To start and identify an interchange of zero or more functional groups and interchange-related control segments
Living Spaces X12 846 Inventory Inquiry/Advice
Plan X12 846 Inventory Inquiry/Advice for Living Spaces (via TrueCommerce). Connect document identifiers to your business records, test exception handling and track each exchange to completion.
- Segments
- 11
- Loops
- 3
- X12 846
- Partner references ↗
Implementation guide
Living Spaces (via TrueCommerce): 846 mapping and validation
X12 846 Inventory Inquiry/Advice is used when stock availability is reported or requested. Preserve item, location, quantity type and snapshot time so the inventory availability record in your business system stays connected to the original document.
This document is listed for Living Spaces (via TrueCommerce). Confirm the version, required fields and responses that apply to your account.
| Document or decision | Record and matching IDs | What to test |
|---|---|---|
| Match the business record | inventory availability record item, location, quantity type and snapshot time |
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| Update the receiving system | Processing the inventory availability record ID assigned by the receiving system and processing result |
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| Check the processing result | Processing status for the inventory availability record Original document reference and matching response |
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The document reference includes 11 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 stock availability is reported or requested. Name the operational owner of the inventory availability record and the team that resolves rejected or ambiguous messages.
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Keep record IDs connected
Map item, location, quantity type and snapshot time. Confirm qualifiers, code lists, units and date/time meaning against the agreed X12 version and Living Spaces 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 inventory availability record 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 inventory availability record processing. Give unresolved errors an owner and check the receiving system before approving retries.
Go-live checklist
- An approved 846 sample and the agreed version and partner guide are available.
- The mapping tests pass with realistic inventory availability record 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 inventory availability record without processing it twice.
Transaction context
Where 846 Inventory Inquiry/Advice fits on Living Spaces (via TrueCommerce)
- Living Spaces channels
- 1 of 1
1 of Living Spaces's 1 channel list 846
- Trading partners
- 117
partner references list 846
- Channels
- 137
channel entries list 846
Frequently listed alongside 846
The directory associates TrueCommerce and 846 with 8 channels.
Document structure
X12 846 Inventory Inquiry/Advice at the element level
The X12 846 reference contains 26 segment entries and 77 data elements; 48 are marked mandatory in this reference. Use the version and partner guide agreed for your account to confirm required fields.
- Segments
- 26
- Data elements
- 77
- Mandatory elements
- 48
| Segment | Elements | Mandatory |
|---|---|---|
| BIA | 5 | 4 |
| N1 | 4 | 1 |
| LIN | 7 | 2 |
| REF | 2 | 1 |
| QTY | 2 | 1 |
| DTM | 4 | 1 |
| SCH | 7 | 4 |
| LS | 1 | 1 |
| LE | 1 | 1 |
| N2 | 2 | 1 |
Key identifiers in 846
- Transaction Set Purpose Code
- Report Type Code
- Reference Identification
- Date
- Entity Identifier Code
- Product/Service ID Qualifier
- Product/Service ID
- Reference Identification Qualifier
Segment reference — 11 segments 3 loops · X12 846 Inventory Inquiry/Advice
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 an Inventory Inquiry/Advice Transaction Set
To specify identifying information
N1 Loop Repeat: 5
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
LIN Loop Repeat: 10,000
To specify basic item identification data
QTY Loop Repeat: 99
To specify quantity information
To specify pertinent dates and times
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 Living Spaces (via TrueCommerce)
Other EDI documents listed on this channel.
Purchase Order X12 850 Purchase Order Acknowledgment X12 855 Ship Notice Manifest X12 856 Invoice X12 810
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Browse the full directoryLiving Spaces (via TrueCommerce) EDI 846 questions
Common questions about 846 Inventory Inquiry/Advice on the Living Spaces (via TrueCommerce) channel.
What is X12 846 Inventory Inquiry/Advice used for?
846 is used when stock availability is reported or requested. It carries information for the inventory availability record. Match it to your business system using item, location, quantity type and snapshot time.
Is 846 required for Living Spaces (via TrueCommerce)?
846 is listed for Living Spaces (via TrueCommerce). Confirm the required version and direction for your business unit and account with the partner.
What should I map for X12 846?
Start with item, location, quantity type and snapshot time and the target inventory availability record. 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 846 error handling?
Distinguish on-hand, available and reserved quantities before publishing availability. Deliver an old snapshot after a new one and prevent stale stock from replacing current values. Also test a lost response after destination processing so that a retry cannot create an unintended duplicate or repeated adjustment.
How does 846 relate to other EDI messages?
X12 850 Purchase Order is a related document also listed on Living Spaces (via TrueCommerce). Match these documents through their order, shipment or invoice references. Agree which response marks each business step as complete.
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