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.
How the EDI 214 Shipment Status Message works: how carriers report pickup, in-transit, and delivery status, the B10 and AT7 segments and status codes, and how shippers use it.
Master EDI 810 invoice transactions with interactive examples. Learn invoice structure, payment terms, tax calculation, and integration with 850 purchase orders.
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.
How the EDI 824 Application Advice transaction works. Learn error reporting, segment structure, and how to use 824s for EDI troubleshooting.
How the EDI 830 Planning Schedule with Release Capability works: forecast vs firm releases, key segments (BFR, FST, SHP), a real example, and how suppliers handle it 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.
How the EDI 846 Inventory Inquiry/Advice transaction works. Learn to send and receive inventory data, key segments, and integration with order management.
Learn everything about EDI 850 purchase order transactions with interactive examples from Walmart, Target, and Amazon. Understand segments, implementation, and best practices.
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, its key segments, and how to implement it for retailer compliance. Includes real-world examples.
Master EDI 856 Advance Ship Notice transactions. Learn ASN structure, hierarchical loops, tracking integration, and compliance requirements for Walmart, Target, and Amazon.
How the EDI 860 Purchase Order Change Request works. Learn when and how to send PO changes, key segments, and retailer compliance 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.
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.
Master EDI 997 Functional Acknowledgment transactions. Learn how to send and interpret 997s, error codes, compliance requirements, and automated acknowledgment systems.
How EDI works in ecommerce. Connecting Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, and Magento to retailer EDI requirements like Walmart, Target, and Amazon.
A plain-English walk through the EDI order lifecycle: every transaction from forecast and 850 purchase order through ship, receive, invoice, and payment, and how they connect.
How EDI connects to NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, Sage, Odoo, Acumatica, and JD Edwards. Architectures, time-to-live, and tradeoffs for each ERP.
