To start and identify an interchange of zero or more functional groups and interchange-related control segments
Boot Barn Holdings X12 864 Text Message
X12 864 (Text Message) is the EDI transaction exchanged between Boot Barn Holdings (Boot Barn (via ecUtopia)) and its trading partners. Stacksync handles full compliance, mapping, and real-time delivery.
- Segments
- 8
- Loops
- 1
- X12 864
- All partners ↗
Transaction context
Where 864 Text Message fits on Boot Barn (via ecUtopia)
- Boot Barn Holdings channels
- 1 of 1
- Trading partners
- 15
- Channels
- 25
1 of Boot Barn Holdings's 1 channel carries 864
partners across the Stacksync network trade 864
channels network-wide carry 864
On ecUtopia, 864 runs on 2 channels.
The 864 transmits free-form, human-readable text such as one-time notices, error explanations, and policy or system announcements through the same audited EDI channel as structured documents. A common production use in retail supply chains is a buyer telling a supplier that a previously submitted document, often an invoice or ASN, failed validation and must be corrected. Because the content has no machine-processable schema, it is written for people rather than for automated posting. Either party can originate one, but in practice it is usually sent by the retailer, buyer, or 3PL to the supplier's EDI or accounting team.
When it fires: A buyer's system rejects a supplier document, for example an invoice that fails validation rules, and issues an 864 explaining the errors and requesting a corrected retransmission.
- Messages go unread because they require human review; rejection notices sit in the mailbox while the flawed invoice or ASN is never corrected.
- Used to carry structured business data that belongs in a dedicated transaction set such as the 824 Application Advice, so the receiver cannot process it automatically.
- MSG and MTX text segments mixed inconsistently within a message loop, which X12 usage notes warn will confuse receivers.
- No reference identification linking the text to the failed document, forcing the supplier to guess which transaction the notice concerns.
Specification summary
X12 864 Text Message at the element level
The X12 864 specification defines 16 segments carrying 52 data elements, 35 of which are mandatory.
- Segments
- 16
- Data elements
- 52
- Mandatory elements
- 35
| Segment | Elements | Mandatory |
|---|---|---|
| BMG | 3 | 1 |
| N1 | 4 | 1 |
| MIT | 1 | 1 |
| N3 | 2 | 1 |
| REF | 2 | 1 |
| PER | 4 | 1 |
| MSG | 1 | 1 |
- Transaction Set Purpose Code
- Entity Identifier Code
- Reference Identification
- Address Information
- Reference Identification Qualifier
- Contact Function Code
- Free-Form Message Text
Full segment guideline — 8 segments 1 loop · X12 864 Text Message
To indicate the beginning of a functional group and to provide control information
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
To indicate the beginning of a Text Message Transaction Set
To specify pertinent dates and times
To identify the beginning of a specific message and to allow the identification of a subject for the message
To provide a free-form format that allows the transmission of text information
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)
Trading partners
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Boot Barn Holdings Boot Barn (via ecUtopia) EDI 864 FAQ
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