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SAP Ariba X12 855 Purchase Order Acknowledgment

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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

13 seg
STTransaction Set Header
2 elements

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

BAKBeginning Segment for Purchase Order Acknowledgment
6 elements

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

CURCurrency
2 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
3 elements

To specify transportation instructions relating to shipment

SAC_loop

25x2 seg
SACService, Promotion, Allowance, or Charge Information
10 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
8 elements

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

DTMDate/Time Reference
4 elements

To specify pertinent dates and times

TXITax Information
7 elements

To specify tax information

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

200x6 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

PO1_loop

100000x12 seg
PO1Baseline Item Data
3 elements

To specify basic and most frequently used line item data

CURCurrency
2 elements

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

CTPPricing Information
7 elements

To specify pricing information

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
4 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
10 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
8 elements

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

ACK_loop

104x2 seg
ACKLine Item Acknowledgment
23 elements

To acknowledge the ordered quantities and specify the ready date for a specific line item

DTMDate/Time Reference
4 elements

To specify pertinent dates and times

TXITax Information
7 elements

To specify tax information

SCH_loop

200x2 seg
SCHLine Item Schedule
6 elements

To specify the data for scheduling a specific line-item

REFReference Identification
3 elements

To specify identifying information

N9_loop

1000x2 seg
N9Reference Identification
2 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

200x6 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

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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