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Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM) X12 856 Ship Notice/Manifest

Plan X12 856 Ship Notice/Manifest for Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM) / Nebraska Furniture Mart (via Blue Yonder). Connect document identifiers to your business records, test exception handling and track each exchange to completion.

Segments
20
Loops
2
X12 856
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Implementation guide

Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM) / Nebraska Furniture Mart (via Blue Yonder): 856 mapping and validation

X12 856 Ship Notice/Manifest is used when shipment contents are known before the agreed notification deadline. Preserve shipment, order, package and item references so the shipment notice (ASN) in your business system stays connected to the original document.

This document is listed for Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM) / Nebraska Furniture Mart (via Blue Yonder). 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 shipment notice (ASN)

shipment, order, package and item references

  • Define which combination of shipment, order, package and item references identifies one business record, its lines and any later revision.
Update the receiving system Processing the shipment notice (ASN)

ID assigned by the receiving system and processing result

  • Reconcile item quantities through shipment, order and packaging levels against the physical shipment.
  • Test split shipments for one purchase order and prevent the second ASN from replacing the first.
Check the processing result Processing status for the shipment notice (ASN)

Original document reference and matching response

  • Reconcile the shipment notice (ASN) 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 20 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 shipment contents are known before the agreed notification deadline. Name the operational owner of the shipment notice (ASN) and the team that resolves rejected or ambiguous messages.

  2. Keep record IDs connected

    Map shipment, order, package and item references. Confirm qualifiers, code lists, units and date/time meaning against the agreed X12 version and Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM) 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 shipment notice (ASN) 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 shipment notice (ASN) processing. Give unresolved errors an owner and check the receiving system before approving retries.

Go-live checklist

  • An approved 856 sample and the agreed version and partner guide are available.
  • The mapping tests pass with realistic shipment notice (ASN) 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 shipment notice (ASN) without processing it twice.

Transaction context

Where 856 Ship Notice/Manifest fits on Nebraska Furniture Mart (via Blue Yonder)

On Nebraska Furniture Mart (via Blue Yonder), the X12 856 Ship Notice/Manifest can follow the 850 Purchase Order and 855 Purchase Order Acknowledgment and can precede the 810 Invoice in an example Order-to-cash cycle. Confirm the required sequence for your trading agreement.

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1 of Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM)'s 1 channel list 856

Trading partners
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partner references list 856

Channels
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channel entries list 856

Document structure

X12 856 Ship Notice/Manifest at the element level

The X12 856 reference contains 32 segment entries and 147 data elements; 50 are marked mandatory in this reference. Use the version and partner guide agreed for your account to confirm required fields.

Segments
32
Data elements
147
Mandatory elements
50
Segments with elements marked mandatory in this reference
Segment Elements Mandatory
BSN 6 4
HL 3 2
LIN 19 2
SN1 4 2
PRF 2 1
PID 3 1
REF 2 1
MAN 4 2
DTM 3 1
FOB 4 1
N1 4 1
N3 2 1
Key identifiers in 856
  • Transaction Set Purpose Code
  • Shipment Identification
  • Date
  • Time
  • Hierarchical ID Number
  • Hierarchical Level Code
  • Product/Service ID Qualifier
  • Product/Service ID
Segment reference — 20 segments 2 loops · X12 856 Ship Notice/Manifest
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

BSN Beginning Segment for Ship Notice 5 elements

To transmit identifying numbers, dates, and other basic data relating to the transaction set

HL Loop Repeat: 200,000
HL Hierarchical Level 2 elements

To identify dependencies among and the content of hierarchically related groups of data segments

LIN Item Identification 7 elements

To specify basic item identification data

SN1 Item Detail (Shipment) 2 elements

To specify line-item detail relative to shipment

PRF Purchase Order Reference 1 element

To provide reference to a specific purchase order

PID Product/Item Description 2 elements

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

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)

TD1 Carrier Details (Quantity and Weight) 5 elements

To specify the transportation details relative to commodity, weight, and quantity

TD5 Carrier Details (Routing Sequence/Transit Time) 4 elements

To specify the carrier and sequence of routing and provide transit time information

REF Reference Identification 2 elements

To specify identifying information

MAN Marks and Numbers 2 elements

To indicate identifying marks and numbers for shipping containers

DTM Date/Time Reference 2 elements

To specify pertinent dates and times

FOB F.O.B. Related Instructions 1 element

To specify transportation instructions relating to shipment

N1 Loop Repeat: 200
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

Related references

Other transactions in Nebraska Furniture Mart (via Blue Yonder)

Other EDI documents listed on this channel.

Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM) / Nebraska Furniture Mart (via Blue Yonder) EDI 856 questions

Common questions about 856 Ship Notice/Manifest on the Nebraska Furniture Mart (via Blue Yonder) channel.

What is X12 856 Ship Notice/Manifest used for?

856 is used when shipment contents are known before the agreed notification deadline. It carries information for the shipment notice (ASN). Match it to your business system using shipment, order, package and item references.

Is 856 required for Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM) / Nebraska Furniture Mart (via Blue Yonder)?

856 is listed for Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM) / Nebraska Furniture Mart (via Blue Yonder). Confirm the required version and direction for your business unit and account with the partner.

What should I map for X12 856?

Start with shipment, order, package and item references and the target shipment notice (ASN). 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 856 error handling?

Reconcile item quantities through shipment, order and packaging levels against the physical shipment. Test split shipments for one purchase order and prevent the second ASN from replacing the first. Also test a lost response after destination processing so that a retry cannot create an unintended duplicate or repeated adjustment.

How does 856 relate to other EDI messages?

X12 850 Purchase Order; X12 855 Purchase Order Acknowledgment; X12 810 Invoice are related documents also listed on Nebraska Furniture Mart (via Blue Yonder). Match these documents through their order, shipment or invoice references. Agree which response marks each business step as complete.

What is the difference between 856 and 850?

856 is used when shipment contents are known before the agreed notification deadline. 850 is used when a buyer places an order. Each message represents a different business step. Keep their record references connected and track the processing result for each message.

What is the difference between 856 and 855?

856 is used when shipment contents are known before the agreed notification deadline. 855 is used when a seller responds to an order. Each message represents a different business step. Keep their record references connected and track the processing result for each message.

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