Trading Partner: Michaels
If you are looking to implement Michaels 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
Michaels 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 Michaels.
X12 Qualifier | EDI ID | Primary ID? |
01 | 054402896S | Yes |
01 | 054402896C | No |
01 | 054402896R | No |
01 | 054402896 | No |
01 | 054402896A | No |
Michaels 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 Michaels to determine the proper EDI ID to use.
Preliminary Steps
Michaels vendors will first need to contact their respective buyer to obtain a vendor number. After that, Michaels will begin the onboarding process through their internal portal. Next, the Michaels EDI team will be notified to begin the EDI setup. Their team will then reach out to the vendor to discuss the EDI configuration. Please provide Michaels with the below EDI details.
Connection Method = FTP Hosted by Michaels
EDI Provider = TrueCommerce
Test Exempt Relationship
EDI Compliance testing is not required by Michaels. Once the EDI relationship is setup, live Purchase Orders will be issued by Michaels.
Commonly used Transactions
The table, below, lists the most commonly used EDI transactions with Michaels:
EDI Transaction |
Advance Ship Notice (856) - only required for Domestic vendors |
Invoice (810) - Required for all vendors |
Next Steps
Once the purchase of the Michaels plug-in is complete, your Implementation Specialist will reach out to schedule time to complete and/or coordinate Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system integration testing (as applicable) and to lend support for go-live.
Related Documentation
rev: 9/10/2026