860 – Purchase Order Change Request

What is an EDI 860?

EDI 860, also known as a Purchase Order Change Request, is sent from a buyer to a seller when the buyer needs to make adjustments to their EDI 850 Purchase Order. This electronic data interchange transaction helps gather trading partner communications, so changes can be tracked and made conveniently. 

Specifications and Key Data Elements:

• Purchase Order number 
• Buyer and seller information 
• Product quantities and descriptions 
• Quantity and/or product type changes 
• Price changes 
• Addition or deletion of products 
• Rescheduling of the order/desired delivery date 
• Indication of reasons for change 

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
BCH – Beginning Segment for Purchase Order Change	BCH01	Transaction Set Purpose Code	M
	BCH02	Purchase Order Type Code	M
	BCH03	Purchase Order Number	M
	BCH06	Date	M
	BCH11	Date	O
CUR – Currency	CUR01	Entity Identifier Code	M
	CUR02	Currency Code	M
REF – Reference Information	REF01	Reference Identification Qualifier	M
	REF02	Reference Identification	X
FOB – F.O.B. Related Instructions	FOB01	Shipment Method of Payment	M
SAC – Service, Promotion, Allowance, or Charge Information	SAC01	Allowance or Charge Indicator	M
	SAC02	Service, Promotion, Allowance, or Charge Code	X
	SAC05	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	Description	O
DTM – Date/Time Reference	DTM01	Date/Time Qualifier	M
	DTM02	Date	X
MTX – Text	MTX02	Textual Data	X
N1 – Party Identification	N101	Entity Identifier Code	M
	N102	Name	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
POC – Line Item Change	POC01	Assigned Identification	O
	POC02	Change or Response Type Code	M
	POC03	Quantity	X
	POC04	Quantity Left to Receive	O
	POC05	Composite Unit of Measure	X
	POC05-01	Unit or Basis for Measurement Code	M
	POC06	Unit Price	X
	POC08	Product/Service ID Qualifier	X
	POC09	Product/Service ID	X
	POC10	Product/Service ID Qualifier	X
	POC11	Product/Service ID	X
	POC12	Product/Service ID Qualifier	X
	POC13	Product/Service ID	X
	POC14	Product/Service ID Qualifier	X
	POC15	Product/Service ID	X
CTP – Pricing Information	CTP01	Class of Trade Code	O
	CTP02	Price Identifier Code	X
	CTP03	Unit Price	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
DTM – Date/Time Reference	DTM01	Element Name	M
	DTM02	Date	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