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SAP Ariba X12 850 Purchase Order

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Guideline Overview

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ISAInterchange Control Header
16 elements

To start and identify an interchange of zero or more functional groups and interchange-related control segments

GSFunctional Group Header
8 elements

To indicate the beginning of a functional group and to provide control information

transactionSets

16 seg
STTransaction Set Header
2 elements

To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number

BEGBeginning Segment for Purchase Order
5 elements

To indicate the beginning of the Purchase Order Transaction Set and transmit identifying numbers and dates

CURCurrency
5 elements

To specify the currency (dollars, pounds, francs, etc.) used in a transaction

REFReference Identification
3 elements

To specify identifying information

FOBF.O.B. Related Instructions
7 elements

To specify transportation instructions relating to shipment

CSHSales Requirements
1 element

To specify general conditions or requirements of the sale

SAC_loop

25x2 seg
SACService, Promotion, Allowance, or Charge Information
11 elements

To request or identify a service, promotion, allowance, or charge; to specify the amount or percentage for the service, promotion, allowance, or charge

CURCurrency
11 elements

To specify the currency (dollars, pounds, francs, etc.) used in a transaction

ITDTerms of Sale/Deferred Terms of Sale
7 elements

To specify terms of sale

DTMDate/Time Reference
4 elements

To specify pertinent dates and times

PIDProduct/Item Description
4 elements

To describe a product or process in coded or free-form format

TXITax Information
8 elements

To specify tax information

N9_loop

1000x3 seg
N9Reference Identification
3 elements

To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

DTMDate/Time Reference
3 elements

To specify pertinent dates and times

MSGMessage Text
2 elements

To provide a free-form format that allows the transmission of text information

N1_loop

200x7 seg
N1Name
4 elements

To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code

N2Additional Name Information
2 elements

To specify additional names or those longer than 35 characters in length

N3Address Information
2 elements

To specify the location of the named party

N4Geographic Location
6 elements

To specify the geographic place of the named party

REFReference Identification
3 elements

To specify identifying information

PERAdministrative Communications Contact
8 elements

To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed

TD5Carrier Details (Routing Sequence/Transit Time)
5 elements

To specify the carrier and sequence of routing and provide transit time information

PO1_loop

100000x17 seg
PO1Baseline Item Data
18 elements

To specify basic and most frequently used line item data

CURCurrency
5 elements

To specify the currency (dollars, pounds, francs, etc.) used in a transaction

PO3Additional Item Detail
4 elements

To specify additional item-related data involving variations in normal price/quantity structure

CTP_loop

>1x2 seg
CTPPricing Information
7 elements

To specify pricing information

CURCurrency
5 elements

To specify the currency (dollars, pounds, francs, etc.) used in a transaction

MEAMeasurements
4 elements

To specify physical measurements or counts, including dimensions, tolerances, variances, and weights (See Figures Appendix for example of use of C001)

PID_loop

1000x1 seg
PIDProduct/Item Description
7 elements

To describe a product or process in coded or free-form format

REFReference Identification
3 elements

To specify identifying information

SAC_loop

25x2 seg
SACService, Promotion, Allowance, or Charge Information
11 elements

To request or identify a service, promotion, allowance, or charge; to specify the amount or percentage for the service, promotion, allowance, or charge

CURCurrency
11 elements

To specify the currency (dollars, pounds, francs, etc.) used in a transaction

FOBF.O.B. Related Instructions
7 elements

To specify transportation instructions relating to shipment

DTMDate/Time Reference
4 elements

To specify pertinent dates and times

TXITax Information
8 elements

To specify tax information

QTY_loop

>1x1 seg
QTYQuantity
2 elements

To specify quantity information

SCH_loop

200x2 seg
SCHLine Item Schedule
6 elements

To specify the data for scheduling a specific line-item

REFReference Identification
2 elements

To specify identifying information

PKG_loop

200x2 seg
PKGMarking, Packaging, Loading
5 elements

To describe marking, packaging, loading, and unloading requirements

MEAMeasurements
4 elements

To specify physical measurements or counts, including dimensions, tolerances, variances, and weights (See Figures Appendix for example of use of C001)

N9_loop

1000x2 seg
N9Reference Identification
3 elements

To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

MSGMessage Text
2 elements

To provide a free-form format that allows the transmission of text information

N1_loop

200x7 seg
N1Name
4 elements

To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code

N2Additional Name Information
2 elements

To specify additional names or those longer than 35 characters in length

N3Address Information
2 elements

To specify the location of the named party

N4Geographic Location
6 elements

To specify the geographic place of the named party

REFReference Identification
2 elements

To specify identifying information

PERAdministrative Communications Contact
8 elements

To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed

TD5Carrier Details (Routing Sequence/Transit Time)
5 elements

To specify the carrier and sequence of routing and provide transit time information

SLN_loop

1000x3 seg
SLNSubline Item Detail
10 elements

To specify product subline detail item data

MSGMessage Text
1 element

To provide a free-form format that allows the transmission of text information

DTMDate/Time Reference
4 elements

To specify pertinent dates and times

CTT_loop

1x2 seg
CTTTransaction Totals
2 elements

To transmit a hash total for a specific element in the transaction set

AMTMonetary Amount
2 elements

To indicate the total monetary amount

SETransaction Set Trailer
2 elements

To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)

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