Complete guides for understanding and implementing EDI transactions. Each guide includes interactive examples, segment breakdowns, and real-world use cases.
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Open EDI InspectorHow the EDI 204 Motor Carrier Load Tender works: how a shipper offers a load to a carrier, the B2, S5, and N7 segments, and how the 990 response closes the tender.
How the EDI 210 Motor Carrier Freight Details and Invoice works: how a carrier bills a shipper for freight, the B3, L0, and L1 segments, and how to audit it against the rate.
How the EDI 211 Motor Carrier Bill of Lading works: how a shipper sends the electronic BOL to a carrier, the BL, N1, and L5 segments, and how it relates to the 204 and 210.
EDI 214 shipment status explained: full AT7 status and reason code lists, key segments like B10 and AT7, and how shippers use 214 feeds for tracking.
EDI 810 invoice explained with Walmart and Amazon examples: key segments, totals and tax, payment terms codes, and matching an 810 to its 850.
How the EDI 812 Credit/Debit Adjustment works: deductions and chargebacks, key segments (BCD, CDD, AMT), reason codes, a real example, and how to reconcile 812s against your 810 and 850.
How the EDI 820 Payment Order and Remittance Advice works. Learn key segments, payment reconciliation, and how to automate payment processing.
What an EDI 824 application advice tells you: when retailers send one, key segments, a real example, troubleshooting 824 errors, and 824 vs 997.
How the EDI 830 planning schedule works: forecast vs firm releases, BFR, FST and SHP segments, a real example, 830 vs 862, and 830s without an ERP.
How the EDI 832 Price/Sales Catalog works. Learn key segments, item attribute payloads, and how to send 832s to publish your product catalog to trading partners.
What the EDI 840 Request for Quotation is, its key segments, how it differs from an 850, and a real X12 example. Includes the 840 to 843 to 850 flow.
What the EDI 843 Response to Request for Quotation is, its key segments, and how it answers an 840. Includes a real X12 example and the quote-to-order flow.
What the EDI 846 inventory inquiry/advice reports: key segments, inventory quantity types, vendor-managed inventory, and how often to send it.
What's in an EDI 850 purchase order: key segments, a Walmart example, Target and Amazon variants, and how the 850 connects to the 855, 856 and 810.
How the EDI 852 Product Activity Data transaction works: what sell-through and inventory it reports, the XQ and ZA segments, and how suppliers use it to replenish.
How the EDI 855 PO acknowledgment works: key segments, status codes, a complete example, 855 vs 856, retailer requirements and common errors.
EDI 856 ASN explained: the HL hierarchy (shipment, order, pack, item), key segments, packing examples, timing rules and retailer requirements.
How the EDI 860 purchase order change works: change type codes, key segments, an example, where it fits in the order flow, and retailer requirements.
How the EDI 861 Receiving Advice transaction works. Learn how retailers report receiving discrepancies and how to reduce chargebacks.
How the EDI 862 Shipping Schedule works: how it supplements the 830, key segments (BSS, LIN, FST, SHP), a real example, and how suppliers act on it without an ERP.
How the EDI 865 works: a supplier acknowledging a buyer's 860 change or proposing a seller-initiated change. Covers the BCA and POC segments and the change loop.
What the EDI 866 Production Sequence is, how just-in-sequence (JIS) delivery works, its key segments, and a real X12 example. Covers JIT vs JIS in automotive.
How the EDI 875 Grocery Products Purchase Order works. Learn key segments, perishables handling, and how the 875 differs from the standard EDI 850.
How the EDI 880 Grocery Products Invoice works: how it differs from the 810, catch-weight and allowance handling, the grocery G-series segments, and the 875 pairing.
How the EDI 940 Warehouse Shipping Order works. Learn key segments, 3PL workflows, and how to send 940s to your warehouse for drop-ship and DC fulfillment.
How the EDI 945 Warehouse Shipping Advice works. Learn key segments, 3PL workflows, and how to reconcile 945s against the original 940 shipping order.
How the EDI 990 Response to a Load Tender works: how a carrier accepts or declines a 204 load tender, the B1 segment and action codes, and why fast responses matter.
How EDI 997 acknowledgments work: accepted vs rejected, AK304 and AK403 error codes, a worked rejection example, and what to do when no 997 arrives.
EDIFACT APERAK explained: BGM+305, ERC error codes, DOC status, acceptance vs rejection, three live EANCOM examples and how it maps to the X12 824.
EDIFACT CONTRL explained: UCI, UCM, UCS and UCD segments, action codes 4, 7 and 8, syntax error codes, four live examples and how it maps to the X12 997.
TRADACOMS CREHDR credit note files explained: CREDIT, VATTLR and CRETLR messages, CLD lines and reason codes, live shortage and damage credits, and EANCOM 381.
EDIFACT DESADV despatch advice explained: live EANCOM examples for single, multi-pallet and partial despatches, the CPS hierarchy, SSCCs and the X12 856 map.
TRADACOMS DLCHDR delivery confirmation files explained: DLCDET and DLCTLR, DST and DCD variance codes, live proof of delivery examples and EANCOM RECADV.
What UN/EDIFACT is, how its syntax and UNB/UNH envelope work, how to read an interchange, D96A vs D01B, EANCOM, every message family, and EDIFACT vs X12.
Every EANCOM EDIFACT message type in plain English: ORDERS, DESADV, INVOIC and 44 more, grouped by business flow with TRADACOMS and X12 equivalents.
How EDI works in ecommerce. Connecting Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, and Magento to retailer EDI requirements like Walmart, Target, and Amazon.
The retail EDI transaction flow as a diagram: 850, 855, 856, 810 and 820 in order, with 860 changes, 997 receipts, carrier 204 and 214, and typical timing.
How EDI connects to NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, Sage, Odoo, Acumatica, and JD Edwards. Architectures, time-to-live, and tradeoffs for each ERP.
TRADACOMS INVFIL invoice files explained: INVFIL, INVOIC, VATTLR and INVTLR, ILD lines, STL VAT sub-totals, implied decimals, live examples and EANCOM INVOIC.
EDIFACT INVOIC explained: live EANCOM invoices with UK VAT, zero-rated lines, credit notes, allowances and charges, the segment table and the X12 810 mapping.
EDIFACT INVRPT explained: stock by location, batch and best-before, pallets by SSCC, with live EANCOM examples, quantity codes and the X12 846 mapping.
EDIFACT ORDCHG purchase order change explained: BGM+230, LIN action codes for added, deleted and changed lines, four live EANCOM examples and the 860 mapping.
EDIFACT ORDERS purchase order explained: live EANCOM examples, BGM, NAD, LIN, QTY and PRI segments, multi-drop orders, allowances and the X12 850 mapping.
TRADACOMS ORDHDR order files explained: the ORDHDR, ORDERS and ORDTLR messages, OLD order lines, TYP codes, live examples and the EANCOM ORDERS mapping.
EDIFACT ORDRSP order response explained: live EANCOM examples for accepted, changed and rejected orders, BGM and LIN codes, and the X12 855 mapping.
EDIFACT PRICAT explained: new listings, price changes with effective dates and delistings, with live EANCOM examples, code tables and the X12 832 mapping.
EDIFACT RECADV receiving advice explained: QTY 194, QVR discrepancy codes, per-SSCC receipts, three live EANCOM examples and the X12 861 mapping.
EDIFACT SLSRPT explained: weekly sales by store, promotional periods and cancellations, with live EANCOM examples, code tables and the X12 852 mapping.
What TRADACOMS is, why UK retail still uses it, how STX, MHD and MTR files work, live order and invoice examples, implied decimals, and the map to EANCOM.
Every TRADACOMS file type in plain English: ORDHDR, INVFIL, CREHDR, DLCHDR and the rest, with file structure, sector, and EANCOM and X12 equivalents.
