810 - Invoice
The EDI 810 Invoice transaction set is the electronic version of the paper-based invoice document. It is typically sent in response to an EDI 850 Purchase Order as a request for payment once the goods have shipped or services are provided.
820 - Payment Order/Remittance Advice
The X12 820 transaction set provides the EDI format for transmitting information relating to payments. It is typically used in conjunction with an electronic transfer of funds for payment of goods, insurance premiums or other transactions. The actual funds transfer is often coordinated through the Automated Clearinghouse (ACH) system, and an 820 may be effectively wrapped in an ACH banking transaction.
832 - Price/Sales Catalog
The EDI 832 Price/Sales Catalog transaction set is used to electronically request or provide the prices of goods or services in the form of a catalog. The 832 replaces the paper catalog, and is used by manufacturers to provide detailed product information to their supply chain, including retailers, distributors, dealers and the like.
846 - Inventory Inquiry/Advice
The EDI 846 Inventory Inquiry/Advice transaction set is used to communicate inventory information between manufacturers, their suppliers and resellers. It is used in a number of ways.
850 - Purchase Order
The EDI 850 is a Purchase Order transaction set, used to place an order for goods or services. The 850 generally provides the same information you would find in a paper Purchase Order (PO) document.
855 - Purchase Order Acknowledgment
The X12 855 transaction set is a Purchase Order Acknowledgement. It is used by sellers to confirm the receipt of a purchase order (an EDI 850 transaction) from a buyer, eliminating the need to call or fax a confirmation.
The 855 also communicates whether the PO was accepted or rejected, or what changes may have been made to accepted orders by the seller. Thus, like many acknowledgement transactions, the 855 can indicate that the order was accepted, rejected or accepted with changes.
856 - Ship Notice/Manifest
The EDI 856 transaction is more commonly called the Advance Ship Notice or ASN. It is utilized to electronically communicate the contents of a shipment to another trading partner. It is sent in advance of a shipment arriving at the other trading partner’s facility.
860 - Purchase Order Change Request - Buyer Initiated
The EDI 860 transaction set represents the electronic Purchase Order Change Request. It is used by buyers to request a change to a purchase order (EDI 850) they previously submitted. The 860 may also be used by buyers to confirm their acceptance of changes to purchase orders made by the sellers.
870 - Order Status Report
The EDI 870 Order Status Report transaction set is commonly used by vendors to report the current status of a customer’s order. Each Status Report transaction refers to a single order from the customer, though this may involve multiple previously-sent purchase orders.
940 - Warehouse Shipping Order
The EDI 940 Warehouse Shipping Order transaction set is used to instruct remote warehouses to ship orders. It is commonly used by a seller, such as a manufacturer or wholesaler, to authorize a warehouse to make a shipment to a buyer, such as a retailer. The 940 may also be used to confirm a shipment, modify a shipment or cancel a previous shipping order.
945 - Warehouse Shipping Advice
The EDI 945 transaction set, referred to as Warehouse Shipping Advice transaction, provides confirmation of a shipment. This transaction is used by a warehouse to notify a trading partner that a shipment was made.
997 - Functional Acknowledgment
The EDI 997 transaction set, known as the Functional Acknowledgment or FA, is sent as a response to other EDI transactions received. An EDI 997 serves as a receipt, to acknowledge that an EDI transaction, or a group of transactions, was received by the remote party.