846 - Inventory Inquiry/Advice

FUNCTIONAL GROUP=IB

This X12 Transaction Set contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Inventory Inquiry/Advice Transaction Set (846) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used in the following ways: (1) for a seller of goods and services to provide inventory information to a prospective purchaser, with no obligation to the purchaser to acquire these goods or services; (2) for a representative of a seller of goods and services to supply inventory information to that seller; (3) for one location to supply another location with inventory information; and (4) for an inquiry as to the availability of inventory with no obligation on the seller of goods and services to reserve that inventory.

SCHEMA

ST

Segment	Name	Position
ST	Transaction Set Header	0100
BIA	Beginning Segment for Inventory Inquiry/Advice	0200
CUR	Currency	0400
DTM	Date/Time Reference	0500
REF	Reference Information	0600
PER	Administrative Communications Contact	0700
MEA	Measurements	0750

N1

Segment	Name	Position
N1	Party Identification	0800
N2	Additional Name Information	0900
N3	Party Location	1000
N4	Geographic Location	1100
REF	Reference Information	1200
PER	Administrative Communications Contact	1300

LM

Segment	Name	Position
LM	Code Source Information	1400
LQ	Industry Code Identification	1500

LIN

Segment	Name	Position
LIN	Item Identification	0100
PID	Product/Item Description	0300
MEA	Measurements	0400
PKG	Marking, Packaging, Loading	0500
DTM	Date/Time Reference	1000
CTP	Pricing Information	1100
CUR	Currency	1200
SAC	Service, Promotion, Allowance, or Charge Information	1300
REF	Reference Information	1400
PER	Administrative Communications Contact	1500
SDQ	Destination Quantity	2200
MAN	Marks and Numbers Information	2300
UIT	Unit Detail	2350
CS	Contract Summary	2400
DD	Demand Detail	2500
G53	Maintenance Type	2550
PCT	Percent Amounts	2560
LDT	Lead Time	2570

LM

Segment	Name	Position
LM	Code Source Information	2600
LQ	Industry Code Identification	2700

SLN

Segment	Name	Position
SLN	Subline Item Detail	2800
PID	Product/Item Description	2900
MEA	Measurements	3000
PKG	Marking, Packaging, Loading	3100

MAN

Segment	Name	Position
MAN	Marks and Numbers Information	3120
MEA	Measurements	3140

QTY

Segment	Name	Position
QTY	Quantity Information	3200
UIT	Unit Detail	3300
MEA	Measurements	3400
LDT	Lead Time	3500
DTM	Date/Time Reference	3550

SCH

Segment	Name	Position
SCH	Line Item Schedule	3600
MEA	Measurements	3700

LM

Segment	Name	Position
LM	Code Source Information	3750
LQ	Industry Code Identification	3760
LS	Loop Header	3800

REF

Segment	Name	Position
REF	Reference Information	3900
DTM	Date/Time Reference	4000
N1	Party Identification	4100

LM

Segment	Name	Position
LM	Code Source Information	4200
LQ	Industry Code Identification	4300
LE	Loop Trailer	4400

N1

Segment	Name	Position
N1	Party Identification	4500
N2	Additional Name Information	4600
N3	Party Location	4700
N4	Geographic Location	4800
REF	Reference Information	4900
PER	Administrative Communications Contact	5000

SE

Segment	Name	Position
CTT	Transaction Totals	0100
SE	Transaction Set Trailer	0200

COMMENTS

Notes
2/3900	The REF loop conveys serial number, lot number, and inventory data.
3/0100	Number of line items (CTT01) is the accumulation of number of LIN segments. If used, hash total (CTT02) is the sum of the values of the quantities (QTY02) of each QTY segment.

rev 12/11/2024