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X12 944 Warehouse Stock Transfer Receipt Advice

X12 944 Warehouse Stock Transfer Receipt Advice: explore its business purpose, mapping identifiers, validation tests and 11 partner references across 12 listed channels.

Standard
X12
Code
944
Partner references
11

Implementation guide

X12 944 mapping and validation

X12 944 Warehouse Stock Transfer Receipt Advice is used when a warehouse reports received transfer stock. Preserve transfer, receipt location and received item so the warehouse transfer receipt in your business system stays connected to the original document.

Use the version and implementation guide agreed with your trading partner to confirm required fields and responses.

Map records and test the business result
Document or decisionRecord and matching IDsWhat to test
Match the business record warehouse transfer receipt

transfer, receipt location and received item

  • Define which combination of transfer, receipt location and received item identifies one business record, its lines and any later revision.
Update the receiving system Processing the warehouse transfer receipt

ID assigned by the receiving system and processing result

  • Reconcile a short receipt with the shipped quantity and leave the difference open.
  • Separate damaged stock from saleable stock in the receiving balance.
Check the processing result Processing status for the warehouse transfer receipt

Original document reference and matching response

  • Reconcile the warehouse transfer receipt with the source after a timeout before sending it again. A lost response can occur after the destination has already processed the document.

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 a warehouse reports received transfer stock. Name the operational owner of the warehouse transfer receipt and the team that resolves rejected or ambiguous messages.

  2. Keep record IDs connected

    Map transfer, receipt location and received item. Confirm qualifiers, code lists, units and date/time meaning against the agreed X12 version and partner 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 warehouse transfer receipt 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 warehouse transfer receipt processing. Give unresolved errors an owner and check the receiving system before approving retries.

Go-live checklist

  • An approved 944 sample and the agreed version and partner guide are available.
  • The mapping tests pass with realistic warehouse transfer receipt 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 warehouse transfer receipt without processing it twice.

Document structure

X12 944 Warehouse Stock Transfer Receipt Advice at the element level

The X12 944 reference contains 27 segment entries and 139 data elements; 50 are marked mandatory in this reference. Use the version and partner guide agreed for your account to confirm required fields.

Segments
27
Data elements
139
Mandatory elements
50
Segments with elements marked mandatory in this reference
Segment Elements Mandatory
W17 9 3
N1 6 1
N2 2 1
N3 2 1
PER 9 1
N9 6 1
G61 5 2
NTE 2 1
W08 9 1
W18 3 2
W07 11 2
G69 1 1
Key identifiers in 944
  • Reporting Code
  • Date
  • Warehouse Receipt Number
  • Entity Identifier Code
  • Name
  • Address Information
  • Contact Function Code
  • Reference Identification Qualifier

Catalog breakdown

Where X12 944 Warehouse Stock Transfer Receipt Advice appears in this catalog

The largest groups of classified 944 catalog entries are in logistics & transport and grocery & food.

By industry

  • logistics & transport 8 channels
  • grocery & food 4 channels

By network

  • L&M Connect 1 channel

FAQ

X12 944 questions

What is X12 944 Warehouse Stock Transfer Receipt Advice used for?

944 is used when a warehouse reports received transfer stock. It carries information for the warehouse transfer receipt. Match it to your business system using transfer, receipt location and received item.

Which partners list X12 944?

The directory on this page links 11 partner entries that list this message. Choose your partner and channel, then confirm which messages and versions your account requires.

What should I map for X12 944?

Start with transfer, receipt location and received item and the target warehouse transfer receipt. 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 944 error handling?

Reconcile a short receipt with the shipped quantity and leave the difference open. Separate damaged stock from saleable stock in the receiving balance. Also test a lost response after destination processing so that a retry cannot create an unintended duplicate or repeated adjustment.

How does 944 relate to other EDI messages?

X12 943 Warehouse Stock Transfer Shipment Advice; X12 947 Warehouse Inventory Adjustment Advice are related documents linked from this page. Match these documents through their order, shipment or invoice references. Agree which response marks each business step as complete.

What is the difference between 944 and 943?

944 is used when a warehouse reports received transfer stock. 943 is used when stock has been shipped toward another warehouse. Each message represents a different business step. Keep their record references connected and track the processing result for each message.

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