X12 transaction code
X12 852 Product Activity Data
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- Standard
- X12
- Code
- 852
- Trading partners
- 33
Specification summary
X12 852 Product Activity Data at the element level
The X12 852 specification defines 24 segments carrying 100 data elements, 46 of which are mandatory.
- Segments
- 24
- Data elements
- 100
- Mandatory elements
- 46
| Segment | Elements | Mandatory |
|---|---|---|
| XQ | 3 | 2 |
| XPO | 4 | 1 |
| N9 | 2 | 1 |
| PER | 4 | 1 |
| N1 | 4 | 1 |
| N2 | 2 | 1 |
| N3 | 2 | 1 |
| FOB | 1 | 1 |
| DTM | 2 | 1 |
| LIN | 9 | 2 |
| AMT | 2 | 2 |
| ZA | 3 | 1 |
- Transaction Handling Code
- Date
- Purchase Order Number
- Reference Identification Qualifier
- Contact Function Code
- Entity Identifier Code
- Name
- Address Information
Trading partners that support X12 852
33 partners, 38 channels. Click a channel for the full segment guideline.
- Academy Sports + Outdoors
- BioCare, Inc.
- Bloomingdale's
- Bluemercury, Inc.
- Boscov's Department Stores
- Burlington Coat Factory
- Cardinal Health, Inc.
- Cencora (ASD Health Care) (formerly AmerisourceBergen)
- Core-Mark (via SPS Commerce)
- CuraScript SD
- DUNHAM'S SPORTS
- Fred Meyer Group
- Granite City Electric
- Holt, Renfrew & Co., Limited
- JCPenney
- Kroger Modernized Systems
- Macy's
- McLane Company, Inc.
- Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM)
- NEXCOM (Navy Exchange Service Command)
- Nordstrom
- PetSmart
- Quaker Oats Company (A Pepsico Company)
- Saks Fifth Avenue & Saks OFF 5th
- Sazerac Company
- Sephora
- Sportsman's Warehouse
- Stater Bros. Markets
- Superior Communications
- Target
- The Home Depot
- Ulta Beauty
- Von Maur
Usage breakdown
Who trades X12 852 Product Activity Data
852 is used most heavily in retail, grocery & food and apparel & footwear.
The 852 carries product movement data by item and location: quantity sold (QS), quantity on hand (QA), quantity returned (QU), and related adjustment figures. Suppliers use it for demand forecasting, replenishment planning, and vendor-managed inventory programs, since it gives them sell-through visibility without direct access to the retailer's POS systems. Trading partners require it because retail allocation and production planning depend on knowing what actually moved at store or DC level. Sent by a retailer or distributor to its supplier, typically as a recurring feed of store-level or distribution-center-level activity. The close of a retailer's sales reporting period, commonly a Saturday-ending week with transmission between Sunday and Tuesday, though daily and monthly cadences also occur.
By industry
- retail 13 channels
- grocery & food 7 channels
- apparel & footwear 6 channels
- consumer goods 4 channels
- healthcare & pharma 4 channels
- building & hardware 2 channels
By network
- SPS Commerce 4 channels
- Epicor Eclipse 1 channel
- 1EDISource 1 channel
- Blue Yonder 1 channel
- OpenText 1 channel
FAQ
X12 852 questions
What is X12 852 Product Activity Data?
X12 852 (Product Activity Data) is an EDI transaction set defined by ANSI ASC X12 for exchanging product activity data between trading partners. It is one of over 300 X12 transaction sets used across retail, healthcare, manufacturing, and logistics. 33 Stacksync trading partners support this code across 38 channels.
Which trading partners use X12 852?
33 Stacksync partners accept X12 852: Academy Sports + Outdoors, BioCare, Inc., Bloomingdale's, Bluemercury, Inc., Boscov's Department Stores, Burlington Coat Factory, Cardinal Health, Inc., Cencora (ASD Health Care) (formerly AmerisourceBergen), 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 852 with my ERP?
Stacksync handles the full X12 852 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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