Section title: X12 EDI Examples
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ASC X12 Version: 004010 | Transaction Set: 855 | TR3 ID: 004010X358

Example 01: Basic Purchase Order Acknowledgment - Accepted

XYZ Aircraft Parts is acknowledging an order from ABC Aerospace Corporation with three line items. XYZ Aircraft Parts has processed and accepted the order. XYZ Aircraft Parts will send ABC Aerospace an 855 Purchase Order Acknowledgment with an Acknowledgment Type of AT – Accepted without detail. No further action is required by ABC Aerospace.

Transmission Explanation

Table 1

ST*855*0001~

Indicates the start of a purchase order acknowledgment transaction set and assigns a control number of 0001.

BAK*11*AT*XX-1234*20170406***AE123~

Indicates that this is a response/acknowledgment document, with an acknowledgment type of Accepted with no detail provided. The purchase order being acknowledged is XX-1234, with a purchase order date of April 6, 2017. The purchase order pertains to contract number AE123.

PER*SU*XYZ AIRCRAFT PARTS*TE*1-800-555-1212~

Identifies the supplier as XYZ Aircraft Parts, who may be reached at telephone number of 1-800-555-1212.

Table 3

CTT*0~

Indicates that the purchase order acknowledgment contains no line items.

SE*5*0001~

Indicates that the purchase order acknowledgment, with transaction set control number 0001, has ended with a total of 5 segments.

Transmission

ST*855*0001~BAK*11*AT*XX-1234*20170406***AE123~PER*SU*XYZ
AIRCRAFT PARTS*TE*1-800-555-1212~CTT*0~SE*5*0001~