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X12 - 850 - Purchase Order
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Product: X12 EDI

Transaction: 850


850 - Purchase Order
FUNCTIONAL GROUP=PO

This X12 Transaction Set contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Purchase Order Transaction Set (850) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used to provide for customary and established business and industry practice relative to the placement of purchase orders for goods and services. This transaction set should not be used to convey purchase order changes or purchase order acknowledgment information.


Header


ST

Segment

Name

Position

ST

0100

BEG

0200

CUR

0400

REF

0500

PER

0600

TAX

0700

FOB

0800

CTP

Pricing Information

0900

PAM

Period Amount

0950

CSH

Sales Requirements

1100

TC2

Commodity

1150

SAC

Segment

Name

Position

ITD

1300

DIS

Discount Detail

1400

INC

Installment Information

1450

DTM

1500

LIN

1800

SI

Service Characteristic Identification

1850

PID

1900

MEA

2000

PWK

Paperwork

2100

PKG

Marking, Packaging, Loading

2200

TD1

2300

TD5

2400

TD3

2500

TD4

2600

MAN

2700

PCT

Percent Amounts

2760

CTB

Restrictions/Conditions

2800

TXI

2850

LDT

Segment

Name

Position

LDT

Lead Time

2855

QTY

2858

MTX

2860

REF

Reference Information

2865

AMT

Segment

Name

Position

AMT

2870

REF

Reference Information

2890

DTM

Date/Time Reference

2900

PCT

Percent Amounts

2920

FA1

Segment

Name

Position

FA1

Type of Financial Accounting Data

2930

FA2

Accounting Data

2940

N9

Segment

Name

Position

N9

2950

DTM

2970

MTX

3000

PWK

Paperwork

3050

EFI

Electronic Format Identification

3080

N1

Segment

Name

Position

N1

3100

N2

3200

IN2

Individual Name Structure Components

3250

N3

3300

N4

3400

NX2

Location ID Component

3450

REF

3500

PER

3600

SI

Service Characteristic Identification

3650

FOB

3700

TD1

3800

TD5

3900

TD3

4000

TD4

4100

PKG

Marking, Packaging, Loading

4200

LM

Segment

Name

Position

LM

Code Source Information

4300

LQ

Industry Code Identification

4400

SPI

Segment

Name

Position

SPI

Specification Identifier

4500

REF

4600

DTM

4700

MTX

4800

N1

Segment

Name

Position

N1

4900

N2

5000

N3

5100

N4

5200

REF

5300

G61

Contact

5400

MTX

5500

CB1

Segment

Name

Position

CB1

Contract and Cost Accounting Standards Data

5600

REF

5700

DTM

5800

LDT

Lead Time

5900

MTX

6000

ADV

Segment

Name

Position

ADV

Advertising Demographic Information

6100

DTM

6200

MTX

6300


Item Level


PO1

Segment

Name

Position

PO1

0100

LIN

0150

SI

Service Characteristic Identification

0180

CUR

0200

CN1

Contract Information

0250

PO3

Additional Item Detail

0300

CTP

Segment

Name

Position

CTP

Pricing Information

0400

CUR

0430

PAM

Period Amount

0450

MEA

0490

PID

SAC

Segment

Name

Position

SAC

1300

CUR

1350

CTP

Pricing Information

1370

IT8

Conditions of Sale

1400

CSH

Sales Requirements

1420

ITD

1500

DIS

Discount Detail

1600

INC

Installment Information

1650

TAX

1700

FOB

1800

SDQ

1900

IT3

Additional Item Data

2000

DTM

Date/Time Reference

2100

TC2

Commodity

2350

TD1

2400

TD5

2500

TD3

2600

TD4

2700

PCT

Percent Amounts

2760

MAN

2800

MTX

2890

SPI

Specification Identifier

2900

TXI

2910

CTB

Restrictions/Conditions

2920

QTY

Segment

Name

Position

QTY

2930

SI

Service Characteristic Identification

2940

SCH

PKG

Segment

Name

Position

PKG

Marking, Packaging, Loading

3050

MEA

Measurements

3100

LS

Loop Header

3200

LDT

Segment

Name

Position

LDT

Lead Time

3210

QTY

3220

MTX

3230

REF

Reference Information

3240

LM

Segment

Name

Position

LM

Code Source Information

3250

LQ

Industry Code Identification

3260

LE

Loop Trailer

3270

N9

Segment

Name

Position

N9

3300

DTM

3320

MEA

Measurements

3350

MTX

3400

PWK

Paperwork

3450

EFI

Electronic Format Identification

3480

N1

Segment

Name

Position

N1

Party Identification

3500

N2

Additional Name Information

3600

IN2

Individual Name Structure Components

3650

N3

Party Location

3700

N4

Geographic Location

3800

QTY

3830

NX2

Location ID Component

3850

REF

Reference Information

3900

PER

Administrative Communications Contact

4000

SI

Service Characteristic Identification

4050

DTM

Date/Time Reference

4060

FOB

F.O.B. Related Instructions

4100

SCH

Line Item Schedule

4150

TD1

Carrier Details (Quantity and Weight)

4200

TD5

Carrier Details (Routing Sequence/Transit Time)

4300

TD3

Carrier Details (Equipment)

4400

TD4

Carrier Details (Special Handling, or Hazardous Materials, or Both)

4500

PKG

Marking, Packaging, Loading

4600

LDT

Segment

Name

Position

LDT

Lead Time

4620

MAN

Marks and Numbers Information

4640

QTY

4660

MTX

4680

REF

Reference Information

4690

SLN

Segment

Name

Position

SLN

Subline Item Detail

4700

MTX

4750

SI

Service Characteristic Identification

4800

PID

Product/Item Description

4900

PO3

Additional Item Detail

5000

MEA

Measurements

5025

TC2

Commodity

5050

ADV

Advertising Demographic Information

5130

DTM

Date/Time Reference

5150

CTP

Pricing Information

5160

PAM

Period Amount

5170

PO4

Item Physical Details

5180

TAX

5190

N9

Segment

Name

Position

N9

Extended Reference Information

5230

DTM

Date/Time Reference

5240

MTX

5250

SAC

Segment

Name

Position

SAC

Service, Promotion, Allowance, or Charge Information

5260

CUR

Currency

5270

CTP

Pricing Information

5280

QTY

Segment

Name

Position

QTY

5290

SI

Service Characteristic Identification

5300

N1

Segment

Name

Position

N1

Party Identification

5350

N2

Additional Name Information

5400

IN2

Individual Name Structure Components

5450

N3

Party Location

5500

N4

Geographic Location

5600

NX2

Location ID Component

5700

REF

Reference Information

5800

PER

Administrative Communications Contact

5900

SI

Service Characteristic Identification

5950

AMT

Segment

Name

Position

AMT

6000

REF

Reference Information

6100

PCT

Percent Amounts

6120

LM

Segment

Name

Position

LM

Code Source Information

6200

LQ

Industry Code Identification

6300


Footer


CTT

Segment

Name

Position

CTT

Transaction Totals

0100

AMT

0200

SE

Transaction Set Trailer

0300


Comments


Notes

1/1800

If segment LIN is used, do not use LIN01.

2/0100

PO102 is required.

2/2950

The SCH segment is used to specify various quantities of items ordered that are to be scheduled. When this segment is used the unit of measurement code (SCH02) should always be identical to the unit of measurement code in the associated PO1 segment (PO103) and the sum of values of quantity (SCH01) should always equal the quantity ordered (PO102) in the PO1 segment.

3/0100

The number of line items (CTT01) is the accumulation of the number of PO1 segments. If used, hash total (CTT02) is the sum of the value of quantities ordered (PO102) for each PO1 segment.

3/0200

If AMT is used in the summary area, then AMT01 will = TT and AMT02 will indicate total transaction amount as calculated by the sender.

rev 11/13/2024

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