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EDI X12 850

X12 transaction code

X12 850 Purchase Order

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Standard
X12
Code
850
Trading partners
389
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Specification summary

X12 850 Purchase Order at the element level

The X12 850 specification defines 71 segments carrying 282 data elements, 84 of which are mandatory.

Segments
71
Data elements
282
Mandatory elements
84
Segments with mandatory elements
Segment Elements Mandatory
BEG 5 4
CUR 5 2
REF 3 1
FOB 7 1
SAC 11 1
DTM 4 1
PID 4 1
TXI 8 1
N9 3 1
MSG 2 1
Key identifiers in 850
  • Transaction Set Purpose Code
  • Purchase Order Type Code
  • Purchase Order Number
  • Date
  • Entity Identifier Code
  • Currency Code
  • Reference Identification Qualifier
  • Shipment Method of Payment

Trading partners that support X12 850

389 partners, 516 channels. Click a channel for the full segment guideline.

Usage breakdown

Who trades X12 850 Purchase Order

850 is used most heavily in retail, grocery & food and apparel & footwear.

The 850 is the electronic purchase order a buyer sends to formally request goods or services, carrying items, quantities, prices, ship-to locations, and requested dates. It initiates the order-to-cash cycle and is the reference document that the acknowledgment (855), ship notice (856), and invoice (810) must reconcile against. Trading partners require it because a machine-readable PO removes manual re-keying and the wrong-item, wrong-quantity errors that come with it. Sent by the buyer (retailer, distributor, or manufacturer procurement) to the supplier or vendor fulfilling the order. A buyer's procurement or replenishment system releases an approved order for goods to a specific supplier.

By industry

  • retail 92 channels
  • grocery & food 83 channels
  • apparel & footwear 68 channels
  • building & hardware 62 channels
  • furniture & home 45 channels
  • healthcare & pharma 35 channels

By network

  • SPS Commerce 92 channels
  • Epicor Eclipse 44 channels
  • TrueCommerce 27 channels
  • Rithum 25 channels
  • Logicbroker 9 channels
  • iTradeNetwork 8 channels
Largest 850 implementations

FAQ

X12 850 questions

What is X12 850 Purchase Order?

X12 850 (Purchase Order) is an EDI transaction set defined by ANSI ASC X12 for exchanging purchase order between trading partners. It is one of over 300 X12 transaction sets used across retail, healthcare, manufacturing, and logistics. 389 Stacksync trading partners support this code across 516 channels.

Which trading partners use X12 850?

389 Stacksync partners accept X12 850: 7-Eleven, 7-Eleven (SEDC: Seven Eleven Distribution Company), 99 Cents Only, AAFES (Army and Air Force Exchange Service), Academy Sports + Outdoors, Ace Hardware, AGCO Your Agriculture Company, Ahold Delhaize, and more. Each partner has its own implementation guideline that Stacksync pre-validates before sending. Browse the full directory above.

How do I integrate X12 850 with my ERP?

Stacksync handles the full X12 850 integration: partner channel certification (AS2, VAN, FTP), transaction-set mapping per the trading partner's implementation guide, translation to your ERP's native data model, and real-time delivery. Typical time from kickoff to production is 3 to 10 business days for a single partner connection.

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