850 – Purchase Order

What is an EDI 850?

An EDI 850 is a type of electronic data interchange transaction set that consist of details of an order. Also known as an electronic purchase order, an EDI 850 is usually sent to a vendor as the first step in the ordering process. An EDI 850 can be used both for a single purchase, for recurring purchases, or to delete or alter an order as specified by the buyer. 

• Purchase order number
• Purchase order reference number
• Vendor number
• Billing and ship-to information
• Item details, product/service identifiers, descriptions, quantities and prices
• Shipping instructions and carrier details

M = Mandatory, O = Optional, X = Not Needed

Element	Ref	Description	Req
ST – Transaction Set Header	ST01	Transaction Set Identifier Code	M
	ST02	Transaction Set Control Number	M
BEG – Beginning Segment BEG01	BEG01	Transaction Set Purpose Code (00)	M
	BEG02	Purchase Order Type Code (DS, NS, OS, PR, RO, SA)	M
	BEG03	Purchase Order Number	M
	BEG05	Purchase Order Date	M
CUR – Currency	CUR01	Entity Identifier Code (BY)	M
	CUR02	Currency Code (CAD, USD)	M
REF – Reference Information	REF01	Reference Identification Qualifier (19, CO, IA, PD)	M
	REF02	Reference Identification	X
PER – Administrative Communications Contact	PER01	Contact Function Code (BD)	M
	PER02	Name of Buyer at The Brick	O
	PER03	Communication Number Qualifier (TE)	X
	PER04	Buyer’s Phone Number	X
	PER05	Communication Number Qualifier (FX)	X
	PER06	Buyer’s Fax Number	X
	PER07	Communication Number Qualifier (EA)	X
	PER08	Brick’s Buyer’s Email Address	X
FOB – F.O.B Related Instructions	FOB01	Shipment Method of Payment (CC, PP)	M
CSH – Sales Requirements	CSH01	Sales Requirement Code	O
SAC -Service, Promotion, Allowance, or Charge Information	SAC01	Allowance or Charge Indicator	M
	SAC02	Service, Promotion, Allowance, or Charge Code	X
	SAC05	Monetary Amount	O
ITD – Terms of Sale/Deferred Terms of Sale	ITD01	Terms Type Code	O
	ITD03	Terms Discount Percent	O
	ITD05	Terms Discount Days Due	X
	ITD07	Terms Net Days	O
	ITD12	Free-form Description	O
DTM – Date/Time Reference	DTM01	Code Specifying type of date and/or time	M
	DTM02	Date expressed as YYYYMMDD	X
TD5 – Carrier Details	TD504	Transportation Method/Type Code	X
	TD505	Routing	X
	TD512	Service Level Code	X
MTX – Text	MTX02	Textual Data	X
N1 – Party Identification	N101	Entity Identifier	M
	N102	Name of Location	X
	N103	Identification Code Qualifier	X
	N104	Identification Code	X
N3 – Party Location	N301	Address Information	M
	N302	Address Information	O
N4 – Geographic Location	N401	City Name	O
	N402	State or Province Code	X
	N403	Postal Code	O
	N404	Country Code	X
PO1 – Baseline Item Data	PO101	Assigned Identification	O
	PO102	Quantity	X
	PO103	Unit or Basis for Measurement Code	O
	PO104	Unit Price	X
	PO106	Product/Service ID Qualifier	X
	PO107	Product/Service ID	X
	PO108	Product/Service ID Qualifier	X
	PO109	Product/Service ID	X
	PO110	Product/Service ID Qualifier	X
	PO111	Product/Service ID	X
	PO112	Product/Service ID Qualifier	X
	PO113	Product/Service ID	X
PID – Product/Item Description	PID01	Item Description Type	M
	PID05	Description	X
REF – Reference Information	REF01	Reference Identification Qualifier	M
	REF02	Reference Identification	X
CTT -Transaction Totals	CTT01	Number of Line Items	M
	CTT02	Hash Total	O
AMT – Monetary Amount Information	AMT01	Amount Qualifier Code	M
	AMT02	Monetary Amount	M
SE – Transaction Set Trailer	SE01	Number of Included Segments	M
	SE02	Transaction Set Control Number	M