Trading Partner: US Foodservice
Article Link: https://help.truecommerce.com/en/articles/16301351-trading-partner-onboarding-us-foodservice
US Foodservice is one of the largest foodservice distributors in the United States, supplying restaurants, healthcare facilities, hospitality venues, and other foodservice operators across the country. When adding US Foodservice as a new Trading Partner within your Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) network, this guide outlines the key requirements, preliminary steps, compliance testing expectations, and commonly used transaction types needed to complete the implementation successfully.
US Foodservice uses a third-party testing service, SPS Commerce, to manage and conduct EDI compliance testing on their behalf. Completing this process is required before going live, and your Implementation Specialist will coordinate this effort with you.
EDI IDs
US Foodservice 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 EDI transaction that is sent or received.
The table below lists the most common EDI IDs typically used by US Foodservice:
X12 Qualifier | EDI ID | Primary ID? |
01 | 621418185 | Yes |
01 | 621418185T | No |
ZZ | TST1USFOODSERVI | No |
ZZ | TST1USFOODSCESD | No |
US Foodservice 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 US Foodservice to determine the proper EDI ID to use.
Preliminary Steps
US Foodservice 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].
Once access is confirmed and your testing agreement is signed, complete the following steps to begin the compliance testing process:
Login - to the online portal once access is granted
Navigate - to Testing & Certification
Select - Dashboard
Select - US Foodservice 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
Portal Testing
US Foodservice requires you to complete compliance testing before Go-Live. Please refer to the Next Steps section below for detailed instructions and expectations. If you prefer, 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
The table below lists the most commonly used EDI Transactions by US Foodservice.
EDI Transaction |
The EDI documents listed here 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 SPS Commerce Testing & Certification Portal.
Next Steps
Once the purchase of the US Foodservice 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.
Review all steps in the SPS Commerce 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.
Additional Resources
rev 08/10/26