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EDI 824 Sample File: Application Advice

Rejects an invoice: total mismatch, unknown UPC. Valid X12 004010, explained segment by segment, free to download.

A synthetic file: made-up companies, IDs and amounts, safe to load into a test system.

An EDI 824 reports business errors in a document that passed syntax checks. This sample rejects invoice INV-20944: OTI01 TR rejects the 810, one TED says the total does not equal the sum of the lines, and a second TED says UPC 012345678929 is not in the buyer's item file.

Standard
X12 824
Version
004010
Sent by
Receiver to sender
Segments
11

sample-824-application-advice.edi

From GROCERYCO to SUNNYFARMS. Click a line to jump to its explanation.

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ISA*00*          *00*          *ZZ*GROCERYCO      *ZZ*SUNNYFARMS     *261021*0815*U*00401*000088133*0*P*>~GS*AG*GROCERYCO*SUNNYFARMS*20261021*0815*88133*X*004010~ST*824*0001~BGN*00*AA-5531*20261021~N1*FR*GROCERYCO*92*GROC~OTI*TR*IV*INV-20944*****4513*0001*810~TED*010*TOTAL DOES NOT EQUAL SUM OF LINES*TDS*11*1**71400~TED*011*UPC NOT ON FILE*IT1*9*7**012345678929~SE*7*0001~GE*1*88133~IEA*1*000088133~

824 Sample, Segment by Segment

Every segment and element, with what each code means. The 4 segments with a note are open; open any other to see its elements.

  1. 1ISAInterchange control header
    ISA01
    Authorization information qualifier
    00
    ISA03
    Security information qualifier
    00
    ISA05
    Sender ID qualifier
    ZZMutually defined
    ISA06
    Interchange sender ID
    GROCERYCO
    ISA07
    Receiver ID qualifier
    ZZMutually defined
    ISA08
    Interchange receiver ID
    SUNNYFARMS
    ISA09
    Interchange date
    261021Oct 21, 2026
    ISA10
    Interchange time
    081508:15
    ISA11
    Standards identifier (repetition separator in 005010)
    U
    ISA12
    Interchange control version number
    00401
    ISA13
    Interchange control number
    000088133
    ISA14
    Acknowledgment requested (TA1)
    0No acknowledgment requested
    ISA15
    Usage indicator
    PProduction
    ISA16
    Component element separator
    >
  2. 2GSFunctional group header
    GS01
    Functional identifier code
    AGApplication advice (824)
    GS02
    Application sender's code
    GROCERYCO
    GS03
    Application receiver's code
    SUNNYFARMS
    GS04
    Date
    20261021Oct 21, 2026
    GS05
    Time
    081508:15
    GS06
    Group control number
    88133
    GS07
    Responsible agency code
    XAccredited Standards Committee X12
    GS08
    Version / release / industry identifier
    004010
  3. 3STTransaction set header
    ST01
    Transaction set identifier code
    824Application advice
    ST02
    Transaction set control number
    0001
  4. 4BGNBeginning segment

    BGN02 is the advice number. Quote it if you call the buyer about the rejection.

    BGN01
    Transaction set purpose code
    00Original
    BGN02
    Reference identification (advice number)
    AA-5531
    BGN03
    Date
    20261021Oct 21, 2026
  5. 5N1Party identification
    N101
    Entity identifier code
    FRMessage from
    N102
    Name
    GROCERYCO
    N103
    Identification code qualifier
    92Assigned by buyer
    N104
    Identification code
    GROC
  6. 6OTIOriginal transaction identification

    TR: transaction set reject. OTI03 is the invoice number and OTI10 says the original was an 810.

    OTI01
    Application acknowledgment code
    TRTransaction set reject
    OTI02
    Reference identification qualifier
    IVInvoice
    OTI03
    Reference identification (the document answered)
    INV-20944
    OTI08
    Group control number of the original
    4513
    OTI09
    Transaction set control number of the original
    0001
    OTI10
    Transaction set identifier code of the original
    810Invoice
  7. 7TEDTechnical error description

    The total in TDS (segment 11 of the invoice) does not equal the sum of the lines. TED07 is the total that was sent.

    TED01
    Application error condition code
    010Total out of balance
    TED02
    Free-form message
    TOTAL DOES NOT EQUAL SUM OF LINES
    TED03
    Segment ID in error
    TDS
    TED04
    Segment position in the transaction set
    11
    TED05
    Element position in the segment
    1
    TED07
    Copy of the bad data element
    71400
  8. 8TEDTechnical error description

    UPC 012345678929 is not on the buyer's item file. Check the item setup before resending.

    TED01
    Application error condition code
    011Not matching
    TED02
    Free-form message
    UPC NOT ON FILE
    TED03
    Segment ID in error
    IT1
    TED04
    Segment position in the transaction set
    9
    TED05
    Element position in the segment
    7
    TED07
    Copy of the bad data element
    012345678929
  9. 9SETransaction set trailer
    SE01
    Number of included segments (ST to SE)
    7
    SE02
    Transaction set control number (matches ST02)
    0001
  10. 10GEFunctional group trailer
    GE01
    Number of transaction sets included
    1
    GE02
    Group control number (matches GS06)
    88133
  11. 11IEAInterchange control trailer
    IEA01
    Number of included functional groups
    1
    IEA02
    Interchange control number (matches ISA13)
    000088133

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About This 824 Sample

Where a 997 says a file is readable, an 824 says what the buyer's system refused to accept. An invoice rejected by 824 is not in the buyer's payables queue, so the payment clock has not started.

Each TED names the error condition, the segment and position in your original file, and a copy of the bad value, so you can fix and resend the same invoice.

For every segment the standard allows and how retailers use them, read the EDI 824 guide. To check a file of your own, paste it into the EDI Inspector, or browse all 22 EDI sample files.

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What is an EDI 824?

An EDI 824 reports business errors in a document that passed syntax checks. This sample rejects invoice INV-20944: OTI01 TR rejects the 810, one TED says the total does not equal the sum of the lines, and a second TED says UPC 012345678929 is not in the buyer's item file.

Can I use this EDI 824 sample to test my system?

Yes. It is a complete, valid X12 file of 11 segments with made-up companies, IDs and amounts. Download it as .edi or .txt, load it into your translator or ERP test environment, and change the sender and receiver IDs to your test IDs if your system routes by them.

How do I check my own EDI 824 file?

Paste it into the free OrderSync EDI Inspector. It names every segment and element, checks the envelope counts and control numbers, tests GS1 check digits, and points at the exact segment a trading partner would reject. Nothing is uploaded: the file is read in your browser.

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