Trading Partner: Merchant Distributors
If you are looking to implement Merchant Distributors as a new Trading Partner within your Electronic Data Interchange (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
Merchant Distributors 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 sent/received EDI transaction.
The table, below, lists the most common EDI IDs used by Merchant Distributors.
X12 Qualifier | EDI ID | Primary ID? |
08 | 9266170000 | Yes |
08 | 926617000T | No |
12 | 8283234100 | No |
12 | 8283234100T | No |
Merchant Distributors 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 Merchant Distributors to determine the proper EDI ID to use.
Preliminary Steps
Merchant Distributors requires that their vendors contact them direct at [email protected] and to provide the following details:
EDI Contact Name, Number, and Email
TP VAN = TrueCommerce
Vendor Number
Direct Trading Partner Testing
Merchant Distributors 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.
Commonly used Transactions
The table, below, lists the most commonly used EDI transactions with Merchant Distributors.
EDI Transaction |
Next Steps
Once the purchase of the Merchant Distributors plug-in is complete, your Implementation Specialist will reach out to schedule time to complete and/or coordinate a plan for compliance testing and/or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system integration testing.
Related Documentation
rev. 8/7/2026