This standard provides the format and establishes the data contents of a purchase order transaction set. The purchase order transaction set provides for customary and established business and industry practice relative to the placement of purchase orders for goods and services.
This transaction set should not be used to convey purchase order changes or purchase order acknowledgment information.
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
To indicate the beginning of the purchase order transaction set and transmit identifying numbers and dates.
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 identifying numbers.
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
To provide data required for proper notification/determination of applicable sales and related taxes applying to the transaction.
To specify transportation instructions relating to shipment
To specify pricing information
To specify special conditions or services associated with the purchased product
To specify general conditions or requirements of the sale
To specify allowances, charges or services
To specify terms of sale.
To specify the exact type and terms of various discount information.
To specify pertinent dates and times
To specify lead time for availability of products and services.
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 specify the type and transmission of paperwork relating to a product, order or report.
To describe marking, packaging, loading and unloading requirements.
To specify the transportation details relative to commodity, weight and quantity.
To specify the carrier, sequence of routing and to provide transit time information
To specify transportation details relating to the equipment used by the carrier.
To specify transportation special handling requirements and hazardous materials information
To indicate identifying marks and numbers for shipping containers
To specify restrictions/conditions (such as shipping, ordering)
To transmit identifying numbers and descriptive information as specified by the reference number qualifier
To provide a free form format that would allow the transmission of text information.
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 transportation instructions relating to shipment
To specify the transportation details relative to commodity, weight and quantity.
To specify the carrier, sequence of routing and to provide transit time information
To specify transportation details relating to the equipment used by the carrier.
To specify transportation special handling requirements and hazardous materials information
To describe marking, packaging, loading and unloading requirements.
To specify basic and most frequently used purchase order line item data
To specify the currency (dollars, pounds, francs, etc.) used in a transaction
To specify additional item related data involving variations in normal price/quantity structure.
To specify pricing information
To specify physical measurements, including dimensions, tolerances, weights and counts.
To describe a product or process in coded or free-form format
To specify physical measurements, including dimensions, tolerances, weights and counts.
To specify the type and transmission of paperwork relating to a product, order or report.
To describe marking, packaging, loading and unloading requirements.
To specify the physical qualities, packaging, weights and dimensions relating to the item.
To specify identifying numbers.
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
To specify special conditions or services associated with the purchased product
To specify allowances, charges or services
To specify general conditions or requirements and to detail conditions for substitution of alternate products
To specify terms of sale.
To specify the exact type and terms of various discount information.
To provide data required for proper notification/determination of applicable sales and related taxes applying to the transaction.
To specify transportation instructions relating to shipment
To specify destination and quantity detail.
To specify additional item details relating to variations between ordered and shipped quantities, or to specify alternate units of measures and quantities.
To specify pertinent dates and times
To specify lead time for availability of products and services.
To specify the data for scheduling a specific line item.
To specify the transportation details relative to commodity, weight and quantity.
To specify the carrier, sequence of routing and to provide transit time information
To specify transportation details relating to the equipment used by the carrier.
To specify transportation special handling requirements and hazardous materials information
To indicate identifying marks and numbers for shipping containers
To indicate the total monetary amount.
To specify product subline detail item data
To describe a product or process in coded or free-form format
To specify additional item related data involving variations in normal price/quantity structure.
To transmit identifying numbers and descriptive information as specified by the reference number qualifier
To provide a free form format that would allow the transmission of text information.
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 transportation instructions relating to shipment
To specify the transportation details relative to commodity, weight and quantity.
To specify the carrier, sequence of routing and to provide transit time information
To specify transportation details relating to the equipment used by the carrier.
To specify transportation special handling requirements and hazardous materials information
To describe marking, packaging, loading and unloading requirements.
To transmit a hash total for a specific element in the transaction set
To indicate the total monetary amount.
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments).
