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Americold Logistics, LLC. X12 945 Warehouse Shipping Advice

Plan X12 945 Warehouse Shipping Advice for Americold Logistics, LLC. / Americold. Connect document identifiers to your business records, test exception handling and track each exchange to completion.

Segments
16
Loops
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X12 945
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Implementation guide

Americold Logistics, LLC. / Americold: 945 mapping and validation

X12 945 Warehouse Shipping Advice is used when a warehouse reports what it shipped. Preserve warehouse order, shipment and shipped line so the warehouse shipment confirmation in your business system stays connected to the original document.

This document is listed for Americold Logistics, LLC. / Americold. Confirm the version, required fields and responses that apply to your account.

Map records and test the business result
Document or decisionRecord and matching IDsWhat to test
Match the business record warehouse shipment confirmation

warehouse order, shipment and shipped line

  • Define which combination of warehouse order, shipment and shipped line identifies one business record, its lines and any later revision.
Update the receiving system Processing the warehouse shipment confirmation

ID assigned by the receiving system and processing result

  • Test partial fulfillment and leave the unshipped order quantity open.
  • Reconcile shipped units and tracking references before preparing a customer-facing shipment notice.
Check the processing result Processing status for the warehouse shipment confirmation

Original document reference and matching response

  • Reconcile the warehouse shipment confirmation with the source after a timeout before sending it again. A lost response can occur after the destination has already processed the document.

The document reference includes 16 segments. Use the segment reference below to locate the relevant parts of the message. Check required fields and repetition limits in the partner guide.

How the related documents differ

Each message represents a different business event. Use shared references to connect the records while tracking each message’s outcome separately.

Implementation steps

  1. Choose the starting event and owner

    Decide which application acts when a warehouse reports what it shipped. Name the operational owner of the warehouse shipment confirmation and the team that resolves rejected or ambiguous messages.

  2. Keep record IDs connected

    Map warehouse order, shipment and shipped line. Confirm qualifiers, code lists, units and date/time meaning against the agreed X12 version and Americold Logistics, LLC. guide. Preserve the source reference alongside any new destination identifier.

  3. Test failures before launch

    Run the failure cases in the mapping table against realistic warehouse shipment confirmation data. Check how the receiving system reports a rejection and how your team corrects it without creating a duplicate.

  4. Track every document to completion

    Record transport delivery and document validation separately from successful warehouse shipment confirmation processing. Give unresolved errors an owner and check the receiving system before approving retries.

Go-live checklist

  • An approved 945 sample and the agreed version and partner guide are available.
  • The mapping tests pass with realistic warehouse shipment confirmation data.
  • Each submitted document can be traced through delivery, validation and processing in the receiving system.
  • Your team knows how to investigate and recover a rejected or timed-out warehouse shipment confirmation without processing it twice.

Transaction context

Where 945 Warehouse Shipping Advice fits on Americold

On Americold, the X12 945 Warehouse Shipping Advice can follow the 940 Warehouse Shipping Order in an example Warehouse fulfillment cycle. Confirm the required sequence for your trading agreement.

Americold Logistics, LLC. channels
1 of 1

1 of Americold Logistics, LLC.'s 1 channel list 945

Trading partners
13

partner references list 945

Channels
14

channel entries list 945

Document structure

X12 945 Warehouse Shipping Advice at the element level

The X12 945 reference contains 58 segment entries and 279 data elements; 68 are marked mandatory in this reference. Use the version and partner guide agreed for your account to confirm required fields.

Segments
58
Data elements
279
Mandatory elements
68
Segments with elements marked mandatory in this reference
Segment Elements Mandatory
W06 12 1
N1 6 1
N2 2 1
N3 2 1
PER 9 1
N9 6 1
G61 5 2
NTE 2 1
W27 10 1
W6 4 1
W28 8 1
G72 11 2
Key identifiers in 945
  • Reporting Code
  • Entity Identifier Code
  • Name
  • Address Information
  • Contact Function Code
  • Reference Identification Qualifier
  • Description
  • Transportation Method/Type Code
Segment reference — 16 segments 3 loops · X12 945 Warehouse Shipping Advice
ISA Interchange Control Header 16 elements

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

GS Functional Group Header 8 elements

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

ST Transaction Set Header 2 elements

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

W06 Warehouse Shipment Identification 8 elements

To provide identifying numbers, dates, and other basic data for this transaction set

N1 Loop Repeat: 10
N1 Name 4 elements

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

N3 Address Information 2 elements

To specify the location of the named party

N4 Geographic Location 3 elements

To specify the geographic place of the named party

N9 Reference Identification 2 elements

To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

NTE Note/Special Instruction 2 elements

To transmit information in a free-form format, if necessary, for comment or special instruction

W27 Carrier Detail 6 elements

To specify details of the transportation equipment and carrier routing details

W10 Warehouse Additional Carrier Information 3 elements

To transmit shipping information and requirements

LX Loop
LX Assigned Number 1 element

To reference a line number in a transaction set

W12 Loop
W12 Warehouse Item Detail 15 elements

To designate those line items that were shipped

G69 Line Item Detail - Description 1 element

To describe an item in free-form format

W03 Total Shipment Information 5 elements

To provide totals relating to the shipment

SE Transaction 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)

Americold Logistics, LLC. / Americold EDI 945 questions

Common questions about 945 Warehouse Shipping Advice on the Americold channel.

What is X12 945 Warehouse Shipping Advice used for?

945 is used when a warehouse reports what it shipped. It carries information for the warehouse shipment confirmation. Match it to your business system using warehouse order, shipment and shipped line.

Is 945 required for Americold Logistics, LLC. / Americold?

945 is listed for Americold Logistics, LLC. / Americold. Confirm the required version and direction for your business unit and account with the partner.

What should I map for X12 945?

Start with warehouse order, shipment and shipped line and the target warehouse shipment confirmation. Define duplicate detection, allowed updates and response correlation before mapping individual fields. Use the partner guide to check required fields and their formats.

How should I test 945 error handling?

Test partial fulfillment and leave the unshipped order quantity open. Reconcile shipped units and tracking references before preparing a customer-facing shipment notice. Also test a lost response after destination processing so that a retry cannot create an unintended duplicate or repeated adjustment.

How does 945 relate to other EDI messages?

X12 940 Warehouse Shipping Order; X12 810 Invoice are related documents also listed on Americold. Match these documents through their order, shipment or invoice references. Agree which response marks each business step as complete.

What is the difference between 945 and 940?

945 is used when a warehouse reports what it shipped. 940 is used when stock is released to a warehouse for shipping. Each message represents a different business step. Keep their record references connected and track the processing result for each message.

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