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Trading Partner Onboarding - Sprouts Farmers Market

If you are looking to implement Sprouts Farmers Market 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 Stacie McGee

Trading Partner: Sprouts Farmers Market


EDI IDs


Sprouts Farmers Market 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 allows Transaction Manager to be able to identify the Sender and Receiver of any sent/received EDI transaction.

The table, below, lists the most common EDI IDs \used by Sprouts Farmers Market.

X12 Qualifier

EDI ID

Primary ID?

ZZ

TST1SPROUTSFARM

Yes

ZZ

SPROUTSFRMARKET

No

Sprouts Farmers Market 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 Sprouts Farmers Market to determine the proper EDI ID to use.


Preliminary Steps


Sprouts Farmers Market 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: Sprouts Farmers Market from the Active tab on the Dashboard to begin the testing process

  • Review: and acknowledge the EDI Specifications

  • Enter: Test setup details as follows:

    • Connection Method type - VAN

    • VAN Name - TrueCommerce

  • Enter: Test transaction details and test transaction item details


Portal Testing


Sprouts Farmers Market requires you to complete compliance testing before Go-Live. Refer to the Next Steps section in this article for detailed instructions and expectations. If you prefer, TrueCommerce can conduct and complete compliance testing on your behalf, in which case you will need to 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


The type of transactions that are set up with Sprouts Farmers Market will be agreed upon with Sprouts Farmers Market directly and will depend on the type of vendor your company is with Sprouts Farmers Market. The above are the most commonly used and may vary by vendor.


Next Steps


Once the purchase of Sprouts Farmers Market is complete, your Implementation Specialist will reach out to schedule time to complete and/or coordinate a test plan.

Access to the SPS testing portal must be completed in order to begin EDI testing with your Implementation Specialist.

Please review our helpful guide on ensuring your testing portal is ready to start EDI testing.


Related Documentation


rev. 8/11/2026

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