeric1/351