To start and identify an interchange of zero or more functional groups and interchange-related control segments
Boscov's Department Stores X12 832 Price/Sales Catalog
Plan X12 832 Price/Sales Catalog for Boscov's Department Stores. Connect document identifiers to your business records, test exception handling and track each exchange to completion.
- Segments
- 10
- Loops
- 2
- X12 832
- Partner references ↗
Implementation guide
Boscov's Department Stores: 832 mapping and validation
X12 832 Price/Sales Catalog is used when catalog entries or commercial details are published. Preserve item identifier, catalog revision and price basis so the product and price catalog in your business system stays connected to the original document.
This document is listed for Boscov's Department Stores. Confirm the version, required fields and responses that apply to your account.
| Document or decision | Record and matching IDs | What to test |
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| Match the business record | product and price catalog item identifier, catalog revision and price basis |
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| Update the receiving system | Processing the product and price catalog ID assigned by the receiving system and processing result |
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| Check the processing result | Processing status for the product and price catalog Original document reference and matching response |
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The document reference includes 10 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.
- X12 850 Purchase Order
purchase order or sales order: a buyer places an order.
Implementation steps
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Choose the starting event and owner
Decide which application acts when catalog entries or commercial details are published. Name the operational owner of the product and price catalog and the team that resolves rejected or ambiguous messages.
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Keep record IDs connected
Map item identifier, catalog revision and price basis. Confirm qualifiers, code lists, units and date/time meaning against the agreed X12 version and Boscov's Department Stores guide. Preserve the source reference alongside any new destination identifier.
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Test failures before launch
Run the failure cases in the mapping table against realistic product and price catalog data. Check how the receiving system reports a rejection and how your team corrects it without creating a duplicate.
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Track every document to completion
Record transport delivery and document validation separately from successful product and price catalog processing. Give unresolved errors an owner and check the receiving system before approving retries.
Go-live checklist
- An approved 832 sample and the agreed version and partner guide are available.
- The mapping tests pass with realistic product and price catalog 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 product and price catalog without processing it twice.
Transaction context
Where 832 Price/Sales Catalog fits on Boscov's Department Stores
On Boscov's Department Stores, the X12 832 Price/Sales Catalog can precede the 852 Product Activity Data in an example Catalog & inventory cycle. Confirm the required sequence for your trading agreement.
- Boscov's Department Stores channels
- 1 of 2
1 of Boscov's Department Stores's 2 channels list 832
- Trading partners
- 10
partner references list 832
- Channels
- 26
channel entries list 832
Document structure
X12 832 Price/Sales Catalog at the element level
The X12 832 reference contains 60 segment entries and 256 data elements; 70 are marked mandatory in this reference. Use the version and partner guide agreed for your account to confirm required fields.
- Segments
- 60
- Data elements
- 256
- Mandatory elements
- 70
| Segment | Elements | Mandatory |
|---|---|---|
| BCT | 6 | 1 |
| DTM | 2 | 1 |
| CTB | 3 | 1 |
| CUR | 2 | 2 |
| SAC | 3 | 1 |
| N1 | 4 | 1 |
| N3 | 2 | 1 |
| REF | 3 | 1 |
| PER | 8 | 1 |
| LIN | 29 | 2 |
| G53 | 1 | 1 |
- Catalog Purpose Code
- Date/Time Qualifier
- Restrictions/Conditions Qualifier
- Entity Identifier Code
- Currency Code
- Allowance or Charge Indicator
- Address Information
- Reference Identification Qualifier
Segment reference — 10 segments 2 loops · X12 832 Price/Sales Catalog
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 the Price/Sales Catalog Transaction Set and specify catalog purpose and number information
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
To specify basic item identification data
To specify pertinent dates and times
To describe a product or process in coded or free-form format
To transmit a hash total for a specific element in the transaction set
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)
Related references
Other transactions in Boscov's Department Stores
Other EDI documents listed on this channel.
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Common questions about 832 Price/Sales Catalog on the Boscov's Department Stores channel.
What is X12 832 Price/Sales Catalog used for?
832 is used when catalog entries or commercial details are published. It carries information for the product and price catalog. Match it to your business system using item identifier, catalog revision and price basis.
Is 832 required for Boscov's Department Stores?
832 is listed for Boscov's Department Stores. Confirm the required version and direction for your business unit and account with the partner.
What should I map for X12 832?
Start with item identifier, catalog revision and price basis and the target product and price catalog. 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 832 error handling?
Test a pack-size change without treating case and each prices as equivalent. Apply a future price at its effective date while preserving the current price. Also test a lost response after destination processing so that a retry cannot create an unintended duplicate or repeated adjustment.
How does 832 relate to other EDI messages?
X12 850 Purchase Order is a related document also listed on Boscov's Department Stores. Match these documents through their order, shipment or invoice references. Agree which response marks each business step as complete.
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