Trading Partner: Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage
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If you are looking to implement Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage as a 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.
EDI IDs
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage utilizes the following Electronic Data Interface (EDI) ID for identification purposes. This EDI ID is 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 ID typically used by Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage:
X12 Qualifier | EDI ID | Primary ID? |
01 | 031958655 | Yes |
ZZ | TST1NATURALGROC | No |
ZZ | NATURALGROCERSV | No |
ZZ | NATGROCER | No |
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage 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 Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage to determine the proper EDI ID to use.
Preliminary Steps
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage 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: Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage 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
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage requires you to complete compliance testing before Go-Live. Please refer to the below Next Steps section for detailed instructions and expectations. If you prefer, TrueCommerce can conduct and complete compliance testing on your behalf. If so, please 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
Below is the list of most commonly used EDI Transactions with Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage:
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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.
rev 7/16/2026