Trading Partner: S.P. Richards
Article link: https://help.truecommerce.com/en/articles/16268807-trading-partner-onboarding-s-p-richards
S.P. Richards is a wholesale distributor of business products and a commonly implemented Trading Partner within Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) networks. If you are looking to implement S.P. Richards as a new Trading Partner, this guide covers the EDI IDs, preliminary steps, compliance testing requirements, and commonly used transaction types needed to get started.
Before TrueCommerce can begin the onboarding process, you will need to confirm your connectivity details, Interchange Control Header (ISA) IDs, and EDI specifications directly with S.P. Richards. Your Implementation Specialist will coordinate the remainder of the project once those details are confirmed.
EDI IDs
S.P. Richards utilizes the following 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 S.P. Richards.
X12 Qualifier | EDI ID | Primary ID? |
01 | 007976384 | Yes |
01 | 007976384V | No |
01 | 007976384T | No |
S.P. Richards 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 S.P. Richards directly to determine the proper EDI ID to use.
Preliminary Steps
Before TrueCommerce is able to begin onboarding S.P. Richards into Transaction Manager, you will need to perform the following actions to kick off your Trading Partner Implementation Project:
Confirm your EDI connectivity details, ISA IDs, and transaction specifications with S.P. Richards directly.
Contact your S.P. Richards buyer or account representative to request initiation of the EDI setup process.
Gather any required EDI specification documents provided by S.P. Richards, as these will be needed by your Implementation Specialist during onboarding.
Direct Trading Partner Testing / Portal Testing
S.P. Richards 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.
The EDI documents listed in this article are provided for reference only and may not be comprehensive. For the most up-to-date and complete list of required EDI documents, refer to the S.P. Richards specification guides.
Commonly used Transactions
The table, below, lists the most commonly used EDI Transactions with S.P. Richards:
EDI Transaction |
Next Steps
Once the purchase of the S.P. Richards 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.
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rev. 8/7/2026