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MSC Industrial Supply Co. X12 832 Price/Sales Catalog

Plan X12 832 Price/Sales Catalog for MSC Industrial Supply Co. / MSC Industrial Supply (via SPS Commerce). Connect document identifiers to your business records, test exception handling and track each exchange to completion.

Segments
13
Loops
3
X12 832
Partner references ↗

Implementation guide

MSC Industrial Supply Co. / MSC Industrial Supply (via SPS Commerce): 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 MSC Industrial Supply Co. / MSC Industrial Supply (via SPS Commerce). 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 product and price catalog

item identifier, catalog revision and price basis

  • Define which combination of item identifier, catalog revision and price basis identifies one business record, its lines and any later revision.
Update the receiving system Processing the product and price catalog

ID assigned by the receiving system and processing result

  • 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.
Check the processing result Processing status for the product and price catalog

Original document reference and matching response

  • Reconcile the product and price catalog 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 13 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 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.

  2. 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 MSC Industrial Supply Co. 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 product and price catalog 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 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 MSC Industrial Supply (via SPS Commerce)

On MSC Industrial Supply (via SPS Commerce), the X12 832 Price/Sales Catalog can precede the 846 Inventory Inquiry Advice in an example Catalog & inventory cycle. Confirm the required sequence for your trading agreement.

MSC Industrial Supply Co. channels
1 of 1

1 of MSC Industrial Supply Co.'s 1 channel list 832

Trading partners
10

partner references list 832

Channels
26

channel entries list 832

The directory associates SPS Commerce and 832 with 19 channels.

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
Segments with elements marked mandatory in this reference
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
Key identifiers in 832
  • 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 — 13 segments 3 loops · X12 832 Price/Sales Catalog
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

BCT Beginning Segment for Price/Sales Catalog 5 elements

To indicate the beginning of the Price/Sales Catalog Transaction Set and specify catalog purpose and number information

REF Reference Identification 2 elements

To specify identifying information

DTM Date/Time Reference 2 elements

To specify pertinent dates and times

N1 Loop
N1 Name 2 elements

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

LIN Loop Repeat: 100
LIN Item Identification 9 elements

To specify basic item identification data

G53 Maintenance Type 1 element

To identify the specific type of item maintenance

PID Product/Item Description 3 elements

To describe a product or process in coded or free-form format

CTP Loop Repeat: 100
CTT Transaction Totals 1 element

To transmit a hash total for a specific element in the transaction set

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)

CTP Pricing Information 2 elements

To specify pricing information

MSC Industrial Supply Co. / MSC Industrial Supply (via SPS Commerce) EDI 832 questions

Common questions about 832 Price/Sales Catalog on the MSC Industrial Supply (via SPS Commerce) 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 MSC Industrial Supply Co. / MSC Industrial Supply (via SPS Commerce)?

832 is listed for MSC Industrial Supply Co. / MSC Industrial Supply (via SPS Commerce). 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 846 Inventory Inquiry Advice; X12 850 Purchase Order are related documents also listed on MSC Industrial Supply (via SPS Commerce). Match these documents through their order, shipment or invoice references. Agree which response marks each business step as complete.

What is the difference between 832 and 846?

832 is used when catalog entries or commercial details are published. 846 is used when stock availability is reported or requested. Each message represents a different business step. Keep their record references connected and track the processing result for each message.

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