This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Return Merchandise Authorization and Notification Transaction Set (180) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This transaction set can provide for customary and established business and industry practice relative to the returning of merchandise to the vendor. This transaction set may satisfy request for returns, authorization or disposition of the return, notification of return, or notification of consumer return.
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
To indicate the beginning of a transaction set.
To indicate the disposition of the item, the reason for return by the returnee, the response to the reason for return, and whether the item was used
To provide reference to a specific purchase order
To specify pertinent dates and times
To transmit identifying numbers and descriptive information as specified by the reference number qualifier
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
To specify allowances, charges or services
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 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 identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
To specify basic item data: item identification, quantity, and price
To describe a product or process in coded or free-form format
To indicate the disposition of the item, the reason for return by the returnee, the response to the reason for return, and whether the item was used
To specify allowances, charges or services
To provide reference to a specific purchase order
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 identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments).
