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Trading Partner Onboarding: Target

If you are looking to implement Target as a new Trading Partner within your EDI network, this article will provide you with an understanding of the requirements, preliminary and next steps, as well as commonly used transaction types.

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Written by Lori Anne Stevens
Updated over a week ago

EDI IDs

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Target utilizes the following Electronic Data Interface (EDI) IDs for identification purposes. These EDI IDs are made up of a Qualifier and an ID which will be sent within their Interchange Control Header, ISA segment, on your inbound transactions. This allows Transaction Manager to be able to identify the Sender and Receiver of any EDI transaction that is sent or received.

Below is a list of the most common EDI IDs typically used by Target:

X12 Qualifier

EDI ID

Primary ID?

08

6111470100

Yes

ZZ

TARGETTRAN

No

ZZ

TESTTARGETLD

No

ZZ

6111470100

No

ZZ

GXSTESTTP

No

ZZ

TARG856STORE

No

ZZ

TAREDI

No

01

6111470100T

No

08

6111470103

No

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Target will expect a specific EDI ID based on your business relationship with them. Selecting the wrong EDI ID will result in EDI Transactions not being sent or received.

You will need to work with Target to determine the proper EDI ID to use.

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Preliminary Steps

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Target requires you to register as a vendor through their online portal called Partners Online at www.partnersonline.com.

· The following details will be requested:

o EDI ID your organization will be using to connect

o Qualifier of your EDI ID your organization will be using to connect

o Connection method used to connect

o Contact information for your organization as well as Target’s

Once registration is complete is complete on the Partners Online portal, you will receive an email from Target’s EDI team with the subject line stating Target Stores New EDI Setup Notice. This email will detail what transactions are in scope and the EDI IDs to be used for both your organization and Target.

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Direct Trading Partner Testing

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Target does not require compliance testing and the first Purchase Order you receive will be live and in production. Target will also advise of the return transactions they are expecting to receive back from your organization.

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Commonly used Transactions

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· Purchase Order (850)

· Purchase Order Acknowledgement (855)

· Advance Ship Notice (856)

· Invoice (810)

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Next Steps

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Once the purchase of the new Trading Partner is complete, your Implementation Specialist will reach out to schedule time to complete and/or coordinate a plan for testing.

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