Product(s): Foundry platform, Transaction Manager

Article link: https://help.truecommerce.com/en/articles/6207687-safeway-initiative

Safeway is implementing the Advance Shipping Notice (ASN) EDI 856 transaction.

Yes. Safeway is requiring testing and will utilize its own portal, called Albertson's Self-Test tool.

The first step in testing the ASN is to contact [email protected] The Safeway team will need to be supplied with the best contact at your company--including that contact's email address--in order to provide them with access to the Safeway portal. Additionally, the team will need your company's Qualifier and ISA ID.

Once your team has access to the Albertson's Self-Test tool, the ASN can be tested. Safeway will not be issuing a test order; a live order can be utilized. However, the ASN must be sent in Test mode.

Determining the ASN to use depends on how your company will be packing and shipping goods to Safeway. The Pallet Pick and Pack and Pallet and Pack ASNs are the most commonly used ASNs. Utilize the ASN that best matches how a live order will be shipped.

Ensure that the ASN is activated and in Test mode within the Transaction Setup within Transaction Manager.

TrueCommerce recommends that you review the Template as well to hardcode any static information to eliminate as much manual entry as possible.

Once the ASN is created via Turnaround and all mandatory fields are populated, the ASN can be sent. However, it must be uploaded to the Safeway portal.

The raw data will need to be obtained within the Foundry platform and then uploaded to the Safeway portal.

Related documentation:

Transaction Manager: What's an ISA Qualifier and ID (EDI ID)? | TrueCommerce Foundry Help Center

Create a Transaction by Turnaround

Changing Transactions from Test to Production

How to Activate Transactions

Template Static Fields

Setting the UCC-128 Autocreate

Transaction Manager: Accessing Raw EDI Data | TrueCommerce Foundry Help Center

rev: 3/3/2026