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Trading Partner Onboarding - United Hardware

Looking to implement United Hardware as a new Trading Partner within your EDI network? Read on to gain understanding of requirements, preliminary/next steps, and commonly used transaction types.

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Written by Lorilei Nash
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Trading Partner: United Hardware


EDI IDs


United Hardware utilizes the following Electronic Data Interchange (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 enables Transaction Manager to identify the Sender and Receiver of any sent/received EDI transaction.

The following table lists the most common EDI IDs used by United Hardware.

X12 Qualifier

EDI ID

Primary ID?

12

6125572743

Yes

ZZ

SPSUNITEDHW

No

ZZ

TST1UNHDWARE

No

ZZ

SPSUNITEDW

No

ZZ

TST1UNITEDHRDWR

No

ZZ

TST1UNITEDHARDW

No

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United Hardware 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 United Hardware to determine the proper EDI ID to use.


Preliminary Steps


United Hardware uses a third-party company, SPS Commerce, to conduct compliance testing on their behalf. Be sure to engage with your SPS Commerce Account Representative to ensure your testing agreement has been signed and you have access to the SPS Commerce Testing & Certification portal. The contact email is: [email protected].

  • Login - To the online portal once access is granted

  • Navigate - To Testing & Certification

  • Select - Dashboard

  • Select - Core-Mark from the Active tab on the Dashboard to begin the testing process

  • Review - Acknowledge the EDI Specifications

  • Enter - Test setup details include:

    • Connection Method type: VAN

    • VAN Name: TrueCommerce

  • Enter: Test transaction details and test transaction item details


United Hardware Portal Testing


United Hardware requires you to complete compliance testing before Go-Live. Refer to the Next Steps section, below, for detailed instructions and expectations. If preferred, TrueCommerce can conduct and complete compliance testing on your behalf. In that case, provide the following details:

  • URL for the SPS Commerce portal

  • Username for the SPS Commerce portal

  • Password for the SPS Commerce portal


Commonly-Used Transactions


  • Purchase Order (EDI 850)

  • Advance Shipping Notice/ASN (EDI 856)

  • Invoice (EDI 810)

  • UCC-128 label


Next Steps


  • 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.

  • Review all steps in the SPS Testing & Certification portal, as each step will require information to be entered before testing can proceed. If you need any assistance in completing Steps 2 and 3, you can work with your assigned Implementation Specialist.


Important Information


Access the Testing Platform Process, for all required test cases and documents, via this link - United Hardware Testing Grid.pdf

rev. 4/28/2026

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