The purpose of this transaction set is to transmit the contents of an inventory inquiry/advice transaction set within the context of an electronic data interchange environment. The inventory inquiry/advice transaction set may be used in the following ways: (1) for a seller of goods and services to provide inventory information to a prospective purchaser, with no obligation to the purchaser to acquire these goods or services; (2) for a representative of a seller of goods and services to supply inventory information to that seller; (3) for one location to supply another location with inventory information; and (4) for an inquiry as to the availability of inventory with no obligation on the seller of goods and services to reserve that inventory.
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
To indicate the beginning of an inventory inquiry/advice transaction set.
To transmit information in a free-form format, if necessary, for comment or special instruction
To specify the currency (dollars, pounds, francs, etc.) used in a transaction
To specify pertinent dates and times
To specify identifying numbers.
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
To identify a party by type of organization, name and code
To specify additional names or those longer than 35 characters in length
To specify the location of the named party
To specify the geographic place of the named party
To specify identifying numbers.
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
To specify basic item identification data.
To describe a product or process in coded or free-form format
To specify physical measurements, including dimensions, tolerances, weights and counts.
To describe marking, packaging, loading and unloading requirements.
To specify pertinent dates and times
To specify pricing information
To specify the currency (dollars, pounds, francs, etc.) used in a transaction
To specify special conditions or services associated with the purchased product
To specify identifying numbers.
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
To specify destination and quantity detail.
To indicate identifying marks and numbers for shipping containers
To specify product subline detail item data
To describe a product or process in coded or free-form format
To specify physical measurements, including dimensions, tolerances, weights and counts.
To describe marking, packaging, loading and unloading requirements.
To specify quantity information.
To specify item unit data
To specify the data for scheduling a specific line item.
To specify lead time for availability of products and services.
To identify a party by type of organization, name and code
To specify additional names or those longer than 35 characters in length
To specify the location of the named party
To specify the geographic place of the named party
To specify identifying numbers.
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
To transmit a hash total for a specific element in the transaction set
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments).
