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X12 - 838 - Trading Partner Profile
X12 - 838 - Trading Partner Profile
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Written by Micah A. Parker
Updated over a year ago

Product: X12 EDI

Transaction: 838


838 - Trading Partner Profile
FUNCTIONAL GROUP=TD

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.
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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.


SCHEMA


ST

Segment

Name

Position

ST

Transaction Set Header

0100

BTP

Beginning Segment For Trading Partner Profile

0200

REQ

Request Information

0210

PER

Administrative Communications Contact

0250

SPI

Specification Identifier

0270

DTM

Date/Time Reference

0280

LX

Segment

Name

Position

LX

Transaction Set Line Number

0290

PLA

Place or Location

0300

LCD

Place/Location Description

0400

LIN

Item Identification

0500

N1

Segment

Name

Position

N1

Party Identification

0600

N2

Additional Name Information

0700

N3

Party Location

0800

N4

Geographic Location

0900

N9

Extended Reference Information

1000

PER

Administrative Communications Contact

1100

CUR

Currency

1200

TAX

Tax Reference

1300

FOB

F.O.B. Related Instructions

1400

ITD

Terms of Sale/Deferred Terms of Sale

1500

TD5

Carrier Details (Routing Sequence/Transit Time)

1600

SPI

Specification Identifier

1650

FBB

Foreign and Industry Business

1700

DTM

Date/Time Reference

1710

MEA

Measurements

1720

LCD

Segment

Name

Position

LCD

Place/Location Description

1730

N2

Additional Name Information

1740

N4

Geographic Location

1750

DMG

Demographic Information

1770

MEA

Measurements

1780

TPD

Segment

Name

Position

TPD

Trading Partner Detail

1800

N9

Extended Reference Information

1900

PID

Product/Item Description

2000

DTM

Date/Time Reference

2100

LS

Loop Header

2150

TUD

Segment

Name

Position

TUD

Trade Union Data

2200

DTM

Date/Time Reference

2300

N1

Party Identification

2400

N2

Additional Name Information

2500

N3

Party Location

2600

N4

Geographic Location

2700

PER

Administrative Communications Contact

2800

LE

Loop Trailer

2850

SPR

Segment

Name

Position

SPR

Supplier Rating

2900

N9

Extended Reference Information

3000

DTM

Date/Time Reference

3100

PAM

Segment

Name

Position

PAM

Period Amount

3200

DTM

Date/Time Reference

3300

TAX

Tax Reference

3400

CUR

Currency

3500

TXN

Segment

Name

Position

TXN

Transaction Capabilities

3600

N9

Extended Reference Information

3700

DTM

Date/Time Reference

3800

LM

Segment

Name

Position

LM

Code Source Information

3810

LQ

Industry Code Identification

3820

ENE

Segment

Name

Position

ENE

Electronic Systems Environment

3900

N1

Segment

Name

Position

N1

Party Identification

4000

N2

Additional Name Information

4100

N3

Party Location

4200

N4

Geographic Location

4300

TPD

Trading Partner Detail

4400

PID

Product/Item Description

4500

N9

Extended Reference Information

4600

PER

Administrative Communications Contact

4700

TXN

Segment

Name

Position

TXN

Transaction Capabilities

4800

N9

Extended Reference Information

4900

DTM

Date/Time Reference

5000

SE

Segment

Name

Position

ERI

Entity Relationship

5100

AMT

Monetary Amount Information

5200

SE

Transaction Set Trailer

5300


COMMENTS


Notes

1/0300

For each occurrence of the PLA segment within the LX loop, the sum of FBB03 for separately identified countries cannot exceed 100.

rev 12/10/2024

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