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Supplier's remote warehouses or third-party warehouse Partners use warehouse shipping advices to communicate to the supplier that they have shipped the purchased products to the buyer’s location.

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  • Message Type: MPC_WAREHOUSE_SHIP_ADVICE (Warehouse Shipping Advice)
  • X12 Format: 945
  • Transform Names:
    • B2B_EDI_X12_945_WHS_ShipAdvice_IB_V3
    • B2B_EDI_X12_945_WHS_ShipAdvice_OB_V1
Input Element Occurs Length Description Example
ISA [1…1]
 – Required.ISA interchange envelope. –
  ISA01 [1…1]
 2/2

Required.Qualifier for authorization control number in ISA02.

Valid values:

  • 00 - No authorization info present.
  • 03 - Additional data identification.
00
  ISA02 [1…1]
 10/10 Required.Information used for additional identification or authorization of the interchange sender or the data in the interchange/ 10 spaces a valid entry. –
  ISA03 [1…1]
 2/2

Required.Qualifier for security information in ISA04.

Valid values:

  • 00 - No security information present.
  • 01 - Password.
 00
  ISA04 [1…1]
 10/10 Required.Identifies security information about the interchange sender or data. –
  ISA05 [1…1]
 2/2

Required.Interchange sender partner ID qualifier.

Valid values:

  • 01 – Duns (Dun & Bradstreet).
  • 02 – Standard Carrier Alpha Code.
  • 03 – Federal Maritime Commission.
  • 04 – International Air Transport Association.
  • 07 – Global Location Number (GLN).
  • 08 – UCC EDI Communications ID (Comm ID).
  • 09 – X.121 (CCITT).
  • 10 – Department of Defense (DoD) Activity Address Code.
  • 11 – Drug Enforcement Administration identifier.
  • 12 – Telephone Companies.
  • 13 – Used for UCS Transmissions. Includes Area Code and Telephone Number of a Modem.
  • 14 – Duns Plus Suffix.
  • 15 – Petroleum Accountants Society of Canada Company Code.
  • 16 – DINS Number With 4-Character Suffix.
  • 17 – American Bankers Association (ABA) Transit Routing Number (Including Check Digit, 9 Digit).
  • 18 – Association of American Railroads (AAR) Standard Distribution Code.
  • 19 – EDI Council of Australia (EDICA) Communications ID Number (COMM ID).
  • 20 – Health Industry Number (HIN).
  • 21 – Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System.
  • 22 – Federal Interagency Commission on Education, or FICE.
  • 23 – National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data 12-Digit Number for Pre-K-Grade 12 Institutes.
  • 24 – The College Board's Admission Testing Program 4-Digit Code of Postsecondary Institutes, or ATP.
  • 25 – 4-Digit Code of Postsecondary Institutions.
  • 26 – Statistics of Canada List of Postsecondary Institutions.
  • 27 – Carrier Identification Number as assigned by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA).
  • 28 – Fiscal Intermediary Identification Number as assigned by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA).
  • 29 – Medicare Provider and Supplier Identification Number assigned by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA).
  • 30 – U.S. Federal Tax Identification Number.
  • 31 – Jurisdiction Identification Number Plus 4 assigned by the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC).
  • 32 – U.S. Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN).
  • 33 – National Association of Insurance Commissioners Company Code (NAIC).
  • 34 – Medicaid Provider and Supplier Identification Number as assigned by individual State Medicaid Agencies in conjunction with Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA).
  • 35 – Statistics Canada Canadian College Student Information System Institution Codes
  • 36 – Statistics Canada University Student Information System Institution Codes.
  • 37 – Society of Property Information Compilers and Analysts (SPICA).
  • 38 – The College Board and ACT, Inc. 6-Digit Code List of Secondary Institutions.
  • AM – Association Mexicana del Codigo de Producto (AMECOP) Communication ID.
  • NR – National Retail Merchants Association (NRMA) - Assigned.
  • SA – User Identification Number as assigned by the Safety and the Fitness Electronic Records (SAFER) System.
  • SN – Standard Address Number.
  • ZZ – Mutually Defined.
 07
  ISA06 [1…1]
 15/15 Required.EDI sender ID mapping to file control header and to ServiceLinkId (see row 23). 7777776067344
  ISA07 [1…1]
 2/2

Required.Interchange receiver partner ID qualifier.

Valid values:

  • 01 – Duns (Dun & Bradstreet).
  • 02 – Standard Carrier Alpha Code.
  • 03 – Federal Maritime Commission.
  • 04 – International Air Transport Association.
  • 07 – Global Location Number (GLN).
  • 08 – UCC EDI Communications ID (Comm ID).
  • 09 – X.121 (CCITT).
  • 10 – Department of Defense (DoD) Activity Address Code.
  • 11 – Drug Enforcement Administration identifier.
  • 12 – Telephone Companies.
  • 13 – Used for UCS Transmissions. Includes Area Code and Telephone Number of a Modem.
  • 14 – Duns Plus Suffix.
  • 15 – Petroleum Accountants Society of Canada Company Code.
  • 16 – DINS Number With 4-Character Suffix.
  • 17 – American Bankers Association (ABA) Transit Routing Number (Including Check Digit, 9 Digit).
  • 18 – Association of American Railroads (AAR) Standard Distribution Code.
  • 19 – EDI Council of Australia (EDICA) Communications ID Number (COMM ID).
  • 20 – Health Industry Number (HIN).
  • 21 – Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System.
  • 22 – Federal Interagency Commission on Education, or FICE.
  • 23 – National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data 12-Digit Number for Pre-K-Grade 12 Institutes.
  • 24 – The College Board's Admission Testing Program 4-Digit Code of Postsecondary Institutes, or ATP.
  • 25 – 4-Digit Code of Postsecondary Institutions.
  • 26 – Statistics of Canada List of Postsecondary Institutions.
  • 27 – Carrier Identification Number as assigned by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA).
  • 28 – Fiscal Intermediary Identification Number as assigned by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA).
  • 29 – Medicare Provider and Supplier Identification Number assigned by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA).
  • 30 – U.S. Federal Tax Identification Number.
  • 31 – Jurisdiction Identification Number Plus 4 assigned by the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC).
  • 32 – U.S. Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN).
  • 33 – National Association of Insurance Commissioners Company Code (NAIC).
  • 34 – Medicaid Provider and Supplier Identification Number as assigned by individual State Medicaid Agencies in conjunction with Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA).
  • 35 – Statistics Canada Canadian College Student Information System Institution Codes
  • 36 – Statistics Canada University Student Information System Institution Codes.
  • 37 – Society of Property Information Compilers and Analysts (SPICA).
  • 38 – The College Board and ACT, Inc. 6-Digit Code List of Secondary Institutions.
  • AM – Association Mexicana del Codigo de Producto (AMECOP) Communication ID.
  • NR – National Retail Merchants Association (NRMA) - Assigned.
  • SA – User Identification Number as assigned by the Safety and the Fitness Electronic Records (SAFER) System.
  • SN – Standard Address Number.
  • ZZ – Mutually Defined.
 01
  ISA08 [1…1]
 15/15 Required.EDI receiver ID mapping to file control header. 888888404358877
  ISA09 [1…1]
 6/6 Required.Interchange date in 6 char YYMMDD format. 231020
  ISA10 [1…1]
 4/4 Required.Interchange time in 4 char HHMM format. 1420
  ISA11 [1…1]
 1/1 Required.Repetition separator. Delimiter that separates repeated occurrences of a data element or composite data structure. Must be different than the data element separator, component separator, and segment terminator. U
  ISA12 [1…1]
 5/5 Required.Interchange control version number. Valid value is 00501. 00501
  ISA13 [1…1]
 9/9 Required.Interchange Control Number for file control header. 0000000000619827
  ISA14 [1…1]
 1/1

Required.Interchange level acknowledgment requested.

Valid values:

  • 0 - No acknowledgment requested.
  • 1 - Interchange level acknowledgment requested.
 0
  ISA15 [1…1]
 1/1

Required.Indicates whether the interchange is for production, test, or information purposes.

Valid values:

  • I - Information.
  • P - Production data.
  • T - Test data.
 P
  ISA16 [1…1]
 1/1 Required.Component element separator. Delimiter that separates data elements within a composite data structure. Must be different than the data element separator and segment terminator. >
GS [1…*]
 – GS group functional envelope. Child of ISA. Only one GS group expected per interchange. –
  GS01 [1…1]
 2/2 Required.GS group function code. Valid value is SW - Ship Advice. SW
  GS02 [1…1]
 2/15 Required.Application sender's code. 2222224043588
  GS03 [1…1]
 2/15 Required.Application receiver's code. TRACELINK
  GS04 [1…1]
 8/8 Required.Current date stamp in 8 char X12 date format YYYYMMDD. 20301020
  GS05 [1…1]
 4/8 Required.Current time stamp in 6 char X12 time format HHMMSS. 142000
  GS06 [1…1]
 1/9 Required.Group control ID number. 619827
  GS07 [1…1]
 1/2

Required.Responsible agency code.

Valid values:

T – Transportation data coordinating committee (TDCC) .

X – Accredited standards committee X12.

 X
  GS08 [1…1]
 1/12 Required.X12 message version code. 005010
ST [1…*]
 – ST transaction set envelope. Child of GS group. Only one ST transaction expected. –
  ST01 [1…1]
 3/3 Required.Transaction set identifier code. 850
  ST02 [1…1]
 4/9 Required.Transaction set ID number. Counter for each ST segment beginning with 1. 0001
  W06 [1…1]
 – Required.Warehouse shipment identification. Child of ST transaction set. –
    W0601 [1…1]
 1/1

Required.Reporting code specifying the basis used when reporting shipment information.

Valid values:

  • A – Inventory adjustment with full details
  • B – Book transfer of inventory with full details
  • C – Customer return with full details
  • F – Full details in message
  • J – Original transaction
  • K – Simulation exercise
  • N – No exceptions
  • O – Physical inventory overage with full detail
  • P – Production receipt with full detail
  • S – Physical inventory shortage with full detail
  • X – Only exceptions included
  • Y – Automated manifest system master-in-bond participant
 N
    W0602 [0…1]
 1/22 Depositor order number. –
    W0603 [0…1]
 8/8 Date in YYYYMMDD format. 20230916
    W0604 [0…1]
 1/30 Shipment identification number assigned by the shipper. 2114
    W0606 [0…1]
 1/22 Purchase order number. 4500003288
  N1 [0…1]
 –

Name segment loop for:

  • Ship to party
  • Buyer party … sold to
  • Bill to party
  • Supplier party
  • Ship from party
  • Carrier party
 –
    N101 [1…1]
 2/3

Entity identifier code for party identifier and address information for:

  • Ship to party.
  • Sold to party
  • Bill to party
  • Supplier party
  • Ship from party
  • Carrier party

Valid value:

  • ST – Ship to party
  • BY – Buyer
  • BT – Bill to party
  • SU – Supplier
  • SF – Ship from party
  • CA – Carrier
 ST
    N102 [1…1]
 1/60 Name. Wholesale Inc
    N103 [1…1]
 1/2

Identifier code qualifier.

  • 01 – DUNS
  • 09 – DUNS+4
  • 11 – Drug Enforcement Agency registration number
  • 21 – Health Industry Number
  • 91 – Company identifier
  • 92 – Company location identifier
  • UL – Global Location Number
 11
    N104 [1…1]
 2/80 Ship to party identifier, as qualified by N103. 3333331013655
    N3 [0…1]
 – N3: Address. Child of Ship to N1 Name segment. –
      N301 [1…1]
 1/55 Street address 1. 555 Neelan Road
      N302 [0…1]
 1/55 Street address 2. Suite 123
    N4 [0…1]
 – N4: Geographic Location. Child of ship to N1 name segment. –
      N401 [1…1]
 2/30 City name. Sacramento
      N402 [1…1]
 2/2 State or province code. Code (Standard state/province) as defined by appropriate government agency. CA
      N403 [1…1]
 3/15 Postal code. Code defining international postal zone code excluding punctuation and blanks (zip code for United States). 95833
      N404 [1…1]
 2/3 Country code. US
      N405 [0…1]
 1/2 Placeholder for future use of SGLN. –
      N406 [0…1]
 1/30 Origin or destination shipping location ID. SGLN number. –
  LX [0…*]
 – Transaction set line number loop. –
    LX01 [1…1]
 1/6 Transaction set line number. 1
    N9 [1…1]
 – Extended reference information. –
      N901 [1…1]
 2/3

Reference identification qualifier.

Valid values:

  • 2I – Tracking Number
  • PO – Purchase Order
  • VN – Supplier Order
 PO
      N902 [0…1]
 1/50 Reference identification. K018293-00010
      N903 [0…1]
 1/45 Free form description. TEST ITEM1
      N904 [0…1]
 8/8 Date in YYYYMMDD format. 20231001
      N905 [0…1]
 4/8 Time in HH:MM:SS format. –
    W12 [0…*]
 – Warehouse item detail loop. –
      W1201 [1…1]
 2/2 Shipment or order status code. A
      W1202 [0…1]
 0/15 Quantity ordered This is the total quantity in the ordered. 400
      W1203 [0…1]
 1/10 Number of units shipped. This is the total quantity delivered. 395
      W1204 [0…1]
 1/9 Quantity difference. This records the difference between the delivery or shipment quantity and the quantity actually shipped. 5
      W1205 [0…1]
 2/2

Unit or basis for measurement code.

  • 02 – Statute Mile
  • 4G – Microliter
  • AM – Ampoule
  • AV – Capsule
  • BD – Bundle
  • BG – Bag
  • BO – Bottle
  • BX – Box
  • C3 – Centiliter
  • CA – Case
  • CC – Cubic Centimeter
  • CF – Cubic Feet
  • CG – Card, Blister
  • CI – Cubic Inches
  • CL – Cylinder
  • CM – Centimeter
  • CN – Can
  • CP – Crate
  • CQ – Cartridge
  • CR – Cubic Meters
  • CT – Carton
  • DA – Day
  • DI – Dispenser
  • DK – Kilometers
  • DL – Deciliter
  • DM – Decimeter
  • DR – Drum
  • DS – Display
  • DZ – Dozen
  • EA – Each
  • FO – Fluid Ounce
  • FT – Foot
  • GA – Gallon
  • GL – Gram/liter
  • GR – Gram
  • GS – Gross
  • H4 – Hectoliter
  • HF – Hundred Feet
  • HR – Hours
  • IN – Inch
  • K6 – Kiloliters
  • KG – Kilogram
  • KT – Kit
  • LB – Pounds
  • LF – Linear Foot
  • LO – Lot (unit of procurement)
  • LT – Liter
  • LY – Linear Yard
  • MC – Microgram
  • ME – Milligram
  • ML – Milliliter
  • MM – Millimeter
  • MO – Months
  • MR – Meter
  • OZ – Ounces
  • PC – Piece
  • PF – Pallet
  • PK – Package
  • PR – Pair
  • PT – Pint
  • QT – Quart
  • RL – Roll
  • SC – Square Centimeter
  • SF – Square Foot
  • SH – Sheet
  • SI – Square Inch
  • SM – Square Meter
  • ST – Set
  • SY – Square Yard
  • T3 – Thousand Pieces
  • TB – Tube
  • TH – Thousand
  • TY – Tray
  • U2 – Tablet
  • UM – Million
  • UN – Unit
  • V2 – Pouch
  • VI – Vial
  • WK – Week
  • YD – Yard
  • YR – Years
 CA
      W1206 [0…1]
 12/12 U.P.C. Case code. 02
      W1207 [0…1]
 2/2

Product or service ID qualifier.

Valid values:

  • AV – Manufacturer/Supplier's catalog number
  • BP – Buyer's product number
  • FV – Canada product number
  • IN – Customer's(Buyer's) product item number
  • N1 – US National-Drug-Code-NDC442-with-hyphen-separators
  • N2 – US National-Drug-Code-NDC532-with-hyphen-separators
  • N3 – US National-Drug-Code-NDC541-with-hyphen-separators
  • N4 – US-National-Drug-Code-NDC542-with-hyphen-separators
  • MF – Manufacturer's product identefier
  • PI – Customer's (Purchaser's) material number
  • SK – Stock keeping unit
  • UK – GTIN14 identifier
  • UP or VC – Universal product number (UPC)
  • VN – Vendor (Supplier) material Number.
 IN
      W1208 [0…1]
 1/48 Product or service ID. 100021
      W1209 [0…1]
 1/12 Warehouse lot number. 82943
      W1210 [0…1]
 1/10 Weight. 20000
      W1211 [0…1]
 1/2

Weight Qualifier.

Value values:

  • A3 – Shippers weight
  • G – Gross weight
 A3
      W1212 [0…1]
 1/1

Weight Unit Code.

Valid values:

  • G – Gram
  • K – Kilogram
  • L – Pounds
  • O – Ounces

Not Supported:

  • E – Metric Ton
  • M – Measurement Ton
  • S – Short Ton
  • T – Long Ton
 L
    W03 [0…1]
 – Total shipment information (Warehouse) –
      W301 [0…0]
 1/10 Number of units shipped. N
      W302 [0…0]
 1/10 Weight. N
      W303 [0…0]
 2/2

Unit or basis for measurement code.

Valid values:

  • 01 – Actual pounds
  • 50 – Actual kilograms
 N
  CTT [0…1]
 – CTT-Transaction Totals. –
    CTT01 [1…1]
 1/6 Total number of line items in the transaction set. 15
SE [1…1]
 – ST … SE transaction set trailer envelope. Child of GS group. Only one ST transaction expected. –
  SE01 [1…1]
 1/10 Total count of segments in ST … SE transaction set including ST and SE segments. 10
  SE02 [1…1]
 4/9 Transaction set control number. 0001
GE [1…1]
 – GS … GE functional group trailer envelope. Child of ISA interchange. Only one GS group expected. –
  GE01 [1…1]
 1/6 Number of transaction sets in functional group. 5
  GE02 [1…1]
 1/9 Functional group control number. 619827
IEA [1…1]
 – ISA … IEA interchange control trailer envelope. Only one interchange expected per transmission. –
  IEA01 [1…1]
 1/5 Number of functional groups in interchange. 1
  IEA02 [1…1]
 9/9 Interchange control number. 0000000000619827 
ISA*00*          *00*          *01*FROM           *ZZ*TO             *071214*1406*U*00204*810000263*0*T*>
GS*SW*5139907700*2038334001*20021104*14051234*31*X*005010
ST*945*000310001
W06*N**20020916*2114**PO-2394750
N1*ST*SHIP TO PARTY (WE/SH)*92*0004000050
N3*Central 101*Local, WST-190. E
N4*Stein*GL*4AA332*CH
N1*BY*Wholesale Inc*9*0001000285
N3*7956 VICTORY*Suite 2
N4*BASEL*GL*4002*CH
N1*BT*Wholesale Inc*11*3333331013655
N3*555 Neelan Road*Suite 123
N4*Sacramento*CA*95833*US
N1*SU*SUPPLIER/VENDOR (LF/SU)*91*0001000286
N3*Stella Maris*Condado Ave 14
N4*San Juan*PR*00902*US
N1*SF*SUPPLIER/VENDOR (LF/SU)*91*0001000288
N3*Stella Maris*Warehouse 14A
N4*San Juan*PR*00902*US
N1*CA*CARRIER PARTY (SP)*91*00045455656
N3*Stree 1
N4*City*TK*3454676*JP
N1*CA*2 CARRIER PARTY (SP)*91*22200090056
N3*Stree 10
N4*2 City*MH*22000*MX
LX*1
N9*2I*K018293*TEST ITEM1*20230205
W12*CL*110*120*15*EA*UPC*AV*SUPPLIER-339408*LT-19284*6600*A3*L
W03*920*46600*01
SE*17*000310001
GE*1*31
IEA*1*000000031
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